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Vol. XXI No. 6 213th Legislature $ Second Annual Session
Assemblywoman Marcia A. Karrow, of the 23rd Legislative
District, has resigned.
Marcia A. Karrow was sworn in as a member of the Senate for
the 23rd Legislative District.
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second
S14 Codey,R
PERS and PFRS-concerns emp. contrib.
S15
Buono,B FY09 approp.
act-amends
Bills Introduced:
S2553 Cardinale,G/Sarlo,P Motor fuel franchisors-concerns REF SCM
S2554
Cardinale,G/Scutari,N Sanitation
veh-auth flashing amber light REF SLP
S2555
Cardinale,G UEZs-elim. REF SEG
S2556
Beach,J Undersheriffs-concerns
duties REF SLP
S2557
Ruiz,M/Oroho,S On-site
generation fac.-concerns REF SEG
S2558
Whelan,J Law enforcement-surviving
dependents REF SLA
S2559
Beck,J False Claims
Act-amends REF SJU
S2563
Sarlo,
S2567
Gordon,R Predatory Towing Prev.
Act-modifies REF STR
SR111
Sweeney,S McCormick, Richard L.-calls
for resig. REF SED
SR112
Haines,P+13 Loc. Mandates
Council-concerns REF SCU
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
A208 Aca (1R) Johnson,G/Rible,D Jr. Firemen's Auxiliaries-concerns REP
A2640
Smith,L/Conners,J+11 Interst Compact Ed
A2655 AcaSca (2R) Burzichelli,J/Rible,D+2 Crimes committed by students-concerns REP/SCA
AJR80
Conaway,H/Munoz,E+2 Eating
Disorders Awareness Mo-desig Feb. REP
S60
Rice,R Charter sch.-application
approval req. REP
S149
Allen,D/Vitale,J+6 PAAD/Sr.
Gold prog.-automatic enrollment REP
S550 Sca (1R)
Sweeney,S Executors,
cert.-concerns REP/SCA
S1242/2469 Scs (SCS) Kyrillos,J Mun emerg mgmt coordinator-concerns appt REP/SCS
S1336 Scs (SCS) Sarlo,P
Law enforcement off suspensions-concerns REP/SCS
S1609 Sca (1R)
Lesniak,R/Whelan,J+2 Higher
ed.-concerns structure and finan.
REP/SCA
S1809 Sca (1R)
Sweeney,S Crimes committed by
students-concerns REP/SCA
S2091 Sca (1R)
Scutari,N/Cardinale,G
Palimony-concerns REP/SCA
S2248 Sca (1R)
Buono,B Student, higher
ed.-concern health insur REP/SCA
S2297
Allen,D Interst Compact Ed
S2340
Sweeney,S/Buono,B Construction
contracts-prevailing wage REP
S2394 Sca (1R)
Buono,B/Vitale,J+2 Medicaid
prog.-concerns REP/SCA
S2450 Sca (1R)
Kean,S/Allen,D Sr. Labor Task
Force-creates REP/SCA
S2498 Sca (1R)
Madden,F/Cunningham,S Workers' comp.
viol.-concerns REP/SCA
S2508
Girgenti,J/Connors,C Vol.
firefighters-physician's cert. req. REP
S2513
Codey,R/Kean,T+1 Blood
donation-concerns age REP
S2534 Sca (1R)
Buono,B/Beck,J False Claims
Act-concerns REP/SCA
S2549 Vitale,J/Baroni,B Health insur. coverage-concerns REP
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
SJR61
Connors,C Chiari
Malformation-Syringomyelia Day REP
SJR68
Kean,T Eating Disorders
Awareness Mo-desig Feb. REP
Bills Combined:
S2469 Beck,J
Mun. emerg. mgmt. coordinators-concerns
COMB/W S1242 (SCS)
Bills Referred/SBA:
A267 Acs (ACS) Vandervalk,C/Conners,J+4 Students w/diabetes-concerns care
A2640
Smith,L/Conners,J+11 Interst
Compact Ed
S1609 Sca (1R)
Lesniak,R/Whelan,J+2 Higher
ed.-concerns structure and finan.
S2297
Allen,D Interst Compact Ed
S2394 Sca (1R)
Buono,B/Vitale,J+2 Medicaid
prog.-concerns
Bills Received from Assembly/Concurrence w/Assembly
Amendments/Given Second
S621 Aca (1R) Vitale,J/Weinberg,L+2 NJ Collaborating Ctr, Nursing
bd-concern
S1644 ScsScaAa (SCS/2R) Weinberg,L/Cardinale,G+
S1880 ScaAca (2R) Smith,B/Watson Coleman,B+1 Criminal Sentencing Comm.-estab.
Bills Received from Assembly/Without Reference/Given Second
A2030/2170 Acs (ACS) Dancer,R/Rooney,J Generic drugs-concerns the dispensing
A2901 Aa (1R)
Evans,E/Oliver,S Child Abuse,
Neglect Task Force-revise
A3075 Aa (1R)
Johnson,G/Rible,D+2 Health club
swimming pools-concerns
A3481 AcaAa (2R) Schaer,G/Scalera,F+2 Police, ff-concern pay status
suspension
A3580
Karrow,M/Conaway,H+4 Blood
donation-concerns age
A3589 Aca (1R)
McKeon,J/Gusciora,R+1 Env.
Infrastructure Finan. Prog.-changes
A3648
Quigley,J/Schaer,G Voting
machine paper record req.-suspend
A3649
Greenwald,L Gov. budget
message-extend to March 12
Bills Received from Assembly/Referred to Committee:
A609 Aca (1R) Karrow,M/Chiusano,G Firewood sale-concerns REF SEG
A725 Aca (1R)
Greenwald,L/Fisher,D+4 Shaken
baby syndrome-concerns info. REF SHH
A880
A1093
Cryan,J/Quigley,J+4 Cabinet
memb.-proh. free housing REF SSG
A1411 Aa (1R)
Fisher,D/Burzichelli,J+9
Council on Child Poverty-estab.
REF SHH
A2038
Gusciora,R/Oliver,S+1 Psych.
liens-concerns cert. access REF SHH
A2079 Aca (1R)
Vainieri Huttle,V/Cruz-Perez,N
Lead poisoning-retailers post warnings
REF SCM
A2268 Aca (1R)
Spencer,L/Barnes,P ATM
operators, cert.-concerns REF SCM
A2276
Prieto,V/Spencer,L+3 ATM fee
disclosures-concerns REF SCM
A2614 Aca (1R)
Rodriguez,C/Schaer,G+1 Interst.
Insur Product Reg Compact-estab REF SCM
A2877 Aca (1R)
Love,S/Cruz-Perez,N+1
Jewelry-concerns the composition
REF SCM
A3203 AcaAaAca (3R) Quigley,J/Spencer,L+5 Bedbug infestations, resid.
prop-concern REF SCU
A3521
Roberts,J/Greenwald,L
A3526 Aca (1R)
McKeon,J/Johnson,G Jury
tampering-incr. penal. REF SJU
A3541 Aca (1R)
Doherty,M/McKeon,J Recycling
coordinator, mun.-concerns REF SCU
AJR103
Roberts,J/Voss,J+6 Disab.
Hist., Awareness Mo-desig October REF
SED
Bills Withdrawn From The Files:
SR92 Sca (1R) Weinberg,L/Madden,F+1 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act-Cong.
pass FROM 2RS
Co-Sponsors Added:
S149 (Baroni,B; Gordon,R; Kean,T; Redd,D; Rice,R;
Singer,R) PAAD/Sr. Gold
prog.-automatic enrollment
S445
(Connors,C) Transparency in
Govt. Act-estab.
S645
(Baroni,B) Cosmetic med.
procedure tax-repeal
S940/1001 Scs (SCS) (Bucco,A)
Personal needs allowance-incr.
S1000 ScaSca (2R) (Stack,B)
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation-high sch.
S1090
(Cardinale,G) Language,
St.-English
S1334
(Buono,B) MV Owners' Right to
Repair Act
S1551/1844 Scs (SCS) (Connors,C; Madden,F) Silver Alert Sys.-estab.
Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
S1609 Sca (1R)
(Stack,B) Higher ed.-concerns
structure and finan.
S1757
(Whelan,J) Disab. vet.,
cert.-special lic. plates
S1890
(Rice,R) Gold Star Family lic.
plates-auth.
S1926 Sca (1R)
(Connors,C) Ricci's
Law-ignition interlock devices
S2171 Sca (1R)
(Beach,J) Troops to College
Prog.-estab
S2391
(Rice,R) NJT bd.-adds
non-voting memb.
S2394 Sca (1R)
(Gordon,R; Weinberg,L) Medicaid
prog.-concerns
S2403
(Baroni,B) Honor Guard
Ribbon-creates
S2423
(Turner,S) Contaminated
prop.-concerns
S2471 Scs (SCS)
(Buono,B) Patient
safety-concerns
S2475 Sca (1R)
(Beach,J) Env. Infrastructure
Finan. Prog.-changes
S2513
(Gordon,R) Blood
donation-concerns age
SR47
(Gordon,R) Universal health
insur coverage-enact
SR100
(Gordon,R) Universal health
insur.-enact leg.
SR106
(Bateman,C; Haines,P)
Israel-support against Hamas terrorists
SR112 (Pennacchio,J; Oroho,S; Bucco,A; Beck,J;
Singer,R; Baroni,B; Bateman,C; Kean,S; Ciesla,A; O’Toole,K; Kyrillos,J:
Cardinale,G; Connors,C) Loc. Mandates Council-concerns
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S401 (Karrow, M)
St. Song:"I'm from NJ"
S1222 (Stack,B) Lead poisoning-retailers post warnings
S1814 Sca (1R)
(Stack,B) Parking
structures-concerns finan, devel
S2073
(Bucco,A) Predatory Towing
Prev. Act-revises
S2488
(Madden,F) Automated
defibrillator use-immunity
S2513
(Kean,T) Blood
donation-concerns age
S2534 Sca (1R)
(Beck,J) False Claims
Act-concerns
SJR21
(Baroni,B) Childhood Obesity
Prev. Mo.-desig. March
SJR29
(Madden,F) Hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy Awareness Wk
SR107
(Gordon,R) Israel-expresses
solidarity
The Senate President
has made the following appointment:
*Effective February 2, 2009
Joint Budget
Oversight Committee:
Senator Anthony R. Bucco (25).
Note
to the 02/2/2009 Digest:
Co-Sponsors Added:
S2542
(Redd,D) Housing auth. exec.
dir.-concerns *NOT* S2543 Sheriff's off, co correction off-concern
The Senate adjourned at 5:55 P.M. to meet again on Monday,
February 23, 2009 (SESSION).
ASSEMBLY
ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills Introduced:
A3717 Chivukula,U Cable television-concerns reg. REF ATU
A3718
Dancer,R Water allocation
permits-concerns REF AEN
A3719
Bramnick,J/Handlin,A+1 Leg.
sessions-prov. pub. comment period REF
ASG
A3720
Fisher,D Health care
fac.-concerns restrictions REF ABU
A3721
McHose,A Divorce
proceedings-concerns assets REF AJU
A3722
Burzichelli,J/Fisher,D Prop.
assessment function-estab. prog. REF
AHO
A3723
Addiego,D Co.-based housing
asst. prog.-creates REF AHE
A3724
Bramnick,J/Watson Coleman,B Mun
courts-conditional intervention prog
REF AJU
A3725
O'Scanlon,D/Casagrande,C+3
Regional contrib. agreements-auth.
REF AHO
A3726
Diegnan,P/Bramnick,J Motor fuel
franchisors-concerns REF ACO
A3727
Casagrande,C/O'Scanlon,D Sch.
dist.-modify tax levy limitation REF
AED
A3728 Vainieri
Huttle,V Nurse midwives-concerns
Bills
Introduced: (cont’d)
A3729
Vainieri Huttle,V Health svc.
corp.-domestic stock insurer REF AFI
A3730
Munoz,E Sexual assault,
brutal-mand. life term REF AJU
A3731 Conaway,H/DeAngelo,W+1 False Claims Act-concerns REF AJU
A3732
O'Scanlon,D/Conners,J Mun. fair
share housing oblig.-concerns REF AHO
A3733
O'Scanlon,D/Conners,J Mun. fair
share housing oblig.-concerns REF AHO
A3734 Rudder,S/Addiego,D Child safety-concerns REF ALP
A3735
Angelini,M Candy resembling
tobacco product-proh. REF ACO
A3736
Casagrande,C/O'Scanlon,D Pub.
Corruption Profiteering Penalty Act REF
AJU
A3737
Casagrande,C Undergraduate tuition
rates-concerns REF AHI
A3738
Rooney,J/Prieto,V Affordable
housing-modifies laws REF AHO
A3739
Wagner,C/Watson Coleman,B
Underground storage tanks-concerns
REF AEN
A3740
DeAngelo,W/Lampitt,P Small wind
energy sys. by mun.-prov. reg REF AHO
A3741
Smith,L/Chiappone,A+10 Police
Training Comm.-concerns REF ALP
A3742
Carroll,M Civil
actions-concerns REF AJU
A3743
Carroll,M/Merkt,R
Superintendent of elections-abolish off. REF ASG
A3744
Carroll,M/Merkt,R Firearm-mandate
instant background check REF ALP
A3745
Wisniewski,J Alco. bev.
lic.-concerns REF ALP
A3746
Milam,M/Albano,N Nonpub. sch.
busing-concerns REF AED
A3747
Albano,N/Milam,M Police
cruisers-concerns REF AHO
A3748
Carroll,M Alt. enegy
sys.-allows bus. tax credit REF AAP
A3750
Polistina,V/Casagrande,C
Consumer Relief Act of 2009 REF
AAP
A3751
Diegnan,P Adult day health care
prov.-concern lic. REF AHU
A3752
Vas,J/Giblin,T+6
A3753
Prieto,V Free pub.
libraries-reduce tax levy REF AHO
A3754
Greenstein,L/Milam,M+4 Sex
offense against minor-concerns REF AJU
A3755
Milam,M/Greenstein,L+4 Sexual
communications to minor-crime REF AJU
A3756
Greenstein,L/Albano,N+5 Sex
crimes against minors-upgrades REF AJU
A3757
Albano,N/Vainieri Huttle,V+8
Social networking websites-concerns
REF AJU
A3758
Greenstein,L/Diegnan,P+6 Sex
offender Internet identifier-concern
REF AJU
A3759
Evans,E/Lampitt,P+4 Harassment
offense-upgrades REF AJU
A3760
Schaer,G/Johnson,G+3 Wiretap
orders for cert. crimes-concerns REF
AJU
A3761
Scalera,F/Fisher,D+2 Computer
trespasser-auth. interception REF AJU
A3762 DeAngelo,W/Burzichelli,J+5 Child porno on computer-report to
police REF AJU
A3763
Barnes,P/Albano,N+3 Computer
Crime Prev. Fd.-creates REF AJU
A3764
Diegnan,P/Gusciora,R+1
Prescription info.-limits sales or use
REF AHE
A3765
Rible,D/Rudder,S+9 New admin.
rules-estab. moratorium REF ASG
A3766
Scalera,F Sun exposure
signs-req. at beaches REF AHE
A3767
Diegnan,P/Stender,L+8 Resid.
mortgage foreclosure-concerns REF AFI
ACR220
Vainieri Huttle,V Horizon Blue
Cross Blue Shield-concerns REF AFI
ACR221
Merkt,R Debt-concerns voter
approval REF AAP
ACR222
Carroll,M Pub. ed.-prov. Leg.
w/ final auth. REF AED
AJR116
Wagner,C/Voss,J Hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy Awareness Wk REF AHE
AR177 Wagner,C Libraries-update w/stimulus money REF AED
AR178
Chiappone,A Finan.
instit.-concerns fed. bailout fds REF
AFI
AR179
Greenstein,L/DeAngelo,W
Aerospace prog.-urge sch. dist. adopt
REF AED
AR180
Angelini,M/Amodeo,J Black
AR182
Rudder,S/Addiego,D+20 Loc.
Mandates Council-concerns REF AHO
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
A678 Aca (1R) Spencer,L/DeAngelo,W Pub. util.-concerns overpymts. REP/ACA
A866 Albano,N/Munoz,E+1 Primary care-clarify definition REP
A912 Aca (1R)
Scalera,F/McKeon,J+7 NJBEST
contrib.-allows tax deductions REP/ACA
A1578 Aca (1R)
Greenstein,L+4 Pharmacy benf.
mgmt. co.-reg. REP
A2057 Aca (1R)
Conners,J/Milam,M Sch. food
svc. prov.-exempts sales tax REP/ACA
A2309
Diegnan,P/Vas,J+2
Defibrillators, assisted living fac.-req REP
A2465
DeAngelo,W/Milam,M Consumer
contracts-concerns REP
A2519 Aca (1R)
Chiappone,A/Ramos,R+15 Colon
Cancer Ed. Fd.-vol. contrib. REP/ACA
A3008 Aca (1R)
Burzichelli,J/DeAngelo,W Manuf.
rebates, mailed-reg. REP/ACA
A3084 Aca (1R)
DeCroce,A/Rible,D+3 Citizen's
band radios-concerns use REP/ACA
A3477
Evans,E/Tucker,C+2 Ultrasound
equip-restricts sale or lease REP
A3480
Fisher,D/Karrow,M Historic
Trust-concerns REP
A3630
Albano,N/Milam,M DWI
offense-concerns downgrading offense
REP
A3691 Acs (ACS) Burzichelli,J/Milam,M+2 Casino Control Act-makes various
changes REP/ACS
A3711
Watson Coleman,B/Wolfe,D
Housing Asst. & Recovery Prog.-concerns REP
ACR219
Conaway,H/Greenwald,L Oral
Cancer Awareness Mo-desig April '09 REP
AJR115
Evans,E/Vainieri Huttle,V
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Mo.-March
REP
Bills Reported Referred/AAP:
A919 Scalera,F/Greenstein,L+2 Internet pharmacies/prescriptions-reg. REP REF AAP
A3464 Aca (1R)
Scalera,F/Prieto,V Loc. budget
incr.-concerns limitations REP/ACA REF
AAP
A3709 Aca (1R)
Conaway,H/Greenwald,L Pub.
Water Supply Fluoridation Act REP/ACA
REF AAP
Bills Reported Referred/AHO:
A3062 McKeon,J/Chivukula,U Wind, solar tech fac-zoning use
variance REP REF AHO
Bills Reported Referred/ATR:
A3273 Aca (1R) Chiusano,G/Lampitt,P+1 High-mounted rear stoplights-concerns REP/ACA REF ATR
Co-Sponsors Added:
A2245 (Rodriguez,C) Children, legal representation-concerns
A2309
(Prieto,V) Defibrillators,
assisted living fac.-req
A2681
(Vandervalk,C) Alimony-concerns
A2844/2907/277 Acs (ACS) (Giblin,T; Rumpf,B; Van Pelt,D) Silver Alert Sys.-estab, missing elderly
A3121
(Quijano,A) UEZ-concerns
funding
A3691 Acs (ACS)
(Polistina,V; Amodeo,J) Casino
Control Act-makes various changes
A3754
(Diegnan,P; Johnson,G; Vainieri Huttle,V; Spencer,L) Sex offense against minor-concerns
A3755
(Diegnan,P; Evans,E, Johnson,G; Vainieri Huttle,V) Sexual communications to minor-crime
A3756
(Diegnan,P; Fisher,D; Johnson,G; Schaer,G; Spencer,L) Sex crimes against minors-upgrades
A3757
(Diegnan,P; Evans,E; Fisher,D; Lampitt,P; Johnson,G; Milam,M; Schaer,G;
Spencer,L) Social networking
websites-concerns
A3758 (
A3759
(Fisher,D; Johnson,G; Schaer,G; Vainieri Huttle,V) Harassment offense-upgrades
A3760
(Fisher,D; Milam,M; Vainieri Huttle,V)
Wiretap orders for cert. crimes-concerns
A3761
(Johnson,G; Vainieri Huttle,V)
Computer trespasser-auth. interception
A3762 (
A3763
(Johnson,G; Milam,M; Vainieri Huttle,V)
Computer Crime Prev. Fd.-creates
ACR85
(Quijano,A) Fed. income tax
rev.-correct inequity
AR169
(DeCroce,A; Caputo,R)
Israel-support against Hamas terrorists
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A3464 Aca (1R) (Prieto,V)
Loc. budget incr.-concerns limitations
A3706
(Voss,J) MIA-OON flag-concerns
display
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
A866 (Milam,M)
Primary care-clarify definition
A3480
(Moriarty,P) Historic
Trust-concerns
A3709 Aca (1R)
(Chiappone,A) Pub. Water Supply
Fluoridation Act
A3754
(Barnes,P) Sex offense against
minor-concerns
A3755
(Schaer,G) Sexual communications
to minor-crime
A3756
(DeAngelo,W) Sex crimes against
minors-upgrades
A3757
(DeAngelo,W) Social networking
websites-concerns
A3758
(Barnes,P) Sex offender Internet
identifier-concern
A3759
(Scalera,F) Harassment
offense-upgrades
A3760 (
A3761
(Milam,M) Computer
trespasser-auth. interception
A3762
(Schaer, G) Child porno on
computer-report to police
A3763
(Evans,E) Computer Crime Prev.
Fd.-creates
Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:
A2309 (Ramos,R)
Defibrillators, assisted living fac.-req
A2519 Aca (1R)
(Munoz,E)
A2656
(Biondi,P) Wine-concerns direct
shipping
A3709 Aca (1R)
(Munoz,E) Pub. Water Supply
Fluoridation Act
A3754 (DeAngelo,W) Sex offense against minor-concerns
A3755
(DeAngelo,W) Sexual
communications to minor-crime
A3756
(Vainieri Huttle,V) Sex crimes
against minors-upgrades
Fourth Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A3757
(Greenstein,L) Social networking
websites-concerns
A3758
(Schaer,G) Sex offender Internet
identifier-concern
A3759
(Greenstein,L) Harassment
offense-upgrades
A3760
(Greenstein,L) Wiretap orders for
cert. crimes-concerns
A3761
(Greenstein,L) Computer
trespasser-auth. interception
A3762
(Greenstein,L) Child porno on
computer-report to police
A3763
(Greenstein,L) Computer Crime
Prev. Fd.-creates
Note
to the 02/5/2009 Digest:
A3716
Vas,J/Roberts,J Urban transit
hub tax cred.-concerns inadvertently INT 1RA REF ACE
The Assembly adjourned at 5:56 P.M. to meet again on
Thursday, February 26, 2009 (QUORUM/ Committee Groups “C” and “D” scheduled to
meet).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (02/05/2009):
None