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NOTEWORTHY LEGISLATION
Updated December 2003
Section 1 - State Legislation
State of New Jersey 210th Legislature - 2002-2003
Second Session: January - December 2003
This section describes bills currently pending before the Senate or Assembly of the State
of New Jersey Legislature, or awaiting action by the Governor. The description of each
bill includes the name of the main sponsors along with their party affiliation and State
legislative district.
A bill may be introduced in only one house of the Legislature and, if that house votes to
pass the bill, it will be sent to the other house for consideration. On many other
occasions, a bill is introduced in both houses of the Legislature and, even though the
bills have identical or similar language, each one is identified by a different bill
number and is sponsored by a different legislator. Such bills are discussed as one
legislative initiative in this section. If one house of the Legislature votes favorably on
its version of the bill, it will forward its version of the bill to the other house, which
may then substitute that version for its own or continue to consider both the Assembly and
Senate versions of the bill.
Bills are reviewed by Legislative Committees of each house. Committees may hear public
testimony on bills and may amend bills or submit committee substitutes for pending
legislation.
Access
Health Benefits and Medical Care
Home and Community Based Supports and
Services
Education
Institutions
Rights and Protection
State Government
Taxes/Credits
Transportation
Voting
Section 2
- Federal Legislation
United States Congress
108th Congress, 2003-2004
(First Session: January - December 2003)
This section describes bills
currently pending before the Senate or House of Representative of the United States
Congress or awaiting action by the President. As with the State Legislature, a bill may be
introduced in both houses of the Legislature but each bill will be identified with a
different bill number and will be sponsored by different legislators in each of the
respective legislative bodies. Differences between related bills are noted in the summary
and comment sections. The description of each bill includes the name of the main sponsors
along with their party affiliation and state.
Access
Benefits
Education
Employment
Housing
Section 3 - Recently Enacted State Laws
This section describes recently enacted changes in State laws
governing major issues affecting people with disabilities
Access
Health Benefits and Medical
Care
Education
Rights and Protection
State Government
Section 3
- Recently Enacted Federal Laws
This section describes recently enacted changes in Federal
laws governing major issues affecting people with disabilities
Medicare
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