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Vol. XXVI No. 58 216th Legislature $ First Annual Session
Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley, of the 3rd Legislative
District, has resigned.
Assemblyman Joseph Cryan, of the 20th Legislative
District, has resigned.
Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, of the 15th
Legislative District, has resigned.
SENATE
ACTION
The Senate did not meet.
The Senate will meet on Tuesday, January 13, 2015
(SESSION/JOINT SESSION/Governor’s State of the State Address).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills Introduced:
A4044 Peterson,E/Lagana,J Pub. sch. dist-concerns recess REF AED
A4045
Rumana,S/Russo,D Pretrial
intervention-bars cert. persons REF AJU
A4046
Andrzejczak,B Personal
prop.-exemp. from attachment REF AFI
A4047
Eustace,T/Spencer,L Office of
Sustainability-creates REF AEN
A4048
Mosquera,G/Moriarty,P Grab
bars-req. install in pub. restrooms REF
AHE
A4049
Mosquera,G/Prieto,V Energy
assist.-prov. $21 min. annually REF AHU
A4050
Coughlin,C Loc. pub. contracts
w/new manuf.-exemp. REF ACE
A4051
DeAngelo,W/Benson,D Energy Star
Prog incentives-availability REF AEN
A4052
DeAngelo,W Pool and spa svc.
contractors-concerns REF ARP
A4053
Vainieri Huttle,V/Lampitt,P
Sexual assault higher ed instit-concerns REF AHI
A4054
Dancer,R Nonprofit org-permits
St purch contracts REF ASL
A4055
Dancer,R Forest mgmt.
prog.-concerns REF AAN
A4056
Dancer,R Rare Disease Advisory
Council-estab. REF AHE
A4057
Dancer,R Consumer
contracts-concerns REF ACO
A4058
Dancer,R Handgun permits, other
St.-recognize REF ALP
A4059
Eustace,T/Lagana,J+2 Amber
light duration-estab. control REF ATR
A4060
Casagrande,C/Eustace,T St House
Complex-env sustainability plan REF AEN
A4061
Singleton,T HS
graduation-concerns req. REF AED
A4062
Singleton,T/Wisniewski,J
Police, surviving spouse-health coverage
A4063
McHose,A+1 MV liab. insur.
coverage-req. cert. min. REF AFI
A4064
McHose,A/Fiocchi,S Agric.
devel. co./mun.-allows REF AAN
A4065
Moriarty,P/Diegnan,P Check,
unsolicited-revise law REF ACO
A4066
Moriarty,P/Bramnick,J Text messages, unsolicited-revise penal REF ACO
A4067
Lagana,J Mun. Vol. Prop. Tax
Reduction Act REF ASL
A4068
DeCroce,B Watershed
lands-concerns taxation REF ASL
A4069
Danielsen,J/Pinkin,N+1 St
Oceanographer-estab. position REF AEN
A4070
Brown,C.J./Moriarty,P+23
Post-HS ed. expenses-concerns pymt.
REF AJU
A4071
Diegnan,P/Stender,L+1 Group
homes-fire suppression sys. req. REF
AHU
A4072
Mazzeo,V Neighborhood
Revitalization-extend. elig REF AHO
A4073
Schaer,G/Prieto,V+14 Korman and
Park's Law-carbon detectors REF ASL
A4074
Stender,L/Vainieri Huttle,V
Vendor contract viol.-impose penal.
REF ASL
A4075
Garcia,C/Green,J+3 Foreclosure
of resid. prop.-concerns REF AFI
A4076
Conaway,H Radiologic
svcs.-concerns insur. reimb. REF AFI
A4077
Garcia,C/Sumter,S Higher
ed-sexual assault prev. instruct. REF
AHI
Bills Introduced: (cont’d)
A4078
Vainieri Huttle,V Sexual
Assault Survivor Prot Act of 2015 REF
AJU
A4079
Eustace,T/Andrzejczak,B+1
Farmers Against Hunger Day-pub., website REF AAN
A4080
McGuckin,G/Wolfe,D Flood
insur.-concerns REF AFI
A4081
Mainor,C/Eustace,T+6
Police-clarify deadly force REF
ALP
A4082
Pintor Marin,E/Spencer,L Port
support zone-estab. REF ACE
A4083
Eustace,T/Spencer,L+7 Gay
panic-proh. murder defense REF AJU
A4084
Tucker,C/Eustace,T+1 Vet. prop.
tax deduction-expand elig. REF ASL
A4085
Rodriguez-Gregg,M/Garcia,C+1
Apprenticeships-bus. tax cred. REF
ACE
A4086
Rodriguez-Gregg,M+1 Student
database-incl. mil.-connected id REF
AED
ACR217
Mainor,C/Bramnick,J+3
Waterfront Comm. of NY Harbor-dissolve
REF ALP
ACR218
Tucker,C/Andrzejczak,B Vet.,
cert.-extend prop. tax deduction REF ASL
AJR93
Eustace,T/Andrzejczak,B+1
Gleaning Wk.,-desig. last wk, September
REF AAN
AJR94
Eustace,T/Andrzejczak,B+1
Farmers Against Hunger Day-desig.
REF AAN
AR196
Pinkin,N/DeAngelo,W+2
Rutgers-engage, good faith negotiations
AR197
Tucker,C Police equip w/body
camera-enact leg. REF ALP
AR198
Kean,S Cuba-disagree restored
relations REF ASL
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
A1240 Prieto,V/Spencer,L ATMs-req. emerg. phone svc. REP
A1879 Burzichelli,J/Coughlin,C+1 Admin. Procedure Act-revises REP
A2618 Aca (1R)
Johnson,G VCCB-concerns
restitution REP/ACA
A3020 Aca (1R)
Singleton,T/Conaway,H+6
Manufacturing sector-students gain emp.
REP/ACA
A3168
Lampitt,P/Mosquera,G+1 Small,
women, minority-owned bus-concern REP
A3248 Aca (1R)
Conaway,H/Sumter,S Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Task Force
REP/ACA
A3754
Johnson,G/Dancer,R Mil equip
surplus-trans, law enforcement REP
A3804
Casagrande,C/Lagana,J Admin.
rules and reg.-St agencies review REP
A3843 Aca (1R)
Caputo,R/Giblin,T+3 Outdoor
video surveillance camera-reg. REP/ACA
A3890 Aca (1R)
Lampitt,P/Lagana,J+1 Influenza
vaccines, older adults-concern REP/ACA
A3901 Aca (1R)
Johnson,G/Dancer,R Fed prop surplus-loc law enforcement
use REP/ACA
A3948
Benson,D/Lagana,J+1 Money
transmitters-concerns REP
A3950
Prieto,V/Jimenez,A
Corrections-utilize body scanning equip. REP
A4033 Aca (1R)
Moriarty,P/Fuentes,A Pymt.
assurance device-proh installation
REP/ACA
AJR57
McHose,A/Space,P Sarcoidosis
Awareness Mo.-desig. April REP
AJR77
Singleton,T/Conaway,H
Adrenoleukodystrophy Awareness Mo-March
REP
AR182
Benson,D/Johnson,G Retirement
benf. prot.-Cong. enact leg. REP
S2364 Sca (1R)
Gill,N/Weinberg,L+2 Fed prop
surplus-loc law enforcement use REP
S2365
Gill,N/Weinberg,L+2 Mil equip
surplus-trans, law enforcement REP
Bills Reported Referred/AAP:
A660 Aca (1R) Eustace,T/Benson,D+1 Econ. devel. incentives-reviews REP/ACA REF AAP
A953 Aca (1R)
Singleton,T/Eustace,T+4
Microenterprise training prog-estab.
REP/ACA REF AAP
A1922
Conaway,H/Vainieri Huttle,V+3
Managed care plan networks-audit
REP REF AAP
A3730
Singleton,T/Mainor,C+2 Prison
physicians-acquire cert. training REP
REF AAP
Bills Transferred:
A3754 Johnson,G/Dancer,R Mil equip surplus-trans, law
enforcement FROM AHS TO ALP
Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee:
S734 Sca (1R) Kean,T/Sacco,N+3 Autonomous veh.-driv. lic. endorsement REF ATR
S1079
Bucco,A.R./Van Drew,J+1 Prop.
tax bills-auth. pymt. via e-mail REF
ASL
S1168
Vitale,J/Addiego,D+2 Tongue
tie-newborn infant screening req. REF
AWC
S1940 ScaSca (2R) Oroho,S/Van Drew,J Bd of ed, loc govt-exempt pub util
pymts REF ARO
S2243 Sca (1R)
Kyrillos,J/Sacco,N Drew's
Law-15 mph in or near pub. parks REF
ATR
S2277 ScaSca (2R) Lesniak,R/Rice,R+9 Waterfront Comm, NY Harbor-Gov. w/draw REF AAP
S2364 Sca (1R)
Gill,N/Weinberg,L+2 Fed prop
surplus-loc law enforcement use REF ALP
S2365
Gill,N/Weinberg,L+2 Mil equip
surplus-trans, law enforcement REF ALP
S2366 ScaSa (2R) Weinberg,L/Vitale,J+10 Pharm.-concerns addiction REF AHE
S2367
Codey,R/Allen,D+5 Substance
abuse instr. sch students-req. REF AED
S2377 Sca (1R)
Barnes,P/Vitale,J+6 Substance
abuse recovery housing prog. REF AHI
S2420 Sca (1R)
Smith,B/Bateman,C+1 Electric
power net metering-concerns REF ATU
S2438
Codey,R/Van Drew,J+3 St. songs;
desig. five REF ASL
Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee: (cont’d)
S2442
Kean,T/Sarlo,P+3 Innovation,
Research Fellowship Prog. REF
S2484
Codey,R/Turner,S+1 Sch. start
times-DOE conduct study REF AED
S2489 ScaSa (2R) Sweeney,S/Whelan,J+1 Bldg./hwy. infrastructure
proj.-concerns REF ASL
S2508
Oroho,S/Whelan,J+3 Driv. lic.
vet. desig.-concerns REF AMV
S2578
Gill,N/Vitale,J+1
Optometrists-continue prescribing meds
REF ARP
S2627
Cardinale,G/Sacco,N+2 R.17,
S2649 Sca (1R)
Turner,S/Greenstein,L+1 Police
Body Camera Task Force-estab. REF ALP
SJR65
Sweeney,S+1 Common Sense
Housing Invest. Act-pass REF AHO
Bills Received from Senate/Without Reference/Given Second
S939 Sca (1R) Bateman,C/Bucco,A.R.+8 Black Swallowtail butterfly-St
butterfly
S2234
Thompson,S/Van Drew,J Landscape
Irrigation Contractors-abolish
SCR132
Greenstein,L/Stack,B+1 Limited
const. convention-apply to Cong.
Co-Sponsors Added:
A329 (Simon,D)
Estate tax-phase out over five-yr period
A660 Aca (1R)
(Caride,M) Econ. devel.
incentives-reviews
A967
(Lampitt,P) Per Capita Library
Aid;$3M
A1020
(Russo,D; Munoz,N) Retir.
income-elim. income cap excl.
A1109 Acs (ACS)
(Fiocchi,S; Singleton,T; Wolfe,D)
Stephen Komninos' Law-devel. disab. prot
A1417
(McGuckin,G) Govt. Energy
Reliability, Savings Act
A2407
(Tucker,C) Pawnbrokers-retain
prop. and record
A2622 Aca (1R)
(O'Scanlon,D) Tuition Equality
for
A2826
(Oliver,S)
Dietitian/Nutritionist Lic. Act
A3168
(Johnson,G) Small, women,
minority-owned bus-concern
A3740
(McHose,A; Space,P) Cidery and
meadery lic.-creates
A3765/3586/3401 /3755/3751/3906/ 3854 Acs
(ACS) (Giblin,T) Trans. network companies-maintain insur.
A3868
(Diegnan,P) Savings account
promotions-concerns
A3890 Aca (1R)
(Munoz,N) Influenza vaccines,
older adults-concern
A3965
(Johnson,G) Medication drop-off
receptacles-concerns
A3975
(Diegnan,P) Individuals
w/devel. disab-proh transfer
A3991
(Giblin,T) Eco-Ag Tourism
Council-estab.
A3992
(Giblin,T)
Agri-tourism-concerns tourist hwy signs
A3993
(Giblin,T) Ecotourism-concerns
A3994
(Giblin,T) Ecological agric
photo competition-estab
A3995
(Giblin,T) Ecotourism-concerns
ads and promotion
A4002
(Rible,D) Modern manuf.
bus.-prov. assist.
A4006
(Oliver,S) Child support-advise
inmates obligation
A4007
(Green,J; Oliver,S) Juror
source list-expands category
A4008
(Oliver,S; Tucker,C)
Corrections releasees-report cert. info.
A4013
(Ciattarelli,J) Mortgage
guaranty insur.-concerns
A4019
(Garcia,C) St. songs; desig.
five
A4036
(Diegnan,P) HS student-estab
community svc cred prog
A4059
(Handlin,A) Amber light
duration-estab. control
A4079
(Pinkin,N) Farmers Against
Hunger Day-pub., website
ACR149 Aca (1R)
(Oliver,S) Limited const.
convestion-apply to Cong.
ACR211
(Benson,D; Schepisi,H; Handlin,A; Webber,J; Tucker,C) Anti-Semitism-condemns all forms
AJR93
(Pinkin,N) Gleaning Wk.,-desig.
last wk, September
AJR94
(Pinkin,N) Farmers Against
Hunger Day-desig. REF AAN
AR50
(McGuckin,G; Wolfe,D) Hwy.
maintenance-Cong. dedicate addl fds
Prime Sponsors Added:
A660 Aca (1R) (Eustace,T) Econ. devel. incentives-reviews
A2405 Aca (1R)
(Eustace,T) Clean Veh. Task
Force-estab.
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A660 Aca (1R) (Benson,D)
Econ. devel. incentives-reviews
A2405 Aca (1R)
(Benson,D) Clean Veh. Task
Force-estab.
A3126
(Dancer,R) Horse-boarding
bus.-clarify sales tax
A3168
(Mosquera,G) Small, women,
minority-owned bus-concern
A3209
(McKeon,J) Ed. subcontracting
agreements-concerns
A3220
(Dancer,R) Agric.-concerns
promotion and prot.
Second Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A3248 Aca (1R)
(
A3561
(Garcia,C) Professional lic-prov.
online processing
A3564
(Quijano,A) First
responders-req./training standards
A3606
(Benson,D) Sex offenders near
bus stops-concerns
A3629 AaAaAa (3R) (Singleton,T) Voter regis. and resid. req.-concerns
A3740
(Andrzejczak,B) Cidery and
meadery lic.-creates
A3804
(Lagana,J) Admin. rules and
reg.-St agencies review
A3817
(McGuckin,G) Family memb emp.,
deceased vet-tax cred.
A3890 Aca (1R)
(Lagana,J) Influenza vaccines,
older adults-concern
A3950
(Jimenez,A) Corrections-utilize
body scanning equip.
A4015
(O'Scanlon,D) Transp. Trust Fd.
proj.-excl. wage req.
A4041
(Singleton,T) False Claims
Act-provisions retroactive
AR182
(Johnson,G) Retirement benf.
prot.-Cong. enact leg.
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
A660 Aca (1R) (Mazzeo,V)
Econ. devel. incentives-reviews
A2264
(Garcia,C) Bijou's Law-Pet
Groomers Lic. Act
A3804
(Gusciora,R) Admin. rules and
reg.-St agencies review
A3890 Aca (1R)
(Jimenez,A) Influenza vaccines,
older adults-concern
A3933
(Webber,J) Pub.
meetings-display flag/recite pledge
A4013
(Coughlin,C) Mortgage guaranty
insur.-concerns
A4019
(Caputo,R) St. songs; desig.
five
A4021
(Schepisi,H) Emp. securities,
cert-prov tax exclusion
A4036
(Benson,D) HS student-estab
community svc cred prog
A4049
(DeAngelo,W) Energy
assist.-prov. $21 min. annually
AJR91
(DeAngelo,W) Men's Health
Awareness Mo-desig November
AR182
(Garcia,C) Retirement benf.
prot.-Cong. enact leg.
Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:
A660 Aca (1R) (Johnson,G) Econ. devel. incentives-reviews
A1879
(Lagana,J) Admin. Procedure
Act-revises
A3890 Aca (1R)
(Eustace,T) Influenza vaccines,
older adults-concern
A4006
(Sumter,S) Child support-advise
inmates obligation
A4021
(Bucco,A.M.) Emp. securities,
cert-prov tax exclusion
A4062
(Caride,M) Police, surviving
spouse-health coverage
Fifth Prime Sponsors Added:
A3552 (Benson,D)
Disab. vet./caregiver-finan. planning
A3553
(Benson,D) Vet. rental
asst.-concerns
A3554
(Benson,D) Vet.-elim. income
elig. cap respite care
A3890 Aca (1R)
(Mazzeo,V) Influenza vaccines,
older adults-concern
A4006
(Tucker,C) Child support-advise
inmates obligation
A4007
(Sumter,S) Juror source
list-expands category
A4008
(Sumter,S) Corrections
releasees-report cert. info.
A4062
(Quijano,A) Police, surviving
spouse-health coverage
ACR218
(DeAngelo,W) Vet., cert.-extend
prop. tax deduction
Sixth Prime Sponsors Added:
A1084 (Mukherji,R) Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act
A3551
(Benson,D) Wounded Warrior
Caregivers Relief Act
A3670
(Benson,D) Vet-incr allowance,
cert. wartime disab.
A3945
(Benson,D) Health care prov,
out-of-network-concern
A4075
(Jasey,M) Foreclosure of resid. prop.-concerns
Seventh Prime Sponsors Added:
A2073 Acs (ACS) (Pintor Marin,E) Securities, sale/offer-exemp. from regis
A3975
(Mosquera,G) Individuals
w/devel. disab-proh transfer
The Assembly
adjourned at 6:01 P.M. to meet again on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 (JOINT
SESSION/ Governor's State of the State
Address).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (12/22/14):
P.L.2014, c.81.
A3271 Aca (1R)
Coughlin,C/Ciattarelli,J+2
12/26/2014 Finan solvency
reg-concerns moderization
P.L.2014, c.82.
A3423 Sa w/GR (2R)
Burzichelli,J/Riley,C+4
12/26/2014 Hosp. transactions,
cert.-concerns
P.L.2014, c.83.
A3629 AaAaAa (3R)
Stender,L/Singleton,T+1
12/26/2014 Voter regis. and
resid. req.-concerns
P.L.2014, c.84.
A3815 Aca (1R)
Green,J/Burzichelli,J+10
12/26/2014 Permit Extension Act
of 2008-extend
P.L.2014, c.85.
A3926 Aca (1R)
Burzichelli,J/DiMaio,J+1
12/26/2014 Tobacco sales,
cert.-concerns
P.L.2014, c.86.
S1027 Sca (1R)
Holzapfel,J/Tucker,C+7
1/6/2015 Vet of All Wars
Memorial Bridge-rt.35
P.L.2014, c.87.
A2184 Aa (1R)
Singleton,T/Tucker,C+28
1/6/2015 Vet. death
certificate-concerns
P.L.2014, c.88.
S562 Sca (1R) Turner,S/Gill,N+1 1/9/2015
Health insur. carriers-encrypt cert info
P.L.2014, c.89.
S2021 Sca (1R)
Sweeney,S/Oroho,S 1/9/2015 Farm structures, temp.-concerns
P.L.2014, c.90.
A1993 Aca (1R) Watson
Coleman,B/Tucker,C+3 1/9/2015 Alpha Kappa Alpha-auth. lic. plate
P.L. 2014, JR-4. SJR41
Beach,J/Whelan,J+10
1/6/2015 Vet. Ed. Awareness
Wk.-desig. November
P.L.2014, JR-5.
AJR51 Aca (1R)
Dancer,R/Andrzejczak,B+2
1/9/2015 Pollinator Wk.-desig.
one wk. each yr.
P.L.2014, JR-6.
AJR88 Rible,D/Kean,S+1 1/9/2015
Children's Grief Awareness Day-desig Nov