NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                           for January 12, 2015

 

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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   REF ALA

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   REF ALA

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 Reading:

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 ALA

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, Ramsey-Staff Sergeant T.McGill Hwy   REF ATR

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 Reading:

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 America's Military

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)   (Sumter,S)    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Task Force

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