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Vol. XXXVI No. 65 Internet Update IV                        CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE                                                         215th Legislature

Prepared: October 9, 2012                               Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule                            First Annual Session


*Denotes Changes

 

 


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

Senate Education Meeting

Chair: Sen. Ruiz, M. Teresa

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Economic Growth Meeting

Chair: Sen. Lesniak, Raymond J.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Higher Education Meeting

Chair: Sen. Cunningham, Sandra B.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Judiciary Meeting

Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting 10:30 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Norcross, Donald

S204 [Holzapfel, James W.], Driv. lic. suspended-notify police

S1479 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Greenstein, Linda R.], Crim. street gang recruiting-crime

S1783 [Turner, Shirley K.], Marijuana, synthetic-proh. sale

S2204 [Norcross, Donald], Phencyclidine distribution-incr. penal.

 

Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Beach, James

S1560 [Whelan, Jim], Homeless vets-vol. income tax contrib.

S2249 [Beach, James/Gill, Nia H.], Vet.-waive higher ed. application fees

SR48 [Van Drew, Jeff], Merchant Marine svc.-U.S. honors

SR68 [Thompson, Samuel D./Allen, Diane B.+2], Armed Forces Heritage House-contrib.

 

*Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 7,

2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Whelan, Jim

A2610 [Dancer, Ronald S./Burzichelli, John J.+1], Mobile gaming devices-rules/regulations

S1471 [Kean, Thomas H.], Leg. absence-reduce period of time

S1645 [Beck, Jennifer], Racing Comm. emp.-conflict of interest

S2173 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Racing Comm.-elim. post-emp. restriction

S2185 [Lesniak, Raymond J./Whelan, Jim], Voter serve as messenger-reduces number

S2226 [Whelan, Jim], St. Lottery winners-anonymous for 1 yr.

S2236 [Gordon, Robert M.], Mobile gaming devices-rules/regulations

SR39 [Beck, Jennifer], US Postal Svs, Eatontown-keep open

 

 

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012 (continued)

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers

Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet

 

Assembly Appropriations Meeting

Chair: Asm. Burzichelli, John J.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Budget Meeting

Chair: Asm. Prieto, Vincent

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting

Chair: Asm. Coutinho, Albert

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting

Chair: Asm. Moriarty, Paul D.

The Committee will not meet.

 

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

A1761 [Prieto, Vincent/McHose, Alison Littell], Home-baked goods-concerns sale

A3186 [Conaway, Herb/Singleton, Troy+1], Health Benf. Exchange Act

 

Assembly Higher Education Meeting 10:30 AM

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

Chair: Asw. Riley, Celeste M.

A2297 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie], Teachers, cert.-loan redemption prog.

A3269 [Riley, Celeste M./Wagner, Connie], Graduates-higher ed. report emp. data

 

Assembly Housing and Local Government Meeting

Chair: Asm. Green, Jerry

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting

Chair: Asm. Mainor, Charles

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 14, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Ramos, Ruben J.

A2941 [Singleton, Troy/Eustace, Timothy J.], Consumer Finance Advisory Bd.-estab.

A3323 [Ramos, Ruben J./Burzichelli, John J.], Bus.-St. review all lic. procedures

A3324 [Ramos, Ruben J./Burzichelli, John J.], Lic. and certifications-St. review

A3325 [Ramos, Ruben J./Burzichelli, John J.], Co-op. purch. agreements-auth. cert.

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012 (continued)

 

Assembly Regulated Professions Meeting

Chair: Asm. Giblin, Thomas P.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Chivukula, Upendra J.

A3038 [Conaway, Herb], Pub water utility bills-incr rate notice

Pending Introduction and Referral:

A3334 [Chivukula, Upendra J.], Electric chiller equip.-incr. efficiency

 

Assembly Tourism and the Arts Meeting

Chair: Asm. Milam, Matthew W.

The Committee will not meet.

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012

 

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.

SCR1 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Min. wage-set at $8.25

Pending Referral:

S2246 [Whelan, Jim/Beck, Jennifer], Loc govt open space acquisition;$55M

S2247 [Greenstein, Linda R./Oroho, Steven V.], Nonprofit entities, develop land;$8.9M

S2248 [Smith, Bob/Connors, Christopher J.], St. acquisition of lands;$45M

 

Senate Commerce Meeting 1:00 PM

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

Chair: Sen. Gill, Nia H.

A1968 [McKeon, John F.+2], Loc. govt. off., emp-issue blanket bonds

S875 [Lesniak, Raymond J./Singer, Robert W.+1], Ticket sales-revises law

S2057 [Norcross, Donald], The Anti-Big Brother Act

 

***Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 11:00 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Van Drew, Jeff

A1660 [Johnson, Gordon M./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+2], Vol. first aid-concerns

contrib. limits

A2596 [Wisniewski, John S./Sumter, Shavonda E.+1], Two-family resid.-remove fire

ext req.

A2899 [Mosquera, Gabriela M./Benson, Daniel R.+3], Domestic viol.-community response

S131 [Rice, Ronald L.], Capital improvements-income tax cred.

S316 [Whelan, Jim], Ordinances-pub. using title and summary

S598 [Beck, Jennifer/Rice, Ronald L.+1], Loc. govt. ethics-concerns

S932 [Van Drew, Jeff], Constr. permit surcharge fees-concerns

S960 [Weinberg, Loretta], Vol. first aid-concerns contrib. limits

S1152 [Weinberg, Loretta], Domestic viol.-community response

S1594 [Rice, Ronald L.], Persons w/o permanent residence-id cards

S1665 [Bateman, Christopher], Emer. squad vol-hold mun elective office

S1829 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Two-family resid.-remove fire ext req.

S1918 [Cardinale, Gerald+1], Fire equip-loc. units, purch. agreements

S1999 [Thompson, Samuel D.], Co. or mun. ethics bd-concerns complaint

SCR113 [Codey, Richard J.], Foreclosure-permit homeowners to rent

 

Senate Environment and Energy Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob

S2192 [Greenstein, Linda R./Smith, Bob], Electric veh conversion prog.-prov grant

S2196 [Smith, Bob/Greenstein, Linda R.], Compressed natural gas veh home code-req

S2197 [Smith, Bob/Bateman, Christopher], Sch. bus-compressed natural gas as fuel

S2250 [Smith, Bob], Diesel veh.-convert

SR76 [Smith, Bob/Greenstein, Linda R.], Sch. buses-urges fed. govt. to test

For Discussion Only:

A566 [Wagner, Connie/Coughlin, Craig J.+7], Veh. charging stations-prov bus tax cred

S340 [Greenstein, Linda R./Beach, James], Hybrid electric veh. purch.-tax cred.

S341 [Greenstein, Linda R./Weinberg, Loretta], Veh. charging stations-prov bus tax cred

S345 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Corp. bus tax cred-purch natural gas veh

S346 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Fuel cell veh.-prov. corp. bus. tax cred

S595 [Beck, Jennifer/Gordon, Robert M.], Fuel efficient veh.-exemp., sales tax

S1186 [Allen, Diane B.], Hybrid electric mv conversion-tax exemp.

S2193 [Sarlo, Paul A./Smith, Bob], Hybrid electric veh.-cert tax exemptions

 

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012 (continued)

 

*Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting

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

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Vitale, Joseph F.

A1827 [Conaway, Herb/McKeon, John F.+2], Human growth hormones-monitor prescrip.

S669 [Stack, Brian P.], Nursing home-electronic monitoring req.

S1711 [Rice, Ronald L.], Cord Blood Bank-birth cert. fee support

S2045 [Singer, Robert W.], Patients-prov. prescription charge info.

S2241 [Weinberg, Loretta/Vitale, Joseph F.], Medicaid managed care org-reducing rates

SJR51 [Whelan, Jim], COPD Awareness Mo.-desig. November

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S2280 [Weinberg, Loretta], Human growth hormones-monitor prescrip.

 

Senate Labor Meeting

Chair: Sen. Madden, Fred H.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Transportation Meeting 10:30 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.

S82 [Bateman, Christopher/Scutari, Nicholas P.], Driv. unsafe-clarify point assessment

S1686 [Van Drew, Jeff/Connors, Christopher J.+1], TPK Auth.-two meetings req, rotating Co.

S2127 [Turner, Shirley K.], Sch bus operation w/suspended lic-crime

S2143 [Gordon, Robert M.], Trans Infrastructure Bank-estab.

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM 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 14, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Albano, Nelson T.

A928 [Riley, Celeste M.+1], Trees, sapling destruction-revise penal.

A932 [Riley, Celeste M./Chivukula, Upendra J.], Agric activities-concerns exemp. letters

A2100 [Dancer, Ronald S.], Devel. rights-estab.

A2871 [Milam, Matthew W./Riley, Celeste M.], Jersey Fresh, mislabeled-forfeit goods

A2978 [Albano, Nelson T./Burzichelli, John J.+1], Winery-pub info on Dept of Agric website

 

**Assembly Education Meeting

Chair: Asm. Diegnan, Patrick J.

The Committee will not meet.

 

**Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Spencer, L. Grace

A3262 [Wagner, Connie/Eustace, Timothy J.], Flood Hazard Area Control Act

A3368 [Spencer, L. Grace/Riley, Celeste M.], St. acquisition of lands;$45M

A3369 [Eustace, Timothy J./Wagner, Connie], Loc govt open space acquisition;$55M

A3370 [Milam, Matthew W./Albano, Nelson T.], Nonprofit entities, develop land;$8.9M

Pending Introduction and Referral:

A3367 [Spencer, L. Grace], Site remediation-concerns

 

**Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Quijano, Annette

A606 [Spencer, L. Grace/Coutinho, Albert], Airports, restricted area-estab. crime

A1677 [Johnson, Gordon M.+6], Pol. veh global position sys-proh access

A1753 [Prieto, Vincent/Mainor, Charles], Emerg Mgmt Off driv-waive cert. lic req.

A2948 [Mainor, Charles], Out-of-St police-report cert. activities

 

**Assembly Human Services Meeting

Chair: Asw. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie

The Committee will not meet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012 (continued)

 

**Assembly Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Asm. Barnes, Peter J.

A1566 [Wisniewski, John S./Coughlin, Craig J.], Jt. mun. court judges-prov. appt.

A2984 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Quijano, Annette], Abandoned child support pymts.-concerns

A3315 [Green, Jerry], Premarital, pre-civil unions-concerns

ACR88 [Wisniewski, John S./Watson Coleman, Bonnie+5], Mun. court judges, cert.-remove

S2151 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Pou, Nellie+1], Premarital, pre-civil unions-concerns

Pending Introduction and Referral:

A3352 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Human Trafficking Prev, Prot, Treatment

 

**Assembly Labor Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Asm. Egan, Joseph V.

A1578 [Wisniewski, John S./Prieto, Vincent+4], Truck Operator Independent Contr. Act

A3309 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Quijano, Annette], Unemp. benf. determinations-appeals

A3310 [Eustace, Timothy J./Wagner, Connie], Independent contractors-concerns pymt.

AR79 [Singleton, Troy/Burzichelli, John J.+1], Independent contractor-misclassification

Pending Introduction and referral:

A3365 [Eustace, Timothy J.], Emp. ID Disclosure Act-estab.

 

**Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Tucker, Cleopatra G.

A219 [DeAngelo, Wayne P.], Disab. vets-exemp mun parking meter fees

Pending Introduction and or Referral:

A2011 [Singleton, Troy/Benson, Daniel R.+1], Homeless vets-vol. income tax contrib.

A2014 [Singleton, Troy/Giblin, Thomas P.+5], Helmets to Hardhats pilot prog.-estab.

A3360 [Tucker, Cleopatra G./Milam, Matthew W.], Vet. Haven South Council-creates

AR80 [Singleton, Troy/Burzichelli, John J.+1], Memorandum of Understanding-policies

 

**Assembly State Government Meeting

Chair: Asw. Stender, Linda

The Committee will not meet.

 

**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 has invited the Executive Director of the NJ Turnpike Authority to discuss with the committee issues relating to the authority's operations and the toll toads. The Committee will also take public testimony on issues concerning the authority.

A303 [Amodeo, John F./Brown, Chris A.], MV offenses-permits mun. to sell veh.

A759 [Barnes, Peter J./Chiusano, Gary R.], Independent St. auth. memb.-disclose emp

A2260 [Prieto, Vincent], Toll roads-desig lanes, pavement marking

A2416 [Eustace, Timothy J.+1], Electric veh. charging stations-devel.

AR11 [Caputo, Ralph R.], Diesel truck engine braking noise-reg.

 

**Assembly Women and Children Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Asw. Lampitt, Pamela R.

The Committee will hear from invited speakers about financial literacy, access to funding, and State bid contracts for women and minority owned businesses.

AJR62 [Casagrande, Caroline/Lampitt, Pamela R.], Displaced Homemakers Awareness Mo-desig.

SJR39 [Allen, Diane B.], Displaced Homemakers Awareness Mo-desig.

Pending Referral:

A2122 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie], Small, women, minority-owned bus-concern

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012

 

Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 10:30 AM

Joseph H. Brensinger School, P.S.#17, 600 Bergen Avenue,

Jersey City NJ 07305

The Subcommittee on Data, Research and Evaluation will meet to hear concerns from various parent and education organizations.

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

 

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012

 

SENATE

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

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012

 

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

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012

 

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 (C) Committees scheduled to meet

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

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2012

 

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

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012

 

Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 11:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

The JCPS will continue its discussion of online/blended learning with presentations by various organizations.

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012

 

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

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012

 

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 (C) Committees scheduled to meet

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

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012

 

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

Committees at the Call of the Speaker

 

 

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012

 

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 SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced