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Vol. XXVIII No. 10 INTERNET UPDATE I CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 211th Legislature

Prepared: February 20, 2004 Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule. First Annual Session

* Denotes Changes





MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2004



SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session:

A1560 [Smith, Robert J./Voss, Joan M./Cohen, Neil M.+11], Domestic viol.

shelters-not pub. record

S77 [Rice, Ronald L.], Housing nonprofits-concerns

S84 [James, Sharpe+1], Cruelty to animals-concerns

S105 [Inverso, Peter A./Bucco, Anthony R.], Domestic viol. shelters-not pub. record

S141 [Connors, Leonard T.], Toll monitoring sys.-concerns info.

S155 [Bryant, Wayne R.], Sch.-time curfew ordinance-mun. adopt

S191 [Lesniak, Raymond J.], Animal cruelty-concerns

S193 [Smith, Bob/Palaia, Joseph A.+1], Sick leave banks-sch. emp.

S251 [Coniglio, Joseph/Sarlo, Paul A.], Pedestrian safety-concerns

S252 [Coniglio, Joseph/Sacco, Nicholas J.], Ammunition, cert.-concerns use by police

S273 [Adler, John H./Gormley, William L.], Criminal mischief-upgrades

S315 [Bark, Martha W./Allen, Diane B.], Sch. lunches-concerns

S316 [Bark, Martha W.+2], Tampering-concerns crim. penal.

S337 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Charter sch. admin. & trustees-concerns

S409 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Worker's comp.-elim. during imprisonment

S513 [Sacco, Nicholas J.], Funeral svcs. limo driv.-concerns lic.

S515 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Sarlo, Paul A.], Juv. Justice Master Plans-concerns

S534 [Girgenti, John A./Sacco, Nicholas J.], Juv central registry info-clarify access

S557 [Vitale, Joseph F./Girgenti, John A.+4], Patient Safety Act

S566 [Baer, Byron M./Kyrillos, Joseph M.+7], Juneteenth Independence Day

S594 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Lance, Leonard+1], Agric. products-concerns purch by St.

S679 [Martin, Robert J.], Uniform Mediation Act-enacts

S708 [Adler, John H.], Wills and estates-revises

S863 [Vitale, Joseph F./Karcher, Ellen], Drunk driv.-clarifies sentencing prov.

SJR13 [McNamara, Henry P./Connors, Leonard T.], Low income tax cred housing-guidlines

SJR16 [Connors, Leonard T.], P.O.W.-M.I.A. Wk. of Remembrance-April

SJR19 [Turner, Shirley K.], Black Hist. Mo.-desig. Feb., each yr.

SR12 [Coniglio, Joseph], Natl. forest mgmt reg-denounces rollback



Senate Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Adler, John H.

Considered:

to be a member of the Council on Affordable Housing:

Mark Fisch of Livingston to replace Peter S. Reinhart, Esq., for the term prescribed by law.

Mayor Sandra L. Love of Laurel Springs to replace Lewis Mingo, Jr., resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

John L. Winterstella of Manasquan to replace Rose C. McConnell, for the term prescribed by law.



Senate Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting 9:30 AM Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara

The Committee will hear testimony from invited guests on the feasibility of placing video lottery terminals in one or more NJ horse racetracks.



ASSEMBLY SESSION 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers

Voting Session

A145 [Green, Jerry], Juneteenth Independence Day

A294 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Roberts, Joseph J.+2], Foreclosure procedures-concerns

A303 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Weinberg, Loretta], Nut products in restaurants-concerns use

A312 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Previte, Mary T./Cohen, Neil M./Manzo, Louis+1], Safe Haven Infant Prot Act-revises





MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2004 (continued)



ASSEMBLY SESSION (continued)

A321 [Weinberg, Loretta/Impreveduto, Anthony], Ads-concerns use of names

A355 [Cruz-Perez, Nilsa/Roberts, Joseph J.+1], Racial & ethnic categories-incl St form

A492 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Johnson, Gordon M.], Physician-cultural competency training

A655 [Blee, Francis J./Conover, Kirk W.+3], Elim Health Disparities Initiative-estab

A757 [Cohen, Neil M./McKeon, John F.], Electronic fd. transfer-concerns

A758 [Cohen, Neil M./Steele, Alfred E./Bateman, Christopher+2], ATMs-concerns

A839 [Greenstein, Linda R./Diegnan, Patrick J.+1], Juv., Interst. Compact-prov. for

A969 [Chatzidakis, Larry/Bodine, Francis L.+4], Cred. cards, unsolicited-proh. delivery

A1531 [Payne, William D./Watson Coleman, Bonnie], African-Amer. Affairs Advis Comm.-estab.

A1551 [Payne, William D./Cohen, Neil M.+7], Wynona Lipman Ethnic Studies Ctr.;$50K

A1557 [Payne, William D./Stanley, Craig A.+1], Amistad Comm.-adds 4 leg. memb.

A1559 [Payne, William D./Watson Coleman, Bonnie], Black Cultural Initiative Foundation-est

A1764 [Tucker, Donald Kofi/Watson Coleman, Bonnie+23], NJ-Africa Comm.-estab.

A1769 [Sires, Albio/Green, Jerry+1], Sewer, water connection fees-concerns

A1772 [Sires, Albio/Impreveduto, Anthony+1], J. Doria NJ Leg. Fellows Prog.;$50K

A1937 [Conaway, Herb+1], Airport runways-limits extension

A1948 [Cohen, Neil M.+1], Sickle cell anemia-insur. cover;$95K

A2047 [Smith, Robert J./Burzichelli, John J.], Co. recording auth-concern cert document

A2052 [Cohen, Neil M./Impreveduto, Anthony+2], Contractors' Regis. Act

A2055 [Fisher, Douglas H./Burzichelli, John J./Smith, Robert J.+1], Agricultural commodities-bond req.

A2059 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Barnes, Peter J./Previte, Mary T./Caraballo, Wilfredo+1], Inmate Vocational Training Study Comm.

A2073 [Cohen, Neil M./Pou, Nellie], Civil Rights Act-estab.

AJR78 [Oliver, Sheila Y.+31], Harriet Tubman Day-desig. March 10th

AJR83 [Greenstein, Linda R./Caraballo, Wilfredo], Civil Rights Act, 1964-commem 40th anniv

AJR84 [Stanley, Craig A./Payne, William D./Caraballo, Wilfredo], Brown v. Bd. of Ed of Topeka-commem.

AR94 [Payne, William D./Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Conaway, Herb/Blee, Francis J.+8], Black Hist. Mo.-declares February, 2003



TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2004



*SENATE QUORUM 11:45 AM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet



Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting

Chair: Sen. Bryant, Wayne R.

The Committee will not meet.



Senate Commerce Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 1,

1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Baer, Byron M.

S144 [Bryant, Wayne R./Allen, Diane B.], Physician-cultural competency training

S204 [Smith, Bob/Singer, Robert W.+3], Charitable Registration Act-revises

S302 [Ciesla, Andrew R.], Funeral establishments-ad. disclosures

S309 [Bark, Martha W./Kavanaugh, Walter J.], Architects-proscribes liab.

S344 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Vet sch graduates, foreign-concerns

S1002 [Codey, Richard J.], Motor bus owners-concerns med. coverage

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S1142 [Cardinale, Gerald/Baer, Byron M.], Repeals provisions not repealed under

"New Jersey Cemetary Act, 2003."



TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2004 (continued)



Senate Economic Growth Meeting 2:00 PM

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

Chair: Sen. Lesniak, Raymond J.

A437 [Impreveduto, Anthony/Chivukula, Upendra J./Cohen, Neil M.+3], Biotech. Permit Acceleration Task Force

S206 [Smith, Bob/Lance, Leonard], Commercial nonagric. activities-concerns

S431 [Littell, Robert E.], Land appraisal, cert.-concerns

S568 [Baer, Byron M.], Sci. and Tech. Comm.-investment returns

S586 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Adler, John H.+1], Farm income averaging cred.-permits



Senate Environment Meeting 2:00 PM

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

Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob

S192 [Smith, Bob], Water resources & water qual.-concerns

S196 [Smith, Bob], Land, conserv/recreation-concerns

S466 [McNamara, Henry P.+2], Statewide Water Supply Plan-revisions

S460 [McNamara, Henry P.+1], Haz. substances, flood plains-concerns

For Discussion Only:

S435 [Littell, Robert E./Sweeney, Stephen M.+1], Dam restoration and repair-concerns

S462 [McNamara, Henry P.+1], Drinking water-reevaluate for arsenic

SCR56 [Smith, Bob], Water consumption user fee rev-dedicate



Senate State Government Meeting 2:00 PM

Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Coniglio, Joseph

S319 [Bark, Martha W.], Life-cycle costs-concerns

S494 [Turner, Shirley K.+3], St. contracts-concerns emp.

S839 [Vitale, Joseph F./Asselta, Nicholas], TPAF, PERS retir-highest benf year based



Senate Transportation Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.

A1047 [Wolfe, David W./Kean, Sean T.+20], Sept. 11 Memor. Bridge-Rt. No. 70 bridge

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S1138 [Sacco, Nicholas J.], NJT Corp-concerns insur.

S1140 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Commercial veh., cert-concern hrs of svc



ASSEMBLY QUORUM 11:15 AM Assembly Chambers



JOINT SESSION Assembly Chambers

Joint Session to receive the Governor's annual Budget Message.

Time to be announced.



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2004



*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



MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2004



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 4, 2004



ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

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

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



MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2004



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 11, 2004



ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced

















MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2004



ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Select Committees to meet at the call of the Speaker

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced



MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2004



SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Select Committees to meet at the call of the Senate President

Voting Session: Board list to be announced



MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004



SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced