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Vol. XL No. 91  Internet Update IV                           CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE                                                        217th Legislature

Prepared: December 2, 2016                         Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule                            First Annual Session


*Denotes Changes

 

 


MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Committee Group (1) Scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Committee Group (2) 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.

A1668 [Schaer, Gary S./Jasey, Mila M.+2], Higher Ed, Bus. Partnerships-estab. comm

A2228 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Lagana, Joseph A.], Sr. cit, disab-incl in NJT discount prg

S307 [Van Drew, Jeff/Allen, Diane B.+5], Vet. Diversion Prog.-creates

S354 [Kean, Thomas H.+2], Higher Ed, Bus. Partnerships-estab. comm

S2489 [Cruz-Perez, Nilsa/Van Drew, Jeff], Sr. cit, disab-incl in NJT discount prog

S2592 [Van Drew, Jeff/Diegnan, Patrick J.+2], DMVA fac.-prov. cert. transp.

S2594 [Van Drew, Jeff/Diegnan, Patrick J.+3], Vet. transp-approp $500K

S2663 [Sweeney, Stephen M.+1], Joint insur. fd.-allows cert.

Pending Referral:

S211 [Holzapfel, James W./Whelan, Jim+4], Sch. bus-unlawfully passing, enforce law

 

Senate Commerce Meeting

Chair: Sen. Pou, Nellie

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting

Chair: Sen. Van Drew, Jeff

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Environment and Energy Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob

S874 [Greenstein, Linda R./Turner, Shirley K.], Veh. charging stations-toll rd. install

S881 [Greenstein, Linda R./Bateman, Christopher], Microgrid pilot prog.-estab.

S2076 [Bateman, Christopher/Smith, Bob], Beehives-concerns pesticide applications

S2490 [Smith, Bob/Bateman, Christopher], Public's rights-prot, pub trust doctrine

For Discussion Only:

S2369 [Whelan, Jim/Van Drew, Jeff], Dredging activity-shellfish habitat rule

S2507 [Lesniak, Raymond J.], Emissions, diesel truck-prog. to reduce

 

Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting

Chair: Sen. Vitale, Joseph F.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Labor Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Madden, Fred H.

The Committee has invited Dr. Aaron Fichtner, the new Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, to discuss his department's "Career Connections" program and other programs to promote employment in the State.

A2517 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Andrzejczak, Bob+7], Workforce devel grants-emp pref.

A2534 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Gusciora, Reed], Emp. reporting req., cert.-concerns

S2008 [Beach, James/Allen, Diane B.], Workforce devel grants-emp preference

S2010 [Cunningham, Sandra B./Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Workers' comp. claims-

concerns dispute

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016 (continued)

 

Senate Transportation Meeting

Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.

The Committee will not meet.

 

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

Chair: Asm. Burzichelli, John J.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting

1:00 PM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Johnson, Gordon M.

The Committee will receive testimony from PlanSmart NJ, an independent, non-profit planning and research organization which is committed to improving the quality of community life in New Jersey by advancing sound land use planning and regional cooperation.  The organization’s goal is to focus attention on how best New Jersey

can implement balanced growth by addressing the environmental and economic

needs of the State.

A2190 [Singleton, Troy/Conaway, Herb], Career, tech ed cert pilot prog-concerns

A3265 [Singleton, Troy/Johnson, Gordon M.], Advanced Manufacturing Council-creates

 

Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting

Chair: Asm. Moriarty, Paul D.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Coughlin, Craig J.

The Committee will hear testimony from invited guests concerning various issues confronting State chartered financial institutions. Those wishing to submit testimony should provide 20 copies to the Committee.

A1469 [Lampitt, Pamela R.], Juv. depression screenings-benf coverage

A2140 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Egan, Joseph V.+3], Health insur.-concerns benf. explanation

A4320 [Singleton, Troy], Digital breast screening-insur. cover

For Discussion Only:

A3620 [Pinkin, Nancy J.], Malpractice cases, prof.-concerns

 

Assembly Health and Senior Services Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Conaway, Herb

A1464 [Lampitt, Pamela R./Coughlin, Craig J.+4], Telemedicine-prov. health care svcs.

A3404 [Burzichelli, John J./Coughlin, Craig J.+1], Physician incentive payment-concerns

A3424 [Lagana, Joseph A./Diegnan, Patrick J.+13], Prescrip. medications-concerns

A3625 [McKnight, Angela V./Chiaravalloti, Nicholas], Birth cert, Jersey City-issue

by Dec. 31

 

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016 (continued)

 

Assembly Health and Senior Services Meeting (continued)

A4334 [Conaway, Herb], Pymt. alternative models-DOH reg.

AJR106 [Phoebus, Gail/Spencer, L. Grace], Go Gold for Kids w/Cancer

Awareness Wk.

S600 [Cunningham, Sandra B./Stack, Brian P.], Birth cert, Jersey City-issue by Dec. 31

S2156 [Weinberg, Loretta/Vitale, Joseph F.+5], Prescrip. medications-concerns

SJR49 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Oroho, Steven V.+4], Go Gold for Kids w/Cancer

Awareness Wk.

 

Assembly Higher Education Meeting

Chair: Asw. Jasey, Mila M.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Housing and Community Development Meeting

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

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Green, Jerry

A358 [Kean, Sean T.], Homeowners' assoc.-conflict of interests

A400 [Benson, Daniel R.], Homeowners' assoc.-concerns

A2009 [Green, Jerry], Condo. master deeds-concerns

A2027 [Green, Jerry/Eustace, Tim], Homeowners' assoc-concerns memb and mgmt

A2260 [Prieto, Vincent], Owners rights, Obligations Act

A3163 [Andrzejczak, Bob/Land, R. Bruce+1], Homeowners' assn.-concerns memb.

A4091 [Eustace, Tim], Voting participation right-enhance resid

S2492 [Gordon, Robert M./O'Toole, Kevin J.], Voting participation right-enhance resid

 

Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting 2:00 PM

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

Chair: Asm. Benson, Daniel R.

A2182 [Sumter, Shavonda E./Holley, Jamel C.+9], Inmate reentry-DOC dev. plan

A3797 [Singleton, Troy], Police-concerns cert. training

A3946 [Burzichelli, John J./Dancer, Ronald S.], Commercial driv. lic. testing-concerns

A4156 [Downey, Joann], ID theft victims-AG estab. database

A4179 [Caputo, Ralph R./Oliver, Sheila Y.+3], Temp transfer, firearm-req cert ID

A4180 [Caputo, Ralph R./Oliver, Sheila Y.+3], Firearms, cert use-req cert ID

A4237 [Sumter, Shavonda E./Benson, Daniel R.], Police, incapacitated-proh. termination

AJR126 [Dancer, Ronald S./DeAngelo, Wayne P.], St Police. anniversary-commem.

S879 [Greenstein, Linda R./Bateman, Christopher], Police, incapacitated-proh. termination

S895 [Lesniak, Raymond J./Beck, Jennifer+6], Earn Your Way Out Act-estab.

S2364 [Oroho, Steven V./Stack, Brian P.+1], Commercial driv. lic. testing-concerns

 

**Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Reform and Federal Relations Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 14,

4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Gusciora, Reed

The Meeting has been Canceled.

 

Assembly Regulated Professions Meeting 1:00 PM

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

Chair: Asm. Giblin, Thomas P.

A3701 [Eustace, Tim/Munoz, Nancy F.], Respiratory Care Practitioner Act-amends

A3959 [Giblin, Thomas P.], Accountancy Act of 1997-revises

A4273 [Greenwald, Louis D.], Prof occup lic. bd.-req. st. supervision

 

Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting

Chair: Asm. DeAngelo, Wayne P.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Caputo, Ralph R.

A3904 [Burzichelli, John J.], Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation

A4187 [Burzichelli, John J.], Casino lic applicant-disqualifies cert

A4246 [Dancer, Ronald S.], Annual thoroughbred race-decr.

A4255 [Dancer, Ronald S.], Horse racetracks-allows cert. wagers

S2370 [Whelan, Jim], Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation

S2575 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Whelan, Jim+1], Casino lic applicant-disqualifies cert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016

 

Senate Legislative Oversight and Assembly Judiciary

Joint Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 4,

1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chairs: Sen. Gordon, Robert M./Asm. McKeon, John F.

The Committees will receive testimony from federal and regional transportation agencies on rail safety issues, and from transportation experts and other invited

guests on NJ Transit management, operations, funding, and safety issues.

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Committee Group (3) Scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Committee Group (4) Scheduled to meet

 

****Senate Economic Growth Meeting 10:30 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Lesniak, Raymond J.

S512 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Oroho, Steven V.], Fruit and veg donation-corp bus tax cred

S1013 [Holzapfel, James W./Singer, Robert W.+5], Tethering dogs-reg.

S1334 [Kean, Thomas H./Diegnan, Patrick J.+7], Breweries sell beer-cert. farm markets

S1640 [Van Drew, Jeff], Domestic companion animals-exposure

S1642 [Van Drew, Jeff], Cruelly restraining a dog-crim. offense

S2410 [Vitale, Joseph F./Lesniak, Raymond J.], Cats-proh. surgical declawing

S2670 [Van Drew, Jeff/Turner, Shirley K.], UEZ desig. cert.-extends 2 yrs.

 

****Senate Education Meeting

Chair: Sen. Ruiz, M. Teresa

The Committee will not meet.

 

****Senate Higher Education Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Cunningham, Sandra B.

The Committee will receive testimony from invited speakers on campus sexual assault.

 

****Senate Judiciary Meeting 1:00 PM

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

Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.

Considered:

to be a member of the Credit Union Advisory Council:

Andrew L. Jaeger of Mount Laurel to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

James J. Miller, Jr. of Kearny for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Local Finance Board:

Honorable Francis J. Blee of Mullica Township to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the NJ Automobile Insurance Risk Exchange Board of Directors:

Kevin J. Curry of Mount Laurel to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

Charles J. Fordham, CPCU, CIDM of Lumberton for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the NJ Commission on American Indian Affairs:

Steven Burton of Pine Hill for the term prescribed by law.

Joanne Hawkins of Pennsauken to succeed herself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Board of Examiners:

John Shimkus, CO/LO of Wall for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Residential Mortgage and Consumer Finance Advisory Board:

Brian F. Benjamin of Red Bank to replace Joseph G. Zinman, deceased, for the term prescribed by law.

William J. Raftery, III of Southampton to replace Burt Augustensen, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities:

William R. Testa of Kearny to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Stockton University Board of Trustees:

Stanley M. Ellis of Riverton to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016 (continued)

 

****Senate Judiciary Meeting (continued)

Interviewed:

to be a Judge of the Superior Court:

Daniel D'Alessandro of Jersey City for the term prescribed by law.

James M. DeMarzo of Madison for the term prescribed by law.

Mary Gibbons Whipple of Morristown for the term prescribed by law.

Deborah L. Gramiccioni of Wall Township to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Melanie Donohue Appleby, for the term prescribed by law.

Robert Kirsch of Westfield for the term prescribed by law.

Philip J. Maenza of East Hanover for the term prescribed by law.

Joseph L. Marczyk of Absecon for the term prescribed by law.

Anthony M. Massi of Robbinsville for the term prescribed by law.

Edward J. McBride, Jr. of Pennsauken for the term prescribed by law.

Frances A. McGrogan of Franklin Lakes for the term prescribed by law.

Joseph Paone of South Amboy for the term prescribed by law.

John C. Porto of Cape May Court House for the term prescribed by law.

Alberto Rivas of Perth Amboy for the term prescribed by law.

Marybeth Rogers of North Bergen for the term prescribed by law.

Francis J. Vernoia of Middletown for the term prescribed by law.

Lisa M. Vignuolo of Milltown for the term prescribed by law.

Ronald D. Wigler of Livingston for the term prescribed by law.

to be a Workers' Compensation Judge:

Gerald J. Massell of Red Bank for the term prescribed by law.

 

****Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting

Chair: Sen. Beach, James

The Committee will not meet.

 

****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

S808 [Weinberg, Loretta/Stack, Brian P.], Cybersecurity Comm.-creates;$50K

S859 [Stack, Brian P.], Vol. in Pub. Svc. Pension Reform Act

S1404 [Weinberg, Loretta], Gov. affairs agents-concerns disclosure

S2328 [Cruz-Perez, Nilsa], Amusement game-permited to sell alco bev

S2595 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Civil Serv positions-adjust cert

SJR75 [Rice, Ronald L./Codey, Richard J.+2], Disparity in St. Procurement Study Comm,

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

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

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

 

State House Commission Meeting 9:00 AM

Committee Room 3, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016

 

*Joint Legislative Task Force on Drinking Water Infrastructure Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Co-Chairs: Sen. Greenstein, Linda R./Asm. McKeon, John F.

The Task Force will receive testimony from invited guests on the State's drinking water infrastructure, needed improvements, and potential funding mechanisms for those improvements.

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

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

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the Call of the Speaker

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced