Bills in the 2000–2001 Session, General Assembly.
Carol J. Murphy
Sponsored
Became law3
Extends period for a judge to issue a summons for illegally passing a school bus and certain other motor vehicle and traffic violations.
Requires period for which eligibility for Medicaid and NJ KidCare are determined be maximum permitted under federal law.
Permits certain disabled persons to purchase Medicaid coverage through federal "Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999."
Out of committee7
Revises statutes regulating the practice of veterinary medicine.
Requires insurers that provide certain prescription drug benefits to cover costs of contraceptives.
Prohibits automatic telephone dialing systems from automatically "hanging up" on telephone subscribers without initiating message.
Provides for acquisition of flood-prone properties along Passaic river; and appropriates $15 million.
Directs the Board of Public Utilities to require an independent audit to determine the cost of local residential telephone service.
Provides for aggregation of pension credit to qualify for paid SHBP benefits in retirement.
Exempts certain individuals from the provisions of the "Orthotist and Prosthetist Licensing Act."
In committee21
Repeals law requiring adoption of vehicle scrappage program.
Changes date of filing of nominating petitions for fire district elections.
Places limitations upon use of fees by county tax boards.
Ensures the confidentiality of the location of domestic violence shelters.
Permits enforcement of seat belt law as primary action.
Makes certain revisions of SHBP concerning local government employees and retirees; establishes cafeteria plans for such employees under section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Clarifies ten-year maximum repayment period for bond anticipation note issued by local units.
Requires DOT to install and maintain highway advisory radio signal transmission equipment and informational signs along certain highways.
Clarifies that county prosecutors, first assistant county prosecutors, and assistant county prosecutors are not included within term "policeman" for purpose of establishing PFRS membership eligibility.
Immunizes employers from civil liability for certain disclosures regarding employees and former employees.
Establishes placement trusts for persons with developmental disabilities.
Clarifies determination of assessed value of certain petroleum refinery property subject to local taxation.
Provides for unlimited length of stay in free-standing special care nursing facilities for certain Medicaid recipients.
Permits municipalities to exceed debt limitation when school boards have used excess bonding capacity.
Exempts public entities operating public recreational facilities from liability for damages resulting from personal injury.
Requires court, prior to granting a domestic violence victim's application to dissolve restraining order, to make a finding that domestic violence victim was not subject to coercion.
Establishes additional criterion for BPU approval of certain regulatory petitions by local exchange telecommunication companies.
Authorizes DEP to reduce or waive certain water pollution penalties.
Directs DOT commissioner to repave portion of Interstate 287 with open graded asphalt.
Appropriates $7.5 million annually in tobacco settlement monies for cancer research.
Modernizes New Jersey emergency management laws.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
"New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act"; appropriates $500,000.*
Establishes new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled.
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.*
Concerns use of child passenger restraint systems, booster seats and seat belts.*
"New Jersey Adult Family Care Act." *
Establishes special license plate to promote agriculture.
Authorizes Adjutant General to issue service medal to commemorate 25th anniversary of ending of Vietnam Conflict; appropriates $5,000.
Prohibits use of DOT property for the storage or handling of radioactive-contaminated material.
Allows certain disabled voters to receive absentee ballots automatically in certain circumstances.
Revises administrative rule-making process.
Imposes civil penalties on domestic violence offenders and establishes Domestic Violence Victims Fund. *
Allows candidate for school board to sign own nominating petition.
Provides funding for non-profit energy assistance organization.
Provides that Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Infantile Autism shall be funded annually at $1.5 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $99,000 to DHSS for grant to HealthDecisions New Jersey to support New Jersey Comfort Care Coalition.
Establishes Statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program; increases penalty for commission of certain sex offenses.**
Permits municipalities to amend zoning ordinances without COAH approval under certain circumstances.
Appropriates an amount, not to exceed $30 million, in certain State revenues for energy assistance programs. *
Permits religious or charitable organization to lease property to other tax-exempt entities without loss of property tax exemption.
"Leonard Cohen's Law"; concerns hospital patient transfers.
Increases income eligibility limit for homestead property tax reimbursement program beginning in tax year 2000.
Passed the General Assembly · 7
Establishes Lake Restoration Legislative Advisory Task Force; appropriates $95,000.
Regulates the sale of laser lighting devices and their possession by persons under 18.
Directs State acquisition of Troy Meadows Natural Area, Morris County, for recreation and conservation purposes.
Permits certain senior citizens to receive absentee ballots under certain circumstances.*
Requires DOT to conduct mosquito abatement on storm water drainage facilities; appropriates $1.25 million. *
Prohibits local exchange telecommunications companies from assessing touch-tone service or similar service charges.*
Permits master deed of condominium to reflect proportional common and limited common elements interests of each owner as fractions.
Out of committee · 19
Requires criminal history record checks for all certified nurse aides, personal care assistants and homemaker-home health aides; requires plan for similar checks to be conducted on other providers of home care services.*
Permits jointure commissions to provide services to school districts including, but not limited to, education of disabled pupils.
Allows tax credit against gross income tax for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
Provides civil immunity for allegations of domestic violence made in good faith.
Permits instruction on the dynamics of family violence and child abuse as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*
Permits person registering to vote to declare political affiliation on voter registration form. *
Requires long-term care facilities to provide a security monitor system for Alzheimer's disease patients. *
Prohibits DHSS from altering State's Medicaid reimbursement system affecting nursing facilities.
Supplemental appropriation of $8,050,000 in State and federal funds to increase Medicaid reimbursement for home health services.
Requires at least 10% of tobacco settlement monies be used to fund substance abuse treatment and prevention.
Appropriates $1 million to DEP for grants for certain historic sites preservation projects. *
Requires health insurers that provide prescription drug coverage to issue standardized pharmacy identification cards. **
Creates the offense of endangering an injured victim.
Establishes Joint Commission on Governmental Performance Review and Evaluation in the legislative branch of government.
Designated the "Interior Designers Certification Act."
Appropriates $50 million to the DEP for dam repair assistance and dam safety enhancement.
Appropriates $135 million to the DEP for dam, lake, and stream projects.
Makes supplemental grants-in-aid appropriation of $1.5 million to the New Jersey Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs for expansion of delinquency programs. *
Appropriates $7.65 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
In committee · 39
Eliminates transfer inheritance taxes on Class C beneficiaries and nieces and nephews of a decedent.
Requires HMOs to report number of children screened for lead poisoning under Medicaid program.
Directs Medicaid to establish community spouse resource allowance and income limits at highest levels permitted by federal law; appropriates $9 million in State funds and $9 million in federal funds.
Amends "Family Leave Act" to cover medical leave.
Allows certain corporations to file consolidated corporation business tax returns.
Revises New Jersey's firearms statutes to conform with federal Brady Law.
Establishes a mutual consent voluntary adoption registry in DHSS.
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.
The "Safe Schools and Communities Violence Prevention and Response Plan Act of 1999;" appropriates $5,100,000.
Enacts the "Ethical ATM Act of 1997."
Requires health insurers to cover treatment ordered by health care provider for covered person based on generally accepted standards of health care practice, subject to appeal; creates Carrier Appeals Program.
Authorizes adoption of municipal transfer of development rights programs.
Prohibits insurers from discriminating against insureds on the basis of domestic violence.
Requires advance written directives for disposition of frozen human embryos.
Creates corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for certain costs of long-term care insurance policies.
Prohibits sex offenders from coaching youth sports teams.
Provides for disclosure of the identity of a juvenile in a delinquency case to the superintendent of the school district where the juvenile is enrolled.
Authorizes AccessNJ program.
Permits local government employers to pay a portion, rather than all, of cost of State Health Benefits Program for qualified retirees.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide in-service, on-site training at State psychiatric facilities.
Prohibits negative check-off fee for support of any organization to be assessed on student tuition bills at public institution of higher education.
Requires driver's license suspension until age 21 for student who causes school disruption requiring make-up day.
Bars possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic violence restraining orders.
Amends the statutes concerning child custody in cases involving domestic violence and in cases involving the murder of one parent by another.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as the State song.
Creates pilot program in Essex County concerning domestic violence; creates additional Superior Court judgeship for Essex County; appropriates $275,000.
Dedicates use of tobacco settlement monies for certain health-related purposes and appropriates $40 million in State funds and $40 million in federal funds to increase Medicaid inpatient reimbursement rates.
Provides affirmative defense against prosecution for child abandonment for parent who voluntarily delivers newborn child to emergency department of licensed general hospital.
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.
Permits direct shipping of alcoholic beverages from out of State to New Jersey consumers under certain conditions.
Reorganizes New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and county societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
Provides gross income tax credit for active members of certain volunteer organizations.
Establishes Internet Voting Pilot Program for use at 2001 primary election.
Provides for availability of certain source codes used in counting votes to State and counties.
Changes way electors for President and Vice President of the United States are selected in State.
Supplemental appropriation of $10 million to UMDNJ for The Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
Supplemental appropriation of $2.5 million in tobacco settlement funds to N.J. State Commission on Cancer Research.