Prepared: February 7, 2003 Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule. Second Annual Session
* Denotes Changes
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2003
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
Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Co-Chairs: Sen. Littell, Robert E./Sen. Bryant, Wayne R.
A1694 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Bateman, Christopher+2], PERS-concerns reemployment
S1522 [Codey, Richard J.], Occupational disease-workers' comp.
S1847 [Kavanaugh, Walter J./Bucco, Anthony R.], PERS-concerns reemployment
S2145 [Palaia, Joseph A.], Emerg. transp. tax act-revises
S2317 [Kenny, Bernard F.], General Fd.-various purposes;$444.7M
SCR81 [Lance, Leonard+7], St budget-concern St Rev Forcasting Comm
Senate Commerce Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Co-Chairs: Sen. Cardinale, Gerald/Sen. Baer, Byron M.
S891 [Connors, Leonard T.], Auto insur.-revise various parts
S1579 [Baer, Byron M.+1], Tenant security deposit laws-changes
*Senate Commerce & Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Joint Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor,
State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Co-Chairs: Sen. Cardinale, Gerald/Sen. Baer, Byron M.
Co-Chairs: Sen. Matheussen, John J./Sen. Vitale, Joseph F.
A50 [Roberts, Joseph J./Cohen, Neil M./Weinberg, Loretta/McKeon, John F.+4], Patients
First Act of 2002
S1570 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Med. malpractice-statute of limitations
S1571 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Med. malpractice liab.-concerns
S1572 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Med. malpractice-concerns witnesses
S1609 [Bark, Martha W.], Med malpractice liab.-concerns
S1667 [Kyrillos, Joseph M.+1], Med. malpractice liab. insur.-concerns
S1668 [Kyrillos, Joseph M.+1], Med. malpractice liab.-modify statute
S1673 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Med. malpractice liab. insur-concerns
S1684 [Bark, Martha W.], Med. malpractice cases-concerns
S1837 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Health prof. negligence-civil action
S1850 [Bark, Martha W.], Med. malpractice liab.-modify laws
S1902 [Kyrillos, Joseph M./Gormley, William L.], Med malpractice actions-procedure/liab.
S1976 [Cardinale, Gerald], Med malpractice insur.-limits liab.
S1977 [Cardinale, Gerald], Med. malpractice-concerns testimony
S2035 [Palaia, Joseph A.], Med malpractice actions-cap cert damages
S2174 [Vitale, Joseph F./Matheussen, John J.], Health Care Access, Patient Prot. Act
S2226 [Singer, Robert W./Allen, Diane B.], Med. malpractice claims-revise law
Senate Economic Growth, Agriculture and Tourism Meeting
Co-Chairs: Sen. Bark, Martha W./Sen. Lesniak, Raymond J.
The Committee will not meet.
Senate Environment Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Co-Chairs: Sen. McNamara, Henry P./Sen. Suliga, Joseph
S699 [McNamara, Henry P.+1], Drinking water-reevaluate for arsenic
S1209 [Bryant, Wayne R.], Water allocation-concerns
S1465 [Smith, Bob], Six Mile Run Reservoir site-concerns
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2003 (continued)
Senate Environment Meeting (continued)
S2122 [Adler, John H.], Brownfields Redevel. Task Force-concerns
S2300 [Kean, Thomas H.], Ballast water mgmt. prog.-estab.
SCR87 [Lance, Leonard/McNamara, Henry P.], Open space, farmland-proh. cert. fd. use
Senate State Government Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Co-Chairs: Sen. Kavanaugh, Walter J./Sen. Furnari, Garry J.
A539 [Roberts, Joseph J./Vandervalk, Charlotte+4], SHBP benf. in retir.-cert. St. emp.
S424 [Bryant, Wayne R./Ciesla, Andrew R.], SHBP benf. in retir.-cert. St. emp.
S2146 [Bark, Martha W.], Life-cycle costs-concerns
S2216 [Palaia, Joseph A.], FF, cert.-estab. hiring preference
S2241 [Inverso, Peter A.], Nazi persecution-St. benf. inelig.
S2290 [Furnari, Garry J.], Deferred comp plans, sch bd emp-allows
S2320 [Sacco, Nicholas J.], Elected mun. off.-concerns publications
Senate Transportation Meeting 10:00 AM
Committe Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Co-Chairs: Sen. Ciesla, Andrew R./Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.
S1352 [Turner, Shirley K.], Airport Expansion Cit. Review Bds.-estab
S2153 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Delaware Riv, Bay Auth.-auth. cert. proj
S2246 [Ciesla, Andrew R./Palaia, Joseph A.], Boating safety courses-concerns
SR53 [Allen, Diane B.], Port Auth-annual report security measure
ASSEMBLY SESSION 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers
Voting Session:
A291 [Gusciora, Reed/Stanley, Craig A./Fisher, Douglas H.+2], Nursing Home Patient Prot. Act
A496 [Cohen, Neil M.], Human embryo, frozen-written directives
A587 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Guear, Gary L.+2], Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Comm.
A1373 [Corodemus, Steve/Stanley, Craig A.+5], Hazing-upgrade crim. penal.
A1384 [Doria, Joseph V./Egan, Joseph V.+1], PAAD recipients-allow choice of pharmacy
A1735 [Stanley, Craig A./Barnes, Peter J./Edwards, Willis/Pou, Nellie/Eagler, Peter C./Sarlo, Paul A.+4], Sr. cit. &
disab.-crime of victimization
A1842 [Gregg, Guy R./Greenwald, Louis D.], Liberty Day-desig. March 16
A1857 [Impreveduto, Anthony/Wisniewski, John S.+3], Health care bill-provide copy to patient
A2396 [Tucker, Donald/Watson Coleman, Bonnie+37], NJ-Africa Comm.-estab.
A2617 [Johnson, Gordon M./Conaway, Herb+15], DNA testing-concerns
A2840 [Cohen, Neil M./McKeon, John F./Hackett, Mims/Quigley, Joan M.+1], Human stem cell research-concerns
A2854 [Caraballo, Wilfredo/Smith, Robert J.], Sample ballots-concerns postage
A2872 [Cohen, Neil M./Kean, Thomas H.+1], Co prosecutors-credits PERS svc.
A2901 [Burzichelli, John J./Fisher, Douglas H.+3], Leaving scene of accident-upgrade penal.
A2912 [Van Drew, Jeff/Eagler, Peter C./Sarlo, Paul A.+2], Cable tv customers-estab. cert prot. req
A2953 [Van Drew, Jeff/Sarlo, Paul A./Burzichelli, John J.+3], Deceptive practices-crime
A2988 [Previte, Mary T./Van Drew, Jeff/Greenstein, Linda R.+2], Kinship Legal Guardanship Notification
A2995 [Weinberg, Loretta/Chivukula, Upendra J.+1], Med. gas containers-concerns
A3031 [Quigley, Joan M./Impreveduto, Anthony+2], Landlords-maintain list of tenants
A3082 [Burzichelli, John J./Fisher, Douglas H.], Delaware Riv, Bay Auth.-auth. cert. proj
A3152 [Gusciora, Reed/Watson Coleman, Bonnie], Nursing homes-concerns
A3153 [Guear, Gary L./Conaway, Herb/Greenstein, Linda R./Conners, Jack+2], PAAD/Sr. Gold prog.-automatic enrollment
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2003 (continued)
ASSEMBLY SESSION (continued)
A3154 [Stanley, Craig A./Van Drew, Jeff/Steele, Alfred E.+1], Long-Term Care Finan. Task Force-estab.
A3268 [Burzichelli, John J./McKeon, John F./Watson Coleman, Bonnie+1], Kinship care-concerns
A3278 [Van Drew, Jeff/Stanley, Craig A./Greenstein, Linda R./Guear, Gary L.+1], Asst. living fac.-concerns reports
A3279 [Smith, Robert J.], Asst. living resid.-security deposit
A3280 [Guear, Gary L./Greenstein, Linda R./Van Drew, Jeff+1], Sr., disab. cit. id theft-enhance penal.
A3282 [Greenstein, Linda R./Guear, Gary L.], Sr. & disab. cit.-concerns transp. needs
A3283 [Smith, Robert J./Sarlo, Paul A.], NJ EASE prog.-DHSS report to Leg.
ACR31 [Connors, Christopher J./Moran, Jeffrey W.+1], Nat'l Family Caregiver Support-enact leg
ACR79 [Cohen, Neil M./Conners, Jack/Guear, Gary L./Johnson, Gordon M.], ATM located on mil. base-proh. surcharge
AR34 [Edwards, Willis/Conaway, Herb], Medicaid-revise 'resources' definition
AR105 [Geist, George F./Eagler, Peter C./Van Drew, Jeff/Dancer, Ronald S.+1], Medicare+Choice prog-enact legislation
AR219 [Conners, Jack/Sarlo, Paul A./Fisher, Douglas H./Burzichelli, John J./Sires, Albio+1], Vets-concerns extended insur.
benf.
AR231 [Malone, Joseph R./Doria, Joseph V.], Voc.-Tech. Ed. Wk.-Feb. 9 thru Feb. 15
AR233 [Perez-Cinciarelli, Elba/Sarlo, Paul A.+1], PATH fares-sr., person with a disab.
AR240 [Eagler, Peter C./Stanley, Craig A./Van Drew, Jeff], Age-Related Macular Degeneration Mo.
S381 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Bryant, Wayne R.], Landlords-maintain list of tenants
S668 [Codey, Richard J./Suliga, Joseph+3], CATV/telecommunications svc.-concerns
S1199 [Suliga, Joseph], Liberty Day-desig. March 16
S1826 [Coniglio, Joseph/Sweeney, Stephen M.+2], Deceptive practices-crime
S1909 [Codey, Richard J./Buono, Barbara+1], Human stem cell research-concerns
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2003
Senate Commerce Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Co-Chairs: Sen. Cardinale, Gerald/Sen. Baer, Byron M.
S1999 [Bucco, Anthony R./Ciesla, Andrew R.+5], Auto. Insur. Competition/Choice Act
*Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting 10:30 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Co-Chairs: Sen. Matheussen, John J./Sen. Vitale, Joseph F.
The Committee will meet along with the Assembly Family, Women and Children's Services and the Assembly Health and Human Sevices Committees to hear testimony from Commissioner Gwendolyn Harris concerning the Division of Youth and Family Services & the Department of Human Services' future plans for child protection services in the State.
*ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers
Select Committees to meet at the call of the Speaker
*Assembly Budget Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.
A3267 [Roberts, Joseph J.+6], St. rev. estimating-concerns
AR238 [Sires, Albio/Roberts, Joseph J./Greenwald, Louis D./Watson Coleman, Bonnie], Needs of states-stimulus package
Pending Introduction and Referral:
A3327 [Greenwald, Louis D./Watson Coleman, Bonnie], Makes various supplemental appropriations of $444.7 million from the General Fund
*Assembly Family, Women and Children's Services Meeting 10:30 AM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asw. Previte, Mary T.
The Committee will meet along with the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens & the Assembly Health and Human Sevices Committees to hear testimony from Commissioner Gwendolyn Harris concerning the Division of Youth and Family Services & the Department of Human Services' future plans for child protection services in the State.
*Assembly Health and Human Services Meeting 10:30 AM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asw. Weinberg, Loretta
The Committee will meet along with the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens & the Assembly Family, Women and Children's Services Committees to hear testimony from Commissioner Gwendolyn Harris concerning the Division of Youth and Family Services & the Department of Human Services' future plans for child protection services in the State.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2003 (continued)
*Assembly Judiciary Meeting 12:00 PM
Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asw. Greenstein, Linda R.
A431 [Smith, Robert J./Guear, Gary L.+1], Burglary of resid.-2nd degree crime
A2433 [Guear, Gary L./Impreveduto, Anthony], Child pornography crimes-concerns
A2434 [Guear, Gary L./Impreveduto, Anthony], Child pornography, selling-concerns
A2616 [Guear, Gary L./Smith, Robert J.+8], School zone-concerns crim. drug laws
A2679 [Holzapfel, James W./Barnes, Peter J.], Luring a child into mv-upgrades crime
A2680 [Smith, Robert J.], Name change-req. crim. background check
A3226 [Burzichelli, John J./Guear, Gary L.], Id theft-upgrade penal.
A3290 [Wisniewski, John S.], Fraud-concerns
S279 [Girgenti, John A.+3], Burglary of resid.-2nd degree crime
*Assembly Regulated Professions and Independent Authorities Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Impreveduto, Anthony
A2363 [Barnes, Peter J./Diegnan, Patrick J.], Prof. and occupational lic.-concerns
S1089 [Cardinale, Gerald], Prof. and occupational lic.-concerns
S1685 [Furnari, Garry J.+1], Home inspector-concerns lic.
*Assembly Regulatory Oversight Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 8, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Payne, William D.
The Committee will continue discussion on the management and operations of the Department of Environmental Protection relating to the promulgation, implementation and enforcement of department regulations.
*Assembly State Government Hearing & Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Steele, Alfred E.
The Committee will hold a Public Hearing on the following Concurrent Resolution:
ACR138 [Diegnan, Patrick J.], Gov, acting--proh granting clemency
The public hearing is being held in compliance with Article IX, paragraph 1 of the NJ Constitution and Rule 19:3 of the General Assembly.
Following the Public Hearing the Committee will consider the following legislation:
A127 [Cruz-Perez, Nilsa/Corodemus, Steve+1], Ethical Standards Comm.-incr. memb
A3296 [Weinberg, Loretta/Johnson, Gordon M./Cruz-Perez, Nilsa], Sexual harassment training-concerns
A3297 [Weinberg, Loretta/Johnson, Gordon M./Cruz-Perez, Nilsa], Sexual harassment cases-clarify AG duty
ACR157 [Weinberg, Loretta/Johnson, Gordon M./Cruz-Perez, Nilsa+1], Haytaian, Garabed-investigate
Pending Introduction and Referral:
AR247 [Payne, William D./Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Conaway, Herb+6], Black Hist. Mo.-declares February, 2003
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2003
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2003
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2003
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2003
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2003
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
State House Commission Meeting 9:00 AM Committee Room 14
4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2003
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2003
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, MARCH 20, 2003
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced