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Vol. XXV No. 1 215th Legislature $ Second Annual Session
The Members of both Houses of the 215th Legislature met in
Joint Session to receive the State of the State Address from the Honorable
Chris Christie, Governor of the State of
SENATE
ACTION (SESSION)
Bills Introduced:
S2426 Scutari,N Water supply charges-income tax deduct REF SCU
S2427 Scutari,N Ignition
interlock devices-concerns REF SJU
S2428 Bucco,A.R./Pou,N
St.-funded health benf. plans-concerns REF SHH
S2429 Lesniak,R Pub.
Util. Reliability Investment Act REF SEG
S2430
Lesniak,R/Turner,S+3 Study
Comm. on Violence REF SLP
S2431 Rice,R Equal emp opportunity req, cert.-estab. REF SSG
S2432 Rice,R Pub. sch.
textbooks-concerns REF SED
S2433
Vitale,J/Beach,J+1 Govt.
Records Council-concerns memb. REF SSG
S2434 Lesniak,R
Hurricane Sandy relief-partial fds UEZ REF SEG
S2435 Sarlo,P Travel
& tourism ads.;$20M REF SSG
S2436 Sarlo,P Alco. bev. in stadiums-create lic. REF SLP
S2437 O'Toole,K Sewerage
fac. rates-prov. cert. limits REF SEG
S2438
Van Drew,J
Reading difficulty, diagnosing-cert. req REF SED
S2439
Van Drew,J
Dyslexia-concerns definition REF
SED
S2440
Van Drew,J
Reading disab.-prov. prof.
devel. REF SED
S2441
Van Drew,J
Teachers-concerns prof. devel. REF SED
S2442 Van
Drew,J
Dyslexia-screen kindergarten students
REF SED
S2443
Van Drew,J
First responders-prov family leave insur REF
S2444
Van Drew,J
Consumer Finance Advisory Bd.-estab. REF SCM
S2445
Van Drew,J
Vet.-auth. sch. dist. hiring preference
REF SED
S2446
Van Drew,J
Medicaid reimb, nursing fac-amend
FY2013 REF SHH
S2447
Van Drew,J
Eminent domain-limits use REF SCU
S2448 Turner,S Higher Ed
Epinephrine Emerg Treatment REF SHI
S2449 Greenstein,L Vol.
first aid, rescue-revise definition REF
SLP
S2450 Greenstein,L Vol.
first aid squad-warning lights use REF SLP
S2451 Pennacchio,J Bus.
prop. repair-prov. tax credit REF SBA
S2452 Pennacchio,J Bus.
purchases, cert.-sales tax rebate REF
SBA
S2453 Turner,S Mental
Health Court Pilot Prog.-estab. REF SJU
S2454 Turner,S Charter sch application-modify timeframe REF SED
S2455 Turner,S Prop tax reimb-use as cred prop tax
bill REF SCU
S2456 Turner,S Firearms
ammunition purch.-concerns REF SLP
S2457 Bateman,C/Scutari,N
MV liab. insur.
coverage-concerns REF STR
S2458 Bucco,A.R.
Defeated sch. budgets-change deadline
REF SED
S2459 Scutari,N Food
sold in sch.-proh. cert. REF SED
S2460 Scutari,N/Beck,J
Consumer Prot. Act of 2012 REF SCM
SR91
Van Drew,J
Dyslexia-teacher instruction certificate REF SED
SR92
Ruiz,M/Rice,R+6 Gun control
laws-urge Cong to strengthen REF SLP
SR93 Whelan,J Bus.
affected by Sandy-tax incentives REF SEG
Concurrent Resolution Passed:
Providing
for the Legislature to hold a joint session for the purpose of receiving the
Governor's State of the State Address.
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
S2425 Sweeney,S/Norcross,D Pub works proj.-revise
definition REP
Bills Transferred:
S2211 Sweeney,S/Gordon,R New Jobs for NJ Act FROM SBA TO
S2369
Lesniak,R+1 Black bears-proh. feeding FROM
SEN TO SEG
Co-Sponsors Added:
S134 ScaSca
(2R) (Stack,B) Office of Dropout Prev.-estab.
S430 (Buono,B) Devel disab persons parent-bill
of right
S1191 (Cunningham,S; Scutari,N) Ed. subcontracting agreements-concerns
S1685 Sca (1R) (Singer,R) Checkpoints-proh
limited, cert veh types
S1758 Scs (SCS) (Stack,B) FamilyCare-concerns elig.
S1912 Sca (1R) (Stack,B) Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act
S2163 (Turner,S)
Non-teaching staff-concerns arbitration
S2354 (Madden,F) Consumer
Access to Health Care Act
S2430 (Vitale,J; Cunningham,S; Whelan,J) Study
Comm. on Violence
S2433 (Bateman,C) Govt.
Records Council-concerns memb.
SR92 (Cunningham,S; Gill,N; Stack,B; Turner,S; Vitale,J; Weinberg,L) Gun control laws-urge Cong to strengthen
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S2366 (Vitale,J) Suppl.
Nutrition Asst. Prog.-estab.
S2374 (Bateman,C) Animal
cruelty viol.-recover costs
S2425 (Norcross,D) Pub
works proj.-revise definition
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
S133 (Ruiz,M) Min. & Women-owned bus.-St. contracting
The Senate President has made
the following joint reappointment:
*Effective
December 31, 2012
Fire Safety Commission:
Kevin
P. Bellow, of
The Senate did not adjourned. Senate will meet again on Monday, January 14,
2013 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “1” and “2” scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY
ACTION (SESSION)
Bills Introduced:
A3623 Johnson,G Halfway house emp.-police training
req. REF ALP
A3624 Eustace,T/Wagner,C
Gambling-contests of skill not unlawful
REF ARG
A3625 Eustace,T/Benson,D+1 Sr. occupied bldgs-emerg
operation plans REF AHS
A3626 Chivukula,U Emp.
securities, cert-prov tax exclusion REF ABU
A3627 Conaway,H/Wagner,C
Ed. subcontracting agreements-concerns
REF AED
A3628 Conaway,H Epilepsy
Task Force-adds one member REF AHE
A3629 Mosquera,G Natural
gas veh.-bus., income tax cred. REF ACE
A3630
Greenwald,L/Ramos,R+2 Travel
& tourism ads.;$20M REF ATA
A3631 Mosquera,G Intersch. athlete report-submit annually REF AED
A3632
Brown,C.A./Diegnan,P+5 Veh. sales-disclose water damage REF ACO
A3633 Dancer,R Prop.,
following disaster-depreciation REF AHO
A3634 Gusciora,R/Watson Coleman,B+1
A3635
Rumpf,B/Gove,D+3 Abandoned
vessel-petition co for removal REF AHS
A3636 Dancer,R Scrap
metal law-makes revisions REF ARP
Bills Introduced: (cont’d)
A3637 Chivukula,U
Natural gas veh-conversion training prog REF AEN
A3638 Chivukula,U Natural gas fueling stations-encourage REF AEN
A3639 O'Donnell,J/Diegnan,P
Water supply operator-take exam
REF ARG
A3640 Lampitt,P/Watson Coleman,B+1 Carbon monoxide detectors-req. in sch. REF AED
A3641 Giblin,T/Oliver,S
Asthma-friendly sch.-adopt policies
REF AED
A3642
Ramos,R/Schaer,G+8 Homeowners
policy-one page summary REF AFI
A3643 Cryan,J/O'Donnell,J
Hurricane Sandy relief-partial fds UEZ REF ACE
A3644 O'Scanlon,D
Hydraulic fracturing-estab. moratorium REF AEN
A3645 Greenwald,L
Ammunition sale-face to face transaction REF ALP
A3646 Greenwald,L
Ammunition-estab. regulatory sys. REF ALP
A3647 Wagner,C/Eustace,T
Looting, st of emerg-concerns
sentencing REF ALP
A3648 Ciattarelli,J/Watson Coleman,B Police & priv. coll,
cert cases-immunity REF AHI
A3649
Stender,L/Singleton,T+1 Water
supply charges-income tax deduct REF AAP
A3650
Wagner,C/Eustace,T+3 Med
Marijuana for a Cure Fd-research REF AAP
A3651 Angelini,M/Casagrande,C
Sch bond validating act REF AED
A3652 Wisniewski,J
Hurricane
A3653 Fuentes,A Weapons,
unlawful position-concerns REF ALP
A3654 Cryan,J Vegetation
mgmt.-concerns REF ATU
A3655 Peterson,
A3656 Diegnan,P Polling
place locations-elim. list req. REF ASG
A3657 McKeon,J Nikhil's
Law-concerns driv. safety ed. REF ALP
A3658
Diegnan,P/O'Donnell,J+10 Transp.
med. needs students-concerns REF AED
Concurrent Resolution Passed:
Providing
for the Legislature to hold a joint session for the purpose of receiving the
Governor's State of the State Address.
Bills Received from Senate/Concurrence w/Senate Amendments/Given
Second
A720 AcaAaSca
(3R) Ramos,R/Milam,M+11 St. emp. comp.-direct deposit req.
A792 AcaSca (2R) Munoz,N/Green,J+1 Inter-fac.
transfers-estab hosp protocol
Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee:
S1122 Sca
(1R) Beck,J/Sarlo,P+5 SPRS memb.-purch. cred. prior mil.
svc. REF AMV
S1354 Sca (1R) Cunningham,S/Codey,R+1 Pedestrian death-incr.
penal. REF ATR
S1907 Bucco,A.R./Van Drew,J+5
Dusty's Law-killing guide dog crim penal REF ALP
S2036 Sa (1R)
Whelan,J
Planned real estate devel. assoc.-liens REF AHO
S2045 Sca (1R) Singer,R/Addiego,D+3 Patients-prov.
prescription charge info. REF AHE
S2127 Sca (1R) Turner,S/Stack,B+1 Sch bus operation
w/suspended lic-crime REF ATR
S2188 Sca (1R) Gordon,R/Weinberg,L+6 Call centers-concerns relocation
S2291
Rice,R/Singer,R+1 Higher ed student-health insur.
coverage REF AHI
S2353
Madden,F/Allen,D+1 Epilepsy
Task Force-adds one member REF AHE
SCR113
Codey,R/Allen,D+3
Foreclosure-permit homeowners to rent
REF AHO
SJR38 Beck,J Clarence
Clemons Day-desig. January 11 REF ASG
Bills Withdrawn From The Files:
A3020 Quijano,A Autonomous veh.-driv.
lic. endorsement
FROM ALP
A3539
Mainor,C/Jimenez,A+2 Pub.
records-concerns identifying info. ACO
Co-Sponsors Added:
A746 Aca
(1R) (Lampitt,P) Gender-motivated viol-estab
civil action
A945 (McKeon,J) Driv. lic.-allow vol. diabetic
notation
A1822 (McKeon,J)
Vibration analysis, cert. rts.-conduct
A2022 (Mosquera,G)
Ultrasound breast screenings-insur cover
A2528 (Kean,S) Animal
Abuser Registry-estab.
A2671 Aca (1R) (McKeon,J) St. memor.
maintenance-voluntary contrib
A3095 (Jasey,M) Opioid Antidote and Overdose Prev. Act
A3128 (Jasey,M)
Sewage-clarify, not haz. substance
A3255 (Kean,S)
Reliability, Storm Response Act of 2012
A3269 Aca (1R) (Singleton,T) Graduates-higher ed. report emp. data
A3283 (Caputo,R) Support
Our Vet.-auth. lic. plate
A3469 (Eustace,T; O'Scanlon,D) Medicaid reimb,
nursing fac-amend FY2013
A3470 (Giblin,T)
Contractors, cert-verify emp. work auth.
Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A3482 (Simon,D) Electric
pub util infrastructure-removal
A3495 (Kean,S) Residents'
Power Prot. Act
A3506 (Johnson,G) Resid community release prog.-concerns
A3535 (Coughlin,C; Moriarty,P; Simon,D; Lampitt,P) Energy Infrastructure Study Comm.-estab.
A3552 (Diegnan,P)
Disaster Victims' Bill of Rights
A3571 (Lampitt,P) St. aid
to mun.-concerns additional
A3614 (Coughlin,C; Johnson,G) Lottery, priv. operation-Leg. approval
A3640 (Singleton,T)
Carbon monoxide detectors-req. in sch.
A3650 (Prieto,V; Giblin,T; Tucker,C) Med
Marijuana for a Cure Fd-research
AR54 (Johnson,G)
Industrial Hemp Farming Act-Cong. enact
AR72 (Caride,M) Official
Jr. Ambassadors-honors book
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A1037 (Singleton,T) Estate tax-repeals
A1673 (Cryan,J) Gun,
weapon free sch. zones-concerns
A3192 (Eustace,T) Food
labels-req containing cert material
A3393 (Gusciora,R)
Telephone companies-clarify bus prop tax
A3441 (Coughlin,C) Local
Unit Electronic Tech. Pilot Prog.
A3507 (Lampitt,P)
Anti-hazing at higher ed instit-concerns
AR84 (Barnes,P) Gun
control measures, cert.-Cong. enact
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
A329 Aca
(1R) (Caride,M) Prescribed burn-auth. cert circumstances
A945 (Lampitt,P) Driv. lic.-allow vol. diabetic
notation
A1098 (Cryan,J) Ambulance
dispatchers-estab. protocols
A1122 AcaAca (2R) (Riley,C) Domestic Viol. Tuition Waiver Prog.
A2118 (Rible,D) SPRS memb.-purch. cred. prior mil. svc.
A2574 (Caride,M) Steroid
use among students-deter
A2588 (Caride,M) Trapping
lic. fee, sr cit resid-discount
A3409 (Riley,C) Medicaid
managed care org-reducing rates
A3570 (Jasey,M) Prop. Tax
Lien Pilot Prog.-estab.
A3634 (Benson,D)
AJR88 (Lampitt,P) Pregnancy
Infant Loss Rememberance
AR72 (Giblin,T) Official
Jr. Ambassadors-honors book
Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:
A1590 (Caride,M) Hunting lic.
disc.-totally disab. person
A3410 (Jimenez,A) Pupil
directory info.-concerns
A3489 (Caputo,R) Standardbred horse-distrib cert
proceeds
A3535 (Caride,M) Energy
Infrastructure Study Comm.-estab.
A3598 (Lampitt,P) Mun. court-conditional dismissal prog.
ACR63 (Fuentes,A) Assault
weapons ban-urge Cong. to enact
Fifth Prime Sponsors Added:
A569 (Bucco,A.M.) FamilyCare-determine
income elig.
A3362 Aca (1R) (Wagner,C) Mun. prop.,
cert.-exemp. sch. taxes
ACR170 (McKeon,J) Medicaid
expansion prog.-Gov. support
Sixth Prime Sponsors Added:
A3162 (Schaer,G) Higher Ed. Citizenship Equality Act
Ninth Prime Sponsors Added:
A3352 AcaAca
(2R) (Munoz,N) Human Trafficking Prev,
Prot, Treatment
The Assembly Speaker has made
the following joint reappointment:
*Effective
December 31, 2012
Fire Safety Commission:
Kevin
P. Bellow, of
The Assembly
adjourned at 5:07 PM to meet again on Monday, January 14, 2013 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “A” and “B” scheduled to
meet).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (12/20/2012):
P.L.2012, c.79. A1459 Aca w/GR (2R)
Gusciora,R/McKeon,J+7
12/21/2012 Electronic Waste
Mgmt. Act-revises
P.L.2012, c.80.
A3164 w/GR (1R) Webber,J/Prieto,V+16 12/21/2012 Domestic viol shelter-St. pay ed.
costs