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Vol. XXXV No. 2  Internet Update III                           CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE                                                         214th Legislature

Prepared: January 18, 2011                             Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule                       Second Annual Session


*Denotes Changes

 

 


TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011

 

Apportionment Commission Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

The Commission will meet for the purpose of holding an organizational meeting.

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet

 

Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.

A2505 [Pou, Nellie/Moriarty, Paul D.+1], St., loc. auth. off & emp-concerns comp.

S103 [Rice, Ronald L.+1], Transp.-related infrastructure proj.

S1124 [Van Drew, Jeff/Whelan, Jim], Out-of-St corp transp-proh corp. bus tax

S1872 [Lesniak, Raymond J./Kean, Thomas H.+4], Opportunity Scholarship Act-

estab. prog.

S2044 [Weinberg, Loretta/Gordon, Robert M.+3], St., loc. auth. off & emp-

concerns comp.

 

Senate Commerce Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Gill, Nia H.

A2748 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Schaer, Gary S.+4], Seasonal rental-exemp, bulk sale req.

S1415 [Lesniak, Raymond J.], MV rental companies-recover cert. fees

S2010 [Kean, Thomas H./Gill, Nia H.], Reinsur, Surplus Lines Stimulus Act

S2313 [Van Drew, Jeff], Seasonal rentals-exemp. bulk sale req.

For Discussion Only:

A359 [Schaer, Gary S./Burzichelli, John J.+24], Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prev. Act

S772 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Singer, Robert W.], Resid. Distress Prop Leaseback Act

S773 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Singer, Robert W.], Resid. Prop. Lease-Purch. Act

S1651 [Turner, Shirley K.], Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prev. Act

 

Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Van Drew, Jeff

A3272 [McKeon, John F./Lampitt, Pamela R.+4], Mun. master plan-allow mun. reexamine

S286 [Stack, Brian P./Norcross, Donald], Constr. code fees, loc.-concerns

S2271 [Gordon, Robert M.], Multi dwelling safety issues-advise DCA

S2427 [Van Drew, Jeff], Mun auth-mayor auth veto proposed action

S2433 [Van Drew, Jeff], Mun. master plan-allow mun. reexamine

S2465 [Gordon, Robert M./Beach, James], Mun. Consolidation Study Comm.

SCR111 [Allen, Diane B./Van Drew, Jeff+1], Streamlining Shared Svcs. Task Force

 

*Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting

12:00 PM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Weinberg, Loretta

*The Committee will finish the meeting after the Public Hearing

is complete.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011 (continued)

 

*Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting (continued)

A3158 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Diegnan, Patrick J.], Nonprofit Soc Svc. Org. Task Force

ACR156 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Tucker, Cleopatra G.+1], Leg. Review Panel, St. Psych. Hosp-estab

S958 [Vitale, Joseph F./Weinberg, Loretta+1], Syringes w/out prescription-limit sale

S2145 [Allen, Diane B.], Independent Health Care Appeals Prog.

S2375 [Weinberg, Loretta/Buono, Barbara], Nonprofit Social Svc. Org. Task Force

S2443 [Vitale, Joseph F./Whelan, Jim], Medicaid Acct. Care Org. Demo Proj-estab

S2475 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Health care svc. prov.-limits cert. fees

S2613 [Singer, Robert W./Kean, Sean T.+1], Teaching hosp.-incr. number

SCR136 [Vitale, Joseph F./Codey, Richard J.], Leg. Review Panel, St. Psych.

Hosp-estab

SCR140 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Whelan, Jim], Medical marijuana prog-not leg. intent

SCR141 [Weinberg, Loretta/Vitale, Joseph F.], Leg. Task Force on Health Care Reform

 

*Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens

Public Hearing 1:00 PM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Weinberg, Loretta

The Committee will hold a public hearing on SCR130. (Determines that draft proposed medicinal marijuana program rules are inconsistent with legislative intent).

 

Senate Labor Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Madden, Fred H.

S976 [Allen, Diane B.], Job training courses-concerns

S2117 [Kean, Sean T./Allen, Diane B.+2], Sr. Labor Task Force-creates

S2562 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Pub. emp. asst. prog.-concerns

S2580 [Turner, Shirley K.], Unemp claim-specific filing instructions

 

Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Girgenti, John A.

A974 [Johnson, Gordon M.], Domestic Security Task Force-expand memb

A2032 [Johnson, Gordon M./Coutinho, Albert+1], Jr. Firemen's Auxiliaries-concerns

S1917 [Gordon, Robert M./Girgenti, John A.], Jr. Firemen's Aux.-perform cert. duties

S2285 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Med oxygen prov-notify ff, stop delivery

S2417 [Weinberg, Loretta], Boat operation-proh. cell phone use

S2541 [Madden, Fred H./Norcross, Donald], Police dog-enhance penal. for killing

S2637 [Girgenti, John A./Bateman, Christopher], Domestic Security Task Force-expand memb

 

Senate Transportation Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.

S248 [Bateman, Christopher], MV viol.-concerns point assessment

S726 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Ciesla, Andrew R.], Emission control equip.-dealer disclose

S727 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Vitale, Joseph F.+1], Motor fuels-concerns price incr.

S731 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Van Drew, Jeff+10], Sr. Cit., Disab. Transp. Prog-incr. fd.

S847 [Turner, Shirley K./Allen, Diane B.], Motor fuel dealers-display prices

S870 [Connors, Christopher J.], Handicapped parking-concerns

S1555 [Rice, Ronald L.], Snowplow operator-proh. blocked driveway

S2636 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Sweeney, Stephen M.], Tolls, finan. ARC Tunl proj.-reduce

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011 (continued)

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet

 

Assembly Appropriations Meeting 2:00 PM

Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Pou, Nellie

A1400 [Carroll, Michael Patrick/Biondi, Peter J.+11], Amer. Red Cross-NJ Fd.-

tax contrib.

A1505 [Chiappone, Anthony/Ramos, Ruben J.], Colorectal Cancer Research Fd.-est.

A2286 [Johnson, Gordon M./Coughlin, Craig J.+2], Natl. Guard memb.-vol. contrib.

A2727 [Johnson, Gordon M./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Charitable online donations-

fds to prov.

A2878 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+1], Devel. disab. persons-DHS collect data

A3267 [Quijano, Annette], Boys and Girls Club of NJ-vol. contrib.

A3286 [Riley, Celeste M./Coughlin, Craig J.], AIDS Drug Prog-restore income elig level

A3337 [McKeon, John F./Lampitt, Pamela R.+2], NJBEST contrib.-income tax deduct.

S668 [Buono, Barbara/Turner, Shirley K.+3], NJBEST contrib.-income tax deduct.

S2214 [Vitale, Joseph F./Gordon, Robert M.+1], AIDS Drug Prog-restore income

elig level

 

Assembly Budget Meeting

Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting

2:00 PM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Coutinho, Albert

A3243 [Ramos, Ruben J./Quijano, Annette], UEZ bus. loans, cert.-allow tax deduct.

A3628 [Lampitt, Pamela R./Chivukula, Upendra J.], Small bus., life science-grant prog.

A3629 [Lampitt, Pamela R./Chivukula, Upendra J.], Small bus., life science-grant prog.

A3667 [Milam, Matthew W.], Bus. tax-deduct loan interest, UEZ bus.

A3722 [Coutinho, Albert/Spencer, L. Grace], MV franchises-revises provisions

 

Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Moriarty, Paul D.

A2051 [DeAngelo, Wayne P.], Consumer contracts-concerns

A3109 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Wagner, Connie], CATV, cancel contract-estab

grace period

A3468 [Milam, Matthew W./Albano, Nelson T.+1], Lemon Law-extend prot. to

farm equip.

 

Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Meeting

Chair: Asm. Schaer, Gary S.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Health and Senior Services Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Conaway, Herb

A2095 [Conaway, Herb/Fuentes, Angel+2], Emerg. med. svcs. delivery-revise req.

A3247 [Riley, Celeste M.+1], Health claims-concerns

A3491 [Conaway, Herb], Surgical procedures-limits settings

A3698 [Conaway, Herb/McKeon, John F.+1], Human growth hormones-

monitor prescrip.

AR123 [Lampitt, Pamela R./Munoz, Nancy F.], Folic acid consumption-

pub info campaign

Pending Referral:

A3574 [Conaway, Herb], Sports related eye injury-ed. fact sheet

 

Assembly Higher Education Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Lampitt, Pamela R.

The Committee will receive testimony from representatives of the Governor on the

New Jersey Higher Education Task Force’s final report and recommendations.

A3357 [Lampitt, Pamela R.], St., co. coll-faculty tenure flexibility

A3578 [Quijano, Annette/Lampitt, Pamela R.], Student loan repymt-devel, distrib. info

A3623 [Quijano, Annette], Law sch. clinical prog-exemp cert. files

A3694 [Lampitt, Pamela R./Giblin, Thomas P.], Higher ed.-make suppl. contrib. to ABP

 

Assembly Housing and Local Government Meeting

Chair: Asm. Green, Jerry

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting

Chair: Asm. Johnson, Gordon M.

The Committee will not meet.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011 (continued)

 

Assembly Regulated Professions Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Prieto, Vincent

A1436 [Prieto, Vincent/Holzapfel, James W.+3], Court reporting firms-concerns reg.

A3611 [Prieto, Vincent], Plumbers, cert.-perform propane svcs.

S2064 [Norcross, Donald], Plumbers, cert.-perform propane svcs.

 

Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Burzichelli, John J.

A2513 [McKeon, John F.], Simulcast horse races-concerns wagering

A3365 [Barnes, Peter J./Riley, Celeste M.+1], CATV-modify notice rate req.

A3366 [Barnes, Peter J./Riley, Celeste M.+1], CATV-estab. online document submiss.

A3367 [Barnes, Peter J./Riley, Celeste M.], CATV-channel change notifications

A3511 [Burzichelli, John J./Dancer, Ronald S.], Standardbred race dates-decr.

req number

A3710 [Dancer, Ronald S./Burzichelli, John J.+2], Racetrack operations-Auth.run jointly

ACR126 [Burzichelli, John J./Riley, Celeste M.], BPU regulation-inconsistent w/leg. Int.

ACR132 [Burzichelli, John J.], Storage tank domes-not leg. intent

ACR157 [Conaway, Herb], Pupil immunization in sch-not leg intent

S831 [Codey, Richard J./Beck, Jennifer], Simulcast horse races-concerns wagering

S2390 [Sarlo, Paul A./Whelan, Jim+1], Standardbred race dates-decr. req number

 

Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Chivukula, Upendra J.

The Committee will take testimony from invited guests on the state of water infrastructure in this State.

A385 [Barnes, Peter J./Evans, Elease+1], CATV-concerns cert. customer credit

A919 [Chivukula, Upendra J./Lampitt, Pamela R.], Energy resid. improvements-incentives

S466 [Smith, Bob/Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Energy efficient improvements-incentive

 

Assembly Tourism and the Arts Meeting 2:00 PM

Committee Room 8, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Milam, Matthew W.

A3320 [Spencer, L. Grace/Bucco, Anthony M.+1], Downhill skiing-makes cert. req.

A3460 [Dancer, Ronald S.], Agric. tourism events-preserved farmland

A3699 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Gusciora, Reed], Petty's Run excava site-proh. burial

S130 [Bucco, Anthony R./Pennacchio, Joseph], Downhill skiing-makes cert. req.

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet

 

*Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 8, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Albano, Nelson T.

A1083 [Gusciora, Reed/Milam, Matthew W.], Animal cruelty-concerns

A3688 [Wilson, Gilbert L.], NJ Fresh Mobiles Act

For Discussion Only:

A743 [DiMaio, John/Wagner, Connie+3], Raw milk permit prog.-estab.

 

*Assembly Education Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Diegnan, Patrick J.

The Committee will receive testimony from invited guests on issues relating to charter schools, including multiple charter school authorizers, local approval of charter schools, and charter school accountability.

 

*Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Meeting

Chair: Asm. McKeon, John F.

The Committee will not meet.

 

*Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Meeting

The Committee will not meet.

 

*Assembly Human Services Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie

The Committee will receive testimony from invited guests regarding the decision of the Division of Child Behavioral Health Services in the Department of Children and Families to reduce the number of children receiving intensive in-home community treatment The Committee will also receive testimony from invited guests regarding the programs and services available to dually diagnosed children and their families.

AR128 [Wagner, Connie], Height & Young Social Work Reinvest. Act

MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011 (continued)

 

*Assembly Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Barnes, Peter J.

A1561 [Lampitt, Pamela R.+1], Sexting-create diversionary prog.

A2865 [Wisniewski, John S./Coughlin, Craig J.], Jt. mun. court judges-appt.

A3053 [Gusciora, Reed/Quijano, Annette], First-time off.-estab intervention prog.

A3086 [Barnes, Peter J./Greenstein, Linda R.], Gender-motivated viol-estab civil action

ACR81 [Wisniewski, John S./Malone, Joseph R.+1], Mun. court judges-appointment

 

*Assembly Labor Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Egan, Joseph V.

A1068 [Gusciora, Reed/Greenstein, Linda R.], Pub. emp. asst. prog.-concerns

A3331 [McKeon, John F.], Sch. bds., mun. wage threshold-parity

A3583 [Cryan, Joseph], Mass layoff's-prenotification req.

A3707 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Egan, Joseph V.], Unemp. comp.-estab. disqual. standards

 

*Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting

Chair: Asm. Conners, Jack

The Committee will not meet.

 

*Assembly State Government Meeting 2:00 PM

Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Stender, Linda

The Committee will hear testimony from invited speakers about the proposed closing

of the Motor Vehicle Commission facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey

A977 [Johnson, Gordon M./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Co. pol. comm.-concerns reorg. mtg.

A2675 [Quijano, Annette/Wagner, Connie], Sample ballot-request by electronic mail

A3258 [Stender, Linda/Munoz, Nancy F.], Museum Unclaimed Loan Act

S374 [Weinberg, Loretta/Gordon, Robert M.+2], Co. pol. comm.-concerns reorg. mtg.

S1882 [Kean, Thomas H.], Museum Unclaimed Loan Act

 

*Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 11,

4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Wisniewski, John S.

The Committee will discuss and take testimony from invited guests and the public

on issues concerning snow removal and public safety in the State of New Jersey.

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011

 

**SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Judiciary Meeting

Voting Session (Nominations)

A2144 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Greenstein, Linda R.], St blds repair contra.-cert labor req

S2387 [Madden, Fred H./Greenstein, Linda R.+], St blds repair contracts-cert labor req

 

***Senate Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.

Considered:

to be a member of the NJ Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission:

Charles E. Stapleton of Annandale to replace Honorable Joseph Azzolina, deceased, for the term prescribed by law.

Interviewed:

to be a Judge of the Superior Court:

Heidi Currier of Cranbury for the term prescribed by law.

Frederick Schuck of Cherry Hill for the term prescribed by law.

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet

 

MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011

 

SENATE Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Committees at the call of the Senate President

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced

 

MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Committees at the call of the Senate President

Voting Session: Board list to be announced