These are the final results of the proposed legislation that we monitored in the 2004-2005 Session of the New Jersey State Legislature.

Passed both houses and signed into law

• Fax Restrictions (AB669) signed into law June 29, 2004
• Mercury Switches from Scrapped Vehicles (AB2482) signed into law March 4, 2005
• Mobile 911 Funding (AB3112/SB1716) signed into law June 29, 2004
• Offshoring Restrictions for State Contracts (SB494/AB2133) signed into law May 5, 2005
• Security Breach Regulations (AB4001) signed into law September 22, 2005
• SMART R&D Compact Ratification (AB3898) signed into law January 12, 2006
• SSTP Compliance (AB3473/SB1958) signed into law July 2, 2005
• Tech Advancement Foundation (AB3305/SB1974) signed into law January 12, 2006

Passed both houses

• Disclosure Rules for Law Enforcement (AB3786)

Passed one house only

• Biometric Identifier Privacy (AB1194)
• Cell Phone Disposal (AB790)
• Innovation Zone around New Jersey's Universities (AB3770)
• Mobile Telephones (SB2852)
• Privacy (SB845)
• SPAM (SB1037)
• VoIP required to provide 911 Service (AB4135)

Proposed Legislation and Resolutions

• Adolescents' Online Privacy Protection (AB2792)
• Call Center Regulations (AB840)
• Computer Purchaser Protection (AB970)
• Disclosure Rules for Law Enforcement (SB2630)
• Filing Methods for Tax Documents (AB3825)
• Economic Development and Tax Credit (AB436)
• Employment Contracts (AB763)
• Employment Law (AB1468)
• E-waste (AB3057)
• Fax Restrictions (SB342)
• Internet Access Taxes Prohibited (AB4098)
• Offshoring (AR148)
• Online Subscriptions Automatic Renewals Prohibited (AB3933)
• Personal Identifying Information (SB1210)
• Sales and Use Tax Expansion and SSTP Compliance (SB3003)
• Security Breach (AB2048)(AB1080)(SB1914)
• SPAM (AB2030)

Assembly Bill 436 "Emerging Technology Financial Assistance Program."
Status: Referred to the Assembly Regulated Professions and Independent Authorities Committee, January 13, 2004. Reported out of the Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading February 9, 2004.

Assembly Bill 669 "Unsolicited Fax Advertisements Prohibited."
Status: Substituted for SB342. Passed by the Senate, May 12 ,2005. Passed in the Assembly, May 16, 2005. Approved by the governor , June 29, 2005.

Assembly Bill 763 "Prohibits certain provisions in employment contracts."
Status: Referred to Assembly Labor Committee, January 13, 2004.

Assembly Bill 790 "Cell phone disposal study."
Status: Passed by the Assembly, June 17, 2004. Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Environment Committee, June 17, 2004.

Assembly Bill 840 "Call center Regulations."
Status: Referred to the Assembly State Government Committee, January 13, 2004.

Assembly Bill 970 "Provides certain protections to persons who purchase computers."
Status: Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee, January 13, 2004.

Assembly Bill 1080 "New Jersey Identity Theft Prevention Act".
Status: Referred to the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee, January 13, 2004. Reported Assembly Committee Amendments Referred To Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, October 4, 2004.

Assembly Bill 1194 "Biometric Identifier Privacy Act."
Status: Passed by the Assembly, February 5, 2004. Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary Committee, February 9, 2004.

Assembly Bill 1468 "Prohibits waiver of certain rights in actions under "Law Against Discrimination" and "Family Leave Act."
Status: Referred to Assembly Labor Committee, January 13, 2004.

Assembly Bill 2030 "Establishes certain penalties for transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail."
Status: Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, February 5, 2004.

Assembly Bill 2048 "Requires businesses to disclose any breach of security of computer systems to customers and to destroy certain personal information no longer retained."
Status: Referred to the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee, February 5, 2004.

Assembly Bill 2133 "State Service Contracts Restriction."
Status: Substituted by SB494, March 14, 2005.

Assembly Bill 2482  "Establishes program for removal of mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles."
Status: Substituted for S1292. Passed by the Assembly, October 25, 2004 and passed in the Senate, February 14, 2005. Approved by the Governor, March 24, 2005.

Assembly Bill 2792 "Adolescents' Online Privacy Protection Act."
Status: Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, May 10, 2004.

Assembly Bill 3057 "Electronic Waste Producer Responsibility Act."
Status: Referred to the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee, June 21, 2004.  

Assembly Bill 3112 "Imposes a fee on mobile telecommunications and telephone exchange customers for funding certain costs of the 9-1-1 system and emergency response.
Status: Passed by both Houses, June 24, 2004. Approved by the Governor, June 29, 2004.

Assembly Bill 3305 "Authorizes NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission to establish a Foundation for Technology Advancement."
Status: Substituted for SB1974. Passed by the Senate, June 30, 2005. Passed in the Assembly, January 9, 2006. Approved by the Governor, January 12, 2006.

Assembly Bill 3473 "Conforms the sales and use tax to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement to provide for entry therein."
Status: Substituted for SB1958. Passed in the Assembly and in the Senate, June 30, 2005. Approved by the Governor, July 2, 2005.

Assembly Bill 3770 "Establishes innovation zone program to stimulate technology industry clusters around New Jersey's research universities, colleges or research hospitals."
Status: Passed in the Assembly, June 27, 2005.  Received in the Senate, referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee, June 27, 2005.

Assembly Bill 3786 "Expands information which provider of electronic communication or remote computing services must disclose to authorized law enforcement agency."
Status: Passed in the Assembly, May 16, 2005. Substituted for SB2630, December 15, 2005. Passed in the Senate, December 15, 2005. Approved P.L.2005, January 5, 2006.

Assembly Bill 3825 "Concerns filing methods for tax documents and filing standards when electronic filing methods are utilized; requires certain tax preparers to electronically file gross income tax returns."
Status: Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee, February 24, 2005.

Assembly Bill 3898 "Ratifies the SMART Research and Development Compact in New Jersey."
Status: Substituted for SB2703, January 5, 2006. Passed in the Senate, January 5, 2006. Passed in the Assembly, January 9, 2006. Approved by the Governor, January 12, 2006.

Assembly Bill 3933 "Prohibits automatic renewal of online subscriptions."
Status: Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee, March 10, 2005.

Assembly Bill 4001 "The Identity Theft Prevention Act."
Status: Substituted for SB1914, June 23, 2005. Passed in the Senate and in the Assembly, June 23, 2005. Approved by the Governor, September 22, 2005.

Assembly Bill 4098 "Ensures that the sales and use tax will not be imposed upon Internet access service."
Status: Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee, May 16, 2005.

Assembly Bill 4135 "Requires Internet-based telephone companies to connect 9-1-1 calls to appropriate emergency personnel."
Status: Passed by the Assembly, June 30, 2005. Received in the Senate, referred to Senate Commerce Committee, June 30, 2005.

Assembly Resolution 148 "Memorializes Congress to enact legislation concerning public disclosure of companies outsourcing jobs."
Status: Referred to the Assembly Labor Committee, March 15, 2004. Reported out of the Assembly Committee, 2nd reading, May 17, 2004.

Senate Bill 342 "Unsolicited Fax Advertisements Prohibited."
Status: Substituted by AB669.

Senate Bill 494 "State Service Contracts Restriction."
Status: Passed by the Senate, June 17, 2004. Substituted for AB2133. Passed Assembly, March 14, 2005. Approved by the Governor, May 5, 2005.

Senate Bill 845 "Privacy Study Commission deadline extended"
Status: Passed by the Senate, March 22, 2004. Referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee, May 3, 2004.

Senate Bill 1037 "Establishes criminal and civil penalties for transmission of certain commercial electronic mail messages."
Status: Substituted for AB419. Passed by the Assembly and received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence, June 24, 2004.

Senate Bill 1210 "Clarifies definition of "personal identifying information."
Status: Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, February 24, 2004.

Senate Bill 1716 "Imposes a fee on mobile telecommunications and telephone exchange customers for funding certain costs of the 9-1-1 system and emergency response."
Status: Substituted by AB3112, June 24, 2004.

Senate Bill 1914 "The Identity Theft Prevention Act"
Status: Substituted by AB4001, June 23, 2005.

Senate Bill 1958 "Conforms the sales and use tax to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement to provide for entry therein.
Status: Substituted by AB3473, June 30, 2005.

Senate Bill 1974 "Authorizes NJ Commerce and Economic Growth Commission to establish a Foundation for Technology Advancement."
Status: Substituted by AB3305.

Senate Bill 2630 "Expands information which provider of electronic communication or remote computing services must disclose to authorized law enforcement agency."
Status: In the Senate, referred to Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee, June 16, 2005. Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading, December 1, 2005. Substituted by AB3786, December 15, 2005.

Senate Bill 2852 "Establishes unlawful use of a hand-held wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle as a primary offense."
Status: Passed in the Senate, December 8, 2005. Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading, December 8, 2005.

Senate Bill 3003 "Conforms the sales and use tax to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement to provide for entry therein and modernizes the sales and use tax."
Status: Introduced in the Senate, referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, June 27, 2005. Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading, June 30, 2005.

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