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Vol. XXXIII No. 6
Internet Update III CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE 213th
Legislature
Prepared: February 3, 2009 Check Internet site
or call this office for updated schedule Second
Annual Session
*Denotes
Changes
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009
ASSEMBLY SESSION 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers
Voting Session:
A269 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Prieto, Vincent+4],
Genetic counselor- req. lic.
A383 [Diegnan, Patrick J.+1], NJ Collaborating
Ctr, Nursing bd-concern
A609 [Karrow, Marcia A.], Firewood sale-concerns
A725 [Greenwald, Louis D./Fisher, Douglas H.],
Shaken baby syndrome-concerns info.
A770 [Conners, Jack/Scalera, Frederick+49],
PFRS, SPRS, PERS-accidental death benf.
A880 [
A1093 [Cryan, Joseph/Quigley, Joan M.], Cabinet
memb.-proh. free housing
A1411 [Fisher, Douglas H./Burzichelli, John
J.+7], Council on Child Poverty-estab.
A1563 [Greenstein, Linda R./Munoz, Eric+35],
Stalking-concerns
A1803 [
A1933 [Conaway, Herb/Albano, Nelson T.],
Ambulatory surgical fac.-concerns
A2030 [Dancer, Ronald S./Rooney, John E.],
Generic drugs-concerns the dispensing
A2038 [Gusciora, Reed/Oliver, Sheila Y.+1],
Psych. liens-concerns cert. access
A2079 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Cruz-Perez,
Nilsa], Lead poisoning-retailers post warnings
A2268 [Spencer, L. Grace], ATM operators,
cert.-concerns
A2276 [Prieto, Vincent/Spencer, L. Grace+1], ATM
fee disclosures-concerns
A2614 [Rodriguez, Caridad/Schaer, Gary S.+1],
Interst. Insur Product Reg Compact-estab
A2733 [Wagner, Connie/Smith, L. Harvey+1],
Nursing homes-prev. of pressure ulcers
A2863 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Greenstein, Linda R.],
FF, cert.-criminal background check req.
A2877 [Love, Sandra/Cruz-Perez, Nilsa+1],
Jewelry-concerns the composition
A2901 [Evans, Elease/Oliver, Sheila Y.], Child
Abuse, Neglect Task Force-revise
A3036 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Voss, Joan
M.+1], Hist New Bridge Landing St Park-concerns
A3075 [Johnson, Gordon M./Rible, David P.+2],
Health club swimming pools-concerns
A3203 [Quigley, Joan M./Spencer, L. Grace+4],
Bedbug infestations, resid. prop-concern
A3452 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Greenstein, Linda R.],
Criminal Sentencing Comm.-creates
A3481 [Schaer, Gary S./Scalera,
A3521 [Roberts, Joseph J./Greenwald, Louis D.],
A3526 [McKeon, John F./Johnson, Gordon M.], Jury
tampering-incr. penal.
A3541 [Doherty, Michael J./McKeon, John F.],
Recycling coordinator, mun.-concerns
A3580 [Karrow, Marcia A./Conaway, Herb+1], Blood
donation-concerns age
A3589 [McKeon, John F./Gusciora, Reed], Env.
Infrastructure Finan. Prog.-changes
A3648 [Quigley, Joan M./Schaer, Gary S.], Voting
machine paper record req.-suspend
A3649 [Greenwald, Louis D.], Gov. budget
message-extend to March 12
A3650 [Greenwald, Louis D./Schaer, Gary S.],
FY09 approp. act-amends
AJR82 [Milam, Matthew W./Albano, Nelson T.], Salute
Hospitalized Vet. Wk.-Feb. 14
AJR103 [Roberts, Joseph J./Voss, Joan M.],
Disab. Hist., Awareness Mo-desig October
AR157 [McKeon, John F./Chivukula, Upendra J.],
Wind energy-urges Cong. to support
S621 [Vitale, Joseph F./Weinberg, Loretta+1], NJ
Collaborating Ctr, Nursing bd-concern
S787 [Codey, Richard J./Adler, John H.+1],
Ambulatory surgical fac.-concerns
S1517 [Gordon, Robert M./Weinberg, Loretta],
Nursing homes-prev. of pressure ulcers
S1644 [Weinberg, Loretta/Cardinale, Gerald+2],
Hist New Bridge Landing St Park-concerns
S1851 [Girgenti, John A./Bucco, Anthony R.], FF,
cert.-criminal background check req.
S1880 [Smith, Bob+1], Criminal Sentencing
Comm.-estab.
SJR24 [Van Drew, Jeff+1], Salute To Hospitalized
Vet. Wk.-Feb. 14
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet
1:00 PM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet
Senate Community and Urban Affairs Hearing 2:00 PM
Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Rice, Ronald L.
The Committee will hear testimony from the State
Comptroller, State Inspector General, State Auditor, and the State Commission
of Investigation regarding the operations, roles, and responsibilities of their
respective offices.
*Senate Education Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Turner, Shirley K.
A2640 [Smith, L. Harvey/Conners, Jack+11],
Interst Compact Ed
A2655 [Burzichelli, John J./Rible, David P.+2],
Crimes committed by students-concerns
S60 [Rice, Ronald L.], Charter sch.-application
approval req.
S1609 [Lesniak, Raymond J./Whelan, Jim+1],
Higher ed.-concerns structure and finan.
S1809 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Crimes committed by
students-concerns
S2159 [Turner, Shirley K.], Teachers-concerns
loan redemption prog.
S2248 [Buono, Barbara], Student, higher
ed.-concern health insur
S2297 [Allen, Diane B.], Interst Compact Ed
Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting
10:00 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor,
State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Vitale, Joseph F.
The Committee will hear testimony from invited
representatives from RxAmerica and Medco Health Solutions regarding errors in
billing to PAAD recipients under their Medicare Part D plans.
AJR80 [Conaway, Herb/Munoz, Eric+2], Eating
Disorders Awareness Mo-desig Feb.
S149 [Allen, Diane B./Vitale, Joseph F.],
PAAD/Sr. Gold prog.-automatic enrollment
S2394 [Buono, Barbara/Vitale, Joseph F.],
Medicaid prog.-concerns
S2513 [Codey, Richard J.], Blood
donation-concerns age
S2549 [Vitale, Joseph F./Baroni, Bill], Health
insur. coverage-concerns
SJR61 [Connors, Christopher J.], Chiari
Malformation-Syringomyelia Day
SJR68 [Kean, Thomas H.], Eating Disorders Awareness
Mo-desig Feb.
SR47 [Weinberg, Loretta/Vitale, Joseph F.],
Universal health insur coverage-enact
SR100 [Rice, Ronald L.], Universal health
insur.-enact leg.
Senate Judiciary Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.
S550 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Executors,
cert.-concerns
S2091 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Cardinale, Gerald],
Palimony-concerns
S2534 [Buono, Barbara], False Claims
Act-concerns
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009 (continued)
Senate Labor Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Madden, Fred H.
S1982 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Ombudsman for
Injured Workers-estab.
S2340 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Buono, Barbara],
Construction contracts-prevailing wage
S2450 [Kean, Sean T./Allen, Diane B.], Sr. Labor
Task Force-creates
S2497 [Madden, Fred H./Cunningham, Sandra B.],
Custom fabrication-expand def
S2498 [Madden, Fred H./Cunningham, Sandra B.],
Workers' comp. viol.-concerns
***Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor,
State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Girgenti, John A.
A208 [Johnson, Gordon M./Rible, David P.], Jr.
Firemen's Auxiliaries-concerns
S1242 [Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Mun emerg mgmt coordinator-concerns
appt
S1336 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Law enforcement off
suspensions-concerns
S2266 [Vitale, Joseph F./Whelan, Jim], Alco.
bev. lic.-concerns
S2469 [Beck, Jennifer], Mun. emerg. mgmt.
coordinators-concerns
S2508 [Girgenti, John A./Connors, Christopher
J.], Vol. firefighters-physician's cert. req.
ASSEMBLY QUORUM 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,
Chair: Asw. Pou, Nellie
A912 [Scalera, Frederick/McKeon, John F.+7],
NJBEST contrib.-allows tax deductions
A1578 [Greenstein, Linda R.+4], Pharmacy benf.
mgmt. co.-reg.
A2057 [Conners, Jack/Milam, Matthew W.], Sch.
food svc. prov.-exempts sales tax
**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,
Chair: Asm. Vas, Joseph
Pending Introduction and Referral:
A3716 [Vas/Roberts/Coutinho], Expands
eligibility, clarifies qualifications and
limits certain provisions under the "Urban
Transit Hub Tax Credit."
**Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 14, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asw. Cruz-Perez, Nilsa
A801 [Gusciora, Reed/Greenstein, Linda R.+29],
Credit card solicitations, cert.-proh.
A1213 [Pou, Nellie/Chivukula, Upendra J.+1],
William's Law; pertains to pool safety
A1861 [Conners, Jack], Consumer info.-proh. sale
A2465 [DeAngelo, Wayne P.], Consumer
contracts-concerns
A2680 [Moriarty, Paul D.], Bicycles, cert.-reg.
sale
A3008 [Burzichelli, John J.], Manuf. rebates,
mailed-reg.
A3611 [Spencer, L. Grace/Schaer, Gary S.], Do
not leave list-estab.
**Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Meeting
10:00 AM Committee Room 11, Fourth Floor,
State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Schaer, Gary S.
The Committee will receive testimony from
invited guests on the ongoing economic crisis and the condition of Financial
Institutions in NJ
**Assembly Health and Senior Services Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Conaway, Herb
The Committee will hear from invited guests
regarding mental health services.
A866 [
A2309 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Vas, Joseph+1],
Defibrillators, assisted living fac.-req
A2519 [Chiappone, Anthony/Ramos, Ruben J.+15],
AJR115 [Evans, Elease/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie],
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Mo.-March
Pending Introduction and Referral:
A3709 [Conaway, Herb], Pub. Water Supply
Fluoridation Act
ACR219 [Conaway, Herb/Greenwald, Louis D],April
Oral and Oroph. Caner Awareness
**Assembly Higher Education Meeting
Chair: Asm. Diegnan, Patrick J.
The Committee will not meet.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009 (continued)
**Assembly Housing and Local Government Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Green, Jerry
A3464 [Scalera, Frederick], Loc. budget
incr.-concerns limitations
Pending Introduction and Referral:
A3711 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Wolfe, David W.],
Housing Asst. & Recovery Prog.-concerns
For Discussion Only:
A3690 [Gusciora, Reed], Mun.-consolidates
various
**Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Johnson, Gordon M.
A3084 [DeCroce, Alex/Rible, David P.+2],
Citizen's band radios-concerns use
A3206 [Johnson, Gordon M.], Security Industry
Reg. Act
A3273 [Chiusano, Gary R./Lampitt, Pamela R.+1],
High-mounted rear stoplights-concerns
A3630 [
**Assembly Regulated Professions Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Prieto, Vincent
A919 [Scalera, Frederick/Greenstein, Linda
R.+2], Internet pharmacies/prescriptions-reg.
A3477 [Evans, Elease/Tucker, Cleopatra G.+1],
Ultrasound equip-restricts sale or lease
**Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting 10:00
AM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Chivukula, Upendra J.
The Chairman has invited Emmitt Carlton of the
Federal Communications Commission to update the Committee on details regarding
the analog to digital television switchover.
A108 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Lampitt, Pamela
R.], Adolescents' Online Privacy Prot. Act
A678 [Spencer, L. Grace], Pub. util.-concerns
overpymts.
A3062 [McKeon, John F./Chivukula, Upendra J.],
Wind, solar tech fac-zoning use variance
Pending Introduction and Referral:
For Discussion Only:
A3717 [Chivukula, Upendra J.], Cable TV and
access channels
**Assembly Tourism and Gaming Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 14, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Burzichelli, John J.
A3480 [Fisher, Douglas H./Karrow, Marcia A.],
Historic Trust-concerns
Pending Introduction and Referrral:
A3691 [Burzichelli, John J./Milam, Matthew W.],
Casino Control Act-makes various changes
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009
Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 1:00 PM International High School, 200 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ 07501
Kris Kolluri, CEO of the Schools Development
Authority, will speak on 2009 projects. Also, a research paper on
public-private initiatives and mixed-use school development projects will be
presented by Alan Mallach.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission Meeting
10:00 AM
No verbal comments are accepted during the
meeting. The Commission should
receive written comments at least ten business
days in advance of the meeting.
A2579 [O'Scanlon, Declan J.], St.-admin retir
sys-concerns disab retir
A3116 [Coutinho, Albert+1], TPAF retiree
reemployed-concerns
A3299 [Johnson, Gordon M.], PERS
retiree-concerns comp.
A3370 [Conaway, Herb], Speech therapy-req.
health insur. cover
A3593 [Casagrande, Caroline], PERS-concerns
memb. elig.
A3688 [Cryan, Joseph/Schaer, Gary S.], PERS and
PFRS-concerns funding
S7 [Codey, Richard J.], PERS and PFRS-concerns
funding
S414 [Van Drew, Jeff+4], Vet. benf.-broadens
elig.
S1322 [O'Toole, Kevin J.+1], St.-admin retir
sys-concerns disab retir
S2303 [Oroho, Steven V.], PFRS , elective pub.
off.-concern retir.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009
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
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet
1:00 PM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009
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, MARCH 5, 2009
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Time and Board List to be
announced
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009
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
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009
SENATE QUORUM
Governor's Budget Message: Time and location to
be announced
ASSEMBLY QUORUM
Governor's Budget Message: Time and location to
be announced
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009
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
State House Commission Meeting 9:00 AM
Committee Room 3, 1st Floor, State House Annex,