NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

for February 2, 2009

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Vol. XXI No. 4 213th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY BOARD ON CARNIVAL AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY:

Christopher Brian Leitner, Esq., of Point Pleasant, to replace Ian Brennan, resigned.

Ernest A. Niles, of Towaco.

William A. Zumsteg, of Toms River.

Debra Henderson, of Piscataway, to replace Carol Kaplan.

Geoffrey M. Rogers, of Wildwood Crest.

Nancy L. Sheridan, of Clark.

William H. Gehlhaus, Esq., of Atlantic Highlands.

Lucy A. Murphy, of Lake Hopatcong.

Adam Todd Wallach, of Madison, to replace Judith Mullins, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY:

Alfred R. Scerni, Jr., Esq., of Galloway.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

Lester Lewis-Powder, of Maplewood.

Richard Dressel, of Oakland.

Patricia A. Mueller, of Haddonfield.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND HAIRSTYLING:

Jerry Speziale, of Wayne.

Ronald Jerome Brown, of Irvington.

Joseph R. Santagata, of Landisville.

James J. Forte, of Blackwood, to replace Denise Pereau, resigned.

Danielle Swenson, of Wyckoff, to replace Anne Marie Manahan.

Maria Cruz Denzer, of Sparta, to replace Carlo Melini, resigned.

Peter P. Macri, of Roselle Park, to replace Elaine Contessa Haroldson, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION:

Susan L. Hayes, of Oradell.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Anna Marie Mascolo, Esq., of Fairview, to replace Kenneth Campbell, resigned.

Vincent J. Mazzola, of Mendham.

Linda A. Niro, of Bridgewater, to replace Sonia Rosado, resigned.

Robert F. Guarasci, of Hackensack, to replace Gwendolyn Taylor, resigned.

William J. Pesce, of Basking Ridge.

Bills Introduced:

S2520 Stack,B Bedbugs-concerns the extermination REF SCU

S2521 Stack,B Qualified bus. in UEZ-concerns REF SEG

S2522 Stack,B Save the Hudson Riv. Palisades Act REF SEN

S2523 Stack,B Mattresses, secondhand-concerns REF SHH

S2524 Van Drew,J Affordable housing-revises laws REF SCU

Bills Introduced: (cont’d)

S2525 Van Drew,J Prop. tax assessment errors-concerns REF SCU

S2526 Van Drew,J Campaign contrib. reporting-concerns REF SSG

S2527 Allen,D/Rice,R+6 Housing Asst. & Recovery Prog.-concerns REF SCM

S2528 Smith,B/Baroni,B+1 Small wind energy sys. by mun.-prov. reg REF SEG

S2529 Madden,F World War II medal-creates REF SLP

S2530 Madden,F Disposition of human remains-concerns REF SJU

S2531 Weinberg,L St. Planning Comm.-concerns memb. REF SCU

S2532 Weinberg,L Health svc. corp.-domestic stock insurer REF SCM

S2533 Weinberg,L/Allen,D Obstetric svcs. by health fac.-concerns REF SHH

S2535 Smith,B Net metering-concerns REF SEG

S2536 Sacco,N/Stack,B Wireless telephone use-concerns REF STR

S2537 Sacco,N/Stack,B Rail operations-proh. wireless phone use REF STR

S2538 Sacco,N/Stack,B Railroad rights of way-concerns REF STR

S2539 Rice,R/Redd,D Ads, cert.-concerns products sale REF SCM

S2540 Rice,R ATM operators, cert.-concerns REF SCM

S2541 Rice,R/Redd,D Voter regis. material-prov elig students REF SED

S2542 Rice,R+1 Housing auth. exec. dir.-concerns REF SCU

S2543 Rice,R+1 Sheriff's off, co correction off-concern REF SLP

S2544 Rice,R/Redd,D Persons w/o permanent residence-id cards REF SCU

S2545 Lesniak,R Dentists, cert-prov continuing ed credit REF SCM

S2546 Sweeney,S Handgun purch. permits-concerns REF SLP

S2548 Lesniak,R Higher ed. fac. financing-provides REF SED

S2549 Vitale,J/Baroni,B Health insur. coverage-concerns REF SHH

S2550 Weinberg,L/Codey,R Schedule II drugs-concerns prescribing REF SHH

S2552 Sweeney,S St. assets-permits cert. investments REF SBA

SCR134 Baroni,B Pub. Emp. Pension Fd. Investment Comm. REF SSG

SJR69 Sweeney,S Community Oriented Policing Svcs-concern REF SLP

SR109 Stack,B/Cunningham,S Birth records, electronic-concerns REF SHH

SR110 Madden,F Vet. Admin., fed.-issue cert. of disab. REF SLP

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A351 AcaSca (2R) Diegnan,P/Barnes,P+5 Elections, nonpartisan mun.-concerns REP/SCA

A1405/1433 Acs (ACS) Fisher,D/Burzichelli,J+31 Elected off.-proh. dual health coverage REP

A2123 AaSca (2R) Cohen,N+1 Physical therapy svcs. access-concerns REP/SCA

A2451 AcaAaSaSca (4R) Quigley,J/Conners,J+1 Vote By Mail Law REP/SCA

S1000 ScaSca (2R) Madden,F/Redd,D Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation-high sch. REP/SCA

S1099 Scs (SCS) Buono,B Elections, nonpartisan mun.-concerns REP/SCS

S1172 Scs (SCS) Sweeney,S/Weinberg,L+2 Elected off.-proh. dual health coverage REP/SCS

S1240 Kyrillos,J/Stack,B Barbering/hairstyling-create limited lic REP

S1380 ScsSaSca (SCS/2R) Lesniak,R/Sweeney,S+2 The Vote By Mail Law-estab. REP/SCA

S1447 Sca (1R) Baroni,B+1 Pleasant T. Macon Hwy.-desig. REP/SCA

S1927 Sca (1R) Buono,B Cred. card solicitation, cert.-regulates REP/SCA

S2072 Sca (1R) Gill,N Physical therapy-concerns practice REP/SCA

S2074 Sca (1R) Sarlo,P/Oroho,S Street rods, custom mvs-estab. mv regis. REP/SCA

S2369 Sacco,N Jack Freidenrich Engineering Bldg.-desig REP

S2396 Sca (1R) Cardinale,G/Weinberg,L New Bridge Train Station-desig. REP/SCA

S2419 Sca (1R) Van Drew,J/Kean,S+1 Bingo games-removes lic. req. REP/SCA

S2439 Bateman,C MV viol.-concerns point assessment REP

S2475 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Buono,B+2 Env. Infrastructure Finan. Prog.-changes REP/SCA

S2506 Buono,B Gov. budget message-extend to March 12 REP

S2507 Sca (1R) Buono,B FY09 approp. act-amends REP/SCA

S2519 Scs (SCS) Whelan,J/Van Drew,J Casino Control Act-makes various changes REP/SCS

Bills Referred/SBA:

A1405/1433 Acs (ACS) Fisher,D/Burzichelli,J+31 Elected off.-proh. dual health coverage

S1172 Scs (SCS) Sweeney,S/Weinberg,L+2 Elected off.-proh. dual health coverage

S1240 Kyrillos,J/Stack,B Barbering/hairstyling-create limited lic

S2074 Sca (1R) Sarlo,P/Oroho,S Street rods, custom mvs-estab. mv regis.

S2475 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Buono,B+2 Env. Infrastructure Finan. Prog.-changes

S2519 Scs (SCS) Whelan,J/Van Drew,J Casino Control Act-makes various changes

Bills Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:

S221 Sca (1R) Singer,R/Redd,D+2 Nursing homes-prov. Medicaid elig. info.

Co-Sponsors Added:

S1172 Scs (SCS) (O'Toole,K) Elected off.-proh. dual health coverage

S1467 (Stack,B) Hosp.-req. to report cert. injuries

S1473 (Weinberg,L) Sr., disab. prop. tax deduct.-incr.

S1890 (Gordon,R) Gold Star Family lic. plates-auth.

S2151 (Cardinale,G) Novelty lighters-proh. sale

S2475 Sca (1R) (Gordon,R; Van Drew,J) Env. Infrastructure Finan. Prog.-changes
S2527 (Gordon,R; Kean,T; Redd,D; Singer,R; Vitale,J; Weinberg,L) Housing Asst. & Recovery Prog.-concerns
S2528 (Beck,J) Small wind energy sys. by mun.-prov. reg
S2543 (Redd,D) Sheriff's off, co correction off-concern

Prime Sponsors Added:

S982 (Beach,J) Najeeb Green-Lewis Law-concern mv rental
S1297 (Beach,J) Distinguished svc. medal-auth. lic plate
S2247 (Beach,J) Vet.-concerns higher ed. tuition rates
SCR124 (Beach,J) Svcmembers Opportunity Coll. Consortium

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S2054 (Bateman,C) St. songs, four-desig.

S2055 (Stack,B) Snowmobiles, all-terrain veh.-reg.

S2211 (Bateman,C) Finan. literacy pilot prog.-estab.

S2547 (O'Toole,K) Voting machine paper record req.-suspend

Third Prime Sponsor Added:

S1172 Scs (SCS) (Beck,J) Elected off.-proh. dual health coverage

The Senate President has made the following appointments:

*Effective January 28, 2009

New Jersey State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision:

Senator Diane B. Allen (7).

*Effective January 29, 2009

Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse:

Robert Zlotnick, Ph.D., of Northfield.

*Effective January 30, 2009

The Amistad Commission:

Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (21).

The Senate President has made the following re-appointment:

*Effective January 29, 2009

Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse:

Neil Van Ess, of Totowa.

The Senate adjourned at 6:16 P.M. to meet again on Monday, February 9, 2009 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “1” and “2” scheduled to meet).

ASSEMBLY ACTION

The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly will meet on Thursday, February 5, 2009 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (01/26/09):

P.L.2009, c.5. S180 Sa (1R) Bucco,A/Girgenti,J+14 1/27/2009 Driv. approaching emerg. veh.-conditions

P.L.2009, c.6. S1604 Sca (1R) Rice,R/Ruiz,M 1/27/2009 Sports entertainment proj-exemp prop tax

P.L.2009, c.7. S1605 Sca (1R) Codey,R/McKeon,J 1/27/2009 Pension fd. moneys-concern investment

P.L.2009, c.8. S1781 ScaSaAca (3R) Connors,C/Girgenti,J+3 1/27/2009 Scrap metal dealers-concerns

P.L.2009, c.9. A2881 Vas,J/Coutinho,A+5 1/27/2009 Corporate directors resignation-concerns
P.L.2009, c.10. A2883 DeAngelo,W/Chivukula,U+6 1/27/2009 Corporate director elections-concerns

P.L.2009, c.11. A3146 Biondi,P/Coyle,D+3 1/27/2009 Attorney ID Card Prog. trust fd.-creates

P.L.2009, c.12. A3457 Burzichelli,J/Egan,J+3 1/27/2009 Unemp. comp. fd., emp. accts.-concerns

P.L.2009, c.13. S1304 Girgenti,J/Turner,S+4 2/2/2009 Machine gun possession-upgrade crime