legislation that would allow patients to sue HMOs for malpractice and the "Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act," which expanded the state's prescription drug program for seniors. 2000-2001 Legislative session Gusciora sponsored 4 pieces of legislation signed into law by Governor Christine Todd Whitman and Governor Donald DiFrancesco: “The Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act,” establishing new procedures for the application for services provided to the developmentally disabled, and appropriating funding to a no-kill animal organization. Gusciora served as the co-sponsor of 80 pieces of legislation signed into law including legislation that prohibits leaving an animal unattended under inhumane conditions in a vehicle, enacts the “FamilyCare Health Coverage Act,” creates the Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit Act, and the “Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act.” 2002-2003 Legislative session Gusciora sponsored 35 pieces of legislation signed into law: Prohibiting firearm possession by persons convicted of serious violent crimes, making changes in the law concerning the cleanup of hazardous substances (environmental remediation), and appropriating millions in funding for local government open space acquisition and park development projects. Gusciora co-sponsored 69 pieces of legislation signed into law: Expanding municipal power to address abandoned properties, permitting stem cell research in New Jersey, and prohibiting unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to certain customers. 2004-2005 Legislative session Gusciora sponsored 39 pieces of legislation that became law including the "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act" which prohibits smoking in indoor public places and workplaces, legislation that established a state rental assistance program patterned after section 8 housing with the allocation of funds under the Fair Housing Act to program as permitted purpose, and legislation that requires hospital and satellite emergency departments to provide care to sexual assault victims and information about emergency contraception. 2006-2007 Legislative session Gusciora was the sponsor of 25 pieces of legislation that became law: "Electronic Waste Recycling Act", establishing the Office of State Comptroller, and providing alternatives to prison for certain drug offenses. Gusciora was the co-sponsor of 56 pieces of legislation that became law: Eliminating the death penalty in New Jersey, requiring boards of education to offer students instruction in gang violence prevention, enhancing penalties for possessing illegal guns. 2008-2009 Legislative session Gusciora sponsored 37 pieces of legislation: Appropriating funding to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for clean water environmental infrastructure projects, legalizing medical marijuana through the "New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act", and established the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. Gusciora co-sponsored