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Vol. XXX No. 12 218th
Legislature $ First
SENATE ACTION (SESSION)
Nominations Advise and Consent:
TO BE
ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS:
Colonel Jemal Beale, of Ocean Township.
TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE:
Tahesha
Way, of Wayne.
Nomination Corrected Copy:
TO BE COMMISSIONER OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:
Catherine
McCabe, of Princeton *NOT*
New York, New York.
Bills Introduced:
S1976 Gopal,V
Pensions-proh St, investing in firearms
REF SSG
S1977 Doherty,M
Vet. prop. tax benf.-extends REF
SCU
S1978 Doherty,M
Operation Uphold Democracy Vet-PERS benf REF SSG
S1979 Doherty,M
Elect President Natl Popular Vote-repeal REF SSG
S1980 Doherty,M
Pub. emp accumulated sick leave-concerns REF SSG
S1981 Doherty,M
Natl. guards-auth. to carry firearms
REF SMV
S1982 Doherty,M
Spaying reduced-cost prog-disab. elig.
REF SEG
S1983 Doherty,M
Wood burning units, outdoor-reg.
REF SEN
S1984 Doherty,M/Pennacchio,J MV, inpection not req.-issue
certificate REF STR
S1985 Doherty,M
Firearm ID cards-police chief issue
REF SLP
S1986 Doherty,M
Courthouse fac.-concerns REF SJU
S1987 Doherty,M
Court appearances, cert.-concerns
REF SJU
S1988 Doherty,M
Pub. emp labor org-restrict cert contrib REF SSG
S1989 Doherty,M
Pub. emp salaries-not exceed Gov. salary REF SSG
S1990 Pou,N
Energy slamming practices-incr. penal.
REF SEG
S1991 Bucco,A.R. Pub-priv alt. fueling station pilot
prog REF SEN
S1992 Bucco,A.R. Air qual., indoor ice arenas-standards REF SEN
S1993 Bucco,A.R. Compressed natural gas sch. buses-devel. REF SEN
S1994 Bucco,A.R. Electric veh charging sys-prop tax
exemp REF SEN
S1995 Bucco,A.R. Handgun definition-incl antique
firearms REF SLP
S1996 Bucco,A.R. Sex offense, foreign country-Megan's
Law REF SJU
S1997 Bucco,A.R. Firearm display, lic. dealers-clarify REF SLP
S1998 Bucco,A.R. Police, threats-2nd degree crime REF SLP
S1999 Bucco,A.R. Ret police, handgun carry permit-max
age REF SLP
S2000 Bucco,A.R. Aggressive driving-create new mv offense REF SLP
S2001 Bucco,A.R. Bias intimidation-incl. police REF SLP
S2002 Bucco,A.R. EMTs-concerns personal info on website REF SHH
S2003 Bucco,A.R. Sch crossing guard, injuring-incr
penal REF SLP
S2004 Bucco,A.R. Plenary retail consumption lic-mun
sell REF SLP
S2005 Bucco,A.R. Juv. admitted to drug court
prog-permits REF SJU
S2006 Bucco,A.R. Forest firefighters-estab. death benf. REF SLP
S2007 Bucco,A.R. Vet., 20 svc yrs-allow, carry handgun REF SLP
S2008 Bucco,A.R. Ambulance dispatchers-estab. protocols REF SLP
S2009 Bucco,A.R. FF, entry-level-mandate basic training REF SLP
S2010 Bucco,A.R. Ammunition-sell to retired police w/id REF SLP
Bills Introduced: (contd)
S2011 Bucco,A.R. Obscene material displayed on mv-crime REF SLP
S2012 Bucco,A.R. Del. Riv. Jt. Toll Bridge
Comm.-abolish REF STR
S2013 Bucco,A.R. Special lic. plate-permits former co
off REF STR
S2014 Bucco,A.R. Paratransit veh.-create mv offenses REF STR
S2015 Bucco,A.R. POWs-create exemp, cert MVC fees REF SMV
S2016 Bucco,A.R. Paratransit veh.-flashing warning
lights REF STR
S2021 Bucco,A.R. Lic. plate-transfer to family memb. REF STR
S2022 Bucco,A.R. Highlands Prop. Tax Stabilization Fd. REF SEN
S2023 Bucco,A.R. Deer hunting w/firearm-auth. priv.
prop. REF SEN
S2024 Bucco,A.R. Sex offender, cert.-proh. plea bargain REF SJU
S2025 Bucco,A.R. Police Training Comm.-expand memb. REF SLP
S2026 Bucco,A.R. WTC attacks-auth special lic. plate REF STR
S2027 Bucco,A.R. Defendants, cert.-court assess costs REF SJU
S2028 Bucco,A.R. Vol ambulance squads-reg req impact
stmt REF SLP
S2029 O'Scanlon,D Prop. assessment-revises law REF SCU
S2030 O'Scanlon,D Suicide Prev Advis Council-DOH estab REF SHH
S2031 Turner,S
Hist. Property Reinvestment Act
REF SSG
S2033 Turner,S
Prop. tax-constit. convention reform sys REF SSG
S2034 Turner,S
Domestic viol. off.-req. counseling
REF SJU
S2035 Turner,S
Trucks, cert-proh, cert portions of Rt29 REF STR
S2036 Turner,S
Pol party committee-assumption of office REF SSG
S2037 Turner,S
Equine animal activities law-revises
REF SEG
S2038 Turner,S
Elderly/disabled victim-upgrade asault
REF SJU
S2039 Turner,S
Assault on disabled-upgrades REF
SJU
S2040 Turner,S
Undergrad. resid tuition-proh. cert incr REF SHI
S2041 Turner,S
Auto insur. practices-concerns
REF SCM
S2042 Turner,S
Magnetic-stripe data-proh. storing
REF SCM
S2043 Turner,S
Contraceptives-health insur req to cover REF SCM
S2044 Turner,S
Deaf Student's Bill of Rights-estab.
REF SED
S2045 Turner,S
Deaf-concerns early language develop.
REF SED
S2046 Turner,S
Higher ed. tuition-improve transparency
REF SHI
S2047 Turner,S
Literacy Through Tech. Prog. REF
SED
S2048 Bateman,C
Sex offender regis-req internet regis
REF SLP
S2049 Cryan,J
Health care prof.-auth. cert. req.
REF SHH
S2050 Doherty,M/Beach,J Credit card interchange fees-concerns REF SCM
S2051 Singleton,T Retailers, cert.-concerns sales tax REF SBA
S2052 Singleton,T/Gopal,V Home mortgages-concerns principal pymts. REF SBA
S2053 Singleton,T/Ruiz,M Innovation Inspiration Sch. Grant
Prog. REF SED
S2054 Weinberg,L/Singleton,T St. Investment Council-adjusts memb. REF SSG
S2055 Cunningham,S Incarcerated person-student finan. aid REF SHI
S2056 Cunningham,S Loan Modify/Consolidation Prog.-estab. REF SHI
S2057 Sarlo,P
Crim. street gang recreitment-penal.
REF SLP
S2058 Kean,T
Commitment records, civil,-notify police REF SLP
S2059 Cunningham,S Co Coll Consortium, Workforce
Fd-concern REF SLA
S2060 Greenstein,L Prescr. Drug Consumer Transparency Act REF SCM
S2061 Greenstein,L Pub water sys-req publish certain info REF SEG
S2062 Greenstein,L Drinking water notices-req certain REF SEN
S2063 Beach,J
Places of pub assembly-defibrillator req REF SHH
S2127 Cruz-Perez,N Wineries, spec occasion-extend prog REF SEG
SCR101 Cryan,J
Medicaid recipients-condemns work req.
REF SHH
SCR102 Turner,S
Collective bargaining-pub. emp right
REF SLA
SCR103 Turner,S
Outsource labor-Pres. enact leg.
REF SLA
SCR104 Turner,S
Stop Corp. Inversions Act of 2014-enact
REF SEG
SJR59 Doherty,M
Civil War Vet Recognition Mo-desig May
REF SMV
SJR60 Singleton,T/Addiego,D Alice Paul Day-desig. January 11 REF SJU
SR57 Cryan,J
MV office in Elizabeth-MVC reopen
REF STR
SR58 Singleton,T/Cunningham,S Internat. Women's Day-recog. March 8 REF SHH
SR59 Turner,S
Small Bus. Saturday-NJ resid. support
REF SCM
SR60 Turner,S
Minimum wage, federal-Pres. incr.
REF SLA
SR61 Turner,S
Shop Main Street-encourage resid.
REF SCM
Motions:
S647 ScsSca (SCS/1R) Beach,J/Cruz-Perez,N+1 Mail-in ballots-reg voters, receive
auto To Sa (Thompson)
S647 ScsSca (SCS/1R) Beach,J/Cruz-Perez,N+1 Mail-in ballots-reg voters, receive
auto To Table Sa (23-14) (Weinberg)
S1893 Sarlo,P/Sweeney,S+1 Charitable fds-mun., sch. dist. estab. To SS (Pennacchio)
S1893 Sarlo,P/Sweeney,S+1 Charitable fds-mun., sch. dist. estab. To Table SS (25-13) (Weinberg)
Bills Passed:
AJR55 Benson,D/Murphy,C+2 Bleeding Disorders Awareness mo-March (38-0)
S77 Bucco,A.R./Cruz-Perez,N+1 NJ SHARES-prov. vol. income tax
contrib. (38-0)
S332 Cruz-Perez,N+1 All-terrain veh.-concerns crimes (39-0)
S414 ScaAca (2R) Pennacchio,J/Bucco,A.R.+19 Sch. emp.-review emp. history (38-0)
S478 Sca (1R) Vitale,J/Weinberg,L+5 Gender change-revise birth cert. proc. (30-7)
S493 Sa (1R) Vitale,J/Gill,N+2 Death certificates-incl. gender id (32-4)
S647 ScsSca (SCS/1R) Beach,J/Cruz-Perez,N+1 Mail-in ballots-reg voters, receive
auto (23-14)
S692 Ruiz,M/Sarlo,P+2 Superintendent of sch.-reg. max.
salary (24-15)
S705 Ruiz,M/Vitale,J+1 Transgender Equality Task Force-estab. (36-0)
S765 Cunningham,S/Kean,T+3 Coll loan, defaulted-collection
practice (37-0)
S777 Cunningham,S/Ruiz,M+2 Higher Ed. Student Assist. Auth.
Review (39-0)
S844 Turner,S/Cruz-Perez,N+2 TDI-estab. partial return to work
prog. (39-0)
S846 ScaScs (SCS) Turner,S/Cruz-Perez,N+4 UEZ desig.-extend for addl. 10 yrs. (27-11)
S847 ScaSa (2R) Turner,S/Diegnan,P+2 Pub. sch. dist-concerns recess (38-1)
S863 Sarlo,P/Singleton,T Job training purposes-exemp income tax (39-0)
S878 Madden,F/Sweeney,S+2 Income tax agreement
reciprocal-concerns (39-0)
S879 Sweeney,S
Haz. waste fac., major-amends definition (38-0)
S883 Sca (1R) Sacco,N/Stack,B Humane St. lic. plate-auth. (38-0)
S1057 Sca (1R) Van Drew,J/Gopal,V+3 Vineyard capital expense-estab loan
prog (38-0)
S1148 Cunningham,S/Brown,C+2 Coll Loans, Assist St Students Loan
Prog (39-0)
S1149 Cunningham,S/Brown,C+3 Student Loan Ombuds-estab, reg. loan
svc (37-1)
S1207 Sweeney,S/Oroho,S+1 SPRS health benf.-St. pay full cost (36-1)
S1208 Sca (1R) Beach,J/Oroho,S+3 Pension fds.-proh. cert. investments (38-0)
S1893 Sarlo,P/Sweeney,S+1 Charitable fds-mun., sch. dist. estab. (28-9)
SCR55 Beach,J/Cruz-Perez,N+1 Census Bureau-oppose cert. questions (26-13)
SJR23 Bucco,A.R./Singleton,T Rare Disease Awareness Day-Feb, last
day (39-0)
SR29 Sarlo,P/Bateman,C+4 Natural gas drilling-opposes expansion (36-0)
SR56 Turner,S+1 Black History Mo-recog. February (Voice)
Bills Substituted:
AJR55 Benson,D/Murphy,C+2 Bleeding Disorders Awareness mo-March SUB FOR SJR39
SJR39 Weinberg,L Bleeding Disorders Awareness Mo.-March SUB BY AJR55
Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:
A1212
AcaSa (2R) McKeon,J/Gusciora,R+12 Greenhouse Gas Initiative-clarify
intent (24-0) (Smith)
S247 ScaSa (2R) Van Drew,J/Singleton,T+4 Arts and tourism-incr. hotel fee rev. (32-0) (Van Drew)
S482 Sa (1R) Vitale,J+1 Gestational Carrier Agreement Act (27-0) (Vitale)
S611/874 ScsSa (SCS/1R) Sweeney,S/Smith,B+1 Greenhouse Gas Initiative-St
participate (24-0) (Smith)
S784 Sa (1R) Sarlo,P/Oroho,S+2 Atty.'s fees-income tax excl. (27-0) (Sarlo)
S880 ScaSa (2R) Sweeney,S/Corrado,K Pol. party committee chair-concerns (30-0) (Sweeney)
S1082 ScaSa (2R) Cruz-Perez,N/Singleton,T+3 Vineyards, wineries-prov cert. tax
cred. (32-0) (Cruz-Perez)
S1229 Sa (1R) Sweeney,S/Sarlo,P+1 Pub. emp., cert.-incr. annual salary (29-0) (Sweeney)
S1739 ScaSa (2R) Van Drew,J/Oroho,S Co. correction officer-rename (31-0) (Van Drew)
S1870 Sa (1R) Vitale,J/Ruiz,M+5 Child Fatality Bd.-racial desparities (24-0) (Vitale)
SJR34 ScaSa (2R) Greenstein,L Drunk & Impaired Driv.
Comm.-estab. (29-0) (Greenstein)
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
S358 Rice,R
Pub. off.-estab. database w/cert. info.
REP
S374 Rice,R/Singleton,T Minority, Women owned finan.
instit-svcs REP
S396 Sca (1R) Pennacchio,J/Corrado,K St Invest Council memb-forbid cert
votes REP/SCA
S868 Sweeney,S
Sch election-concerns candidates/ballots REP
S1966 Sweeney,S
PFRS, SPRS-incr. death benf, active memb REP
S1974 Beach,J/Cruz-Perez,N Candidate elective pub off-email
address REP
SJR56 Beach,J/Kean,T+1 Israel, State 70th
anniversary-recognize REP
Bills Referred/SBA:
S1966 Sweeney,S
PFRS, SPRS-incr. death benf, active memb
Bills Transferred:
SR55 Turner,S
PennEast Pipeline proj. in NJ-oppose
FROM SEN TO SEG
Bills Withdrawn From The Files:
S91 Bucco,A.R./Oroho,S+1 Power vessel lic. fees-Lake Hopatcong fd FROM SEN
S450 Addiego,D/Oroho,S Agric. co. products-auth. labeling FROM SEG
Co-Sponsors Added:
S57 Sca
(1R) (Stack,B) Surplus Gross Income Tax Rev Acct.
S77 (Ruiz,M)
NJ SHARES-prov. vol. income tax contrib.
S258 (Connors,C) Offshore drilling for oil-concerns
S332 (Stack,B)
All-terrain veh.-concerns crimes
S414 ScaAca (2R) (Greenstein,L; Beach,J) Sch. emp.-review emp. history
S493 Sa (1R) (Ruiz,M)
Death certificates-incl. gender id
S540 (Brown,C)
Child Exploit Prev-block internet device
S543 (Diegnan,P)
Democracy Act-estab.
S563 (Gopal,V)
Destructive device-revises definition
S647 ScsSca (SCS/1R) (Stack,B)
Mail-in ballots-reg voters, receive auto
S678 (Greenstein,L; Diegnan,P) Drilling techniques, cert.-concerns
S692 (Stack,B)
Superintendent of sch.-reg. max. salary
S781 (O'Scanlon,D) Movers and warehousemen-revise penal.
S784 Sa (1R) (O'Scanlon,D) Atty.'s fees-income tax excl.
S844 (O'Scanlon,D) TDI-estab. partial return to work prog.
S847 ScaSa (2R) (Beach,J)
Pub. sch. dist-concerns recess
S878 (Cruz-Perez,N; Beach,J) Income tax agreement reciprocal-concerns
S989 (Gordon,R)
Nurse staffing standards-estab.
S1021 (Bateman,C) Step-grandchildren-elim. inheritance tax
S1057 Sca (1R) (Addiego,D; Beach,J) Vineyard capital expense-estab loan prog
S1082 ScaSa (2R) (Brown,C)
Vineyards, wineries-prov cert. tax cred.
S1083 Sca (1R) (Beach,J; Brown,C) Vineyards, wineries new-estab loan prog.
S1131 (Brown,C; Bateman,C; Pennacchio,J; Diegnan,P) Brain Injury Fd-dedicate, community svcs
S1148 (Ruiz,M; Gordon,R) Coll Loans, Assist St Students Loan Prog
S1149 (Ruiz,M; Beach,J; Gordon,R) Student Loan Ombuds-estab, reg. loan svc
S1207 (Greenstein,L) SPRS health benf.-St. pay full cost
S1208 Sca (1R) (Gill,N; Stack,B) Pension fds.-proh. cert. investments
S1218 Sca (1R) (Gill,N; Ruiz,M) New Voter Empowerment Act
S1230 (Beach,J)
Animal abuser registry-estab.
S1340 (Stack,B)
Safe and Responsible Driv. Act
S1427 (Cruz-Perez,N) Farmers, beginning-lease land, tax cred.
S1533 (Bucco,A.R.) Law enforcement emp. hiring-concerns
S1534 (Bucco,A.R.) Sex offenders-satellite-based monitoring
S1538 (Bucco,A.R.) Pediatric cancer research-vol. contrib.
S1539 (Bucco,A.R.) Cancer Research-tax return vol. contrib.
S1577 (Gopal,V)
Net Neutraility Act-estab.
S1600 (Bucco,A.R.) Charitable food contrib.-tax duduct.
S1614 (Greenstein,L; Brown,C) Shore Prot. Fd-incr amount annually cred
S1620 (Brown,C)
Higher ed.-tuition benf. vet. dependents
S1654 (Oroho,S)
St. Police-revise distrib. of fines
S1656 (Brown,C)
Vet. Asst. Grant Prog.-estab
S1671 (Bucco,A.R.) Vol fire companies-exemp charitable fees
S1674 (Bucco,A.R.) Vet.-estab. special lic. plate
S1687 (Kean,T; Diegnan,P) Music Therapist Lic. Act
S1703 (Bucco,A.R.) Vet, disabled-exemp from beach buggy fee
S1737 Sca (1R) (Brown,C)
Mil returning-estab task force on issues
S1873 (Pennacchio,J) Retir. PFRS PERS memb.-vol. concerns
S1893 (Gordon,R)
Charitable fds-mun., sch. dist. estab.
S1901 (Bucco,A.R.) Devel. Disab. Div-req. list of pub. prog
S1902 (Bucco,A.R.) Cold War medal-creates
S1906 (Bucco,A.R.) Vet. honorable discharge papers-concerns
S1907 (Bucco,A.R.) Vet. civil svc. preference-expand elig.
SCR28 (Bucco,A.R.) Article V Convention-applies to Cong.
SCR55 (Ruiz,M)
Census Bureau-oppose cert. questions
SCR96 (Diegnan,P) Hagedorn Gero-Psych. Hosp.-reopen
SJR56 (Brown,C)
Israel, State 70th anniversary-recognize
SR29 (Greenstein,L; Gordon,R) Natural gas drilling-opposes expansion
SR47 (Kean,T)
Youth Art Month-March
SR54 (Bateman,C) Statue of Liberty-proh. anchorage
SR56 (Ruiz,M)
Black History Mo-recog. February
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S77 (Cruz-Perez,N) NJ SHARES-prov. vol. income tax contrib.
S160 (Cryan,J)
Mental health prof warning-seize firearm
S256 (Oroho,S)
Agric. devel. bds., co.-alt. voting memb
S374 (Singleton,T) Minority, Women owned finan. instit-svcs
S381 (Beach,J)
Animal cruelty law-viol.
S732 (Turner,S)
Water testing-reimb. resid. customers
S733 (Turner,S)
Water qual. standards-notify of viol.
S884 (Pennacchio,J) Highlands Water Prot. and Planning Act
S989 (Weinberg,L) Nurse staffing standards-estab.
S1018 (Bateman,C) Lineal relative-exemp. inheritance tax
S1098 (Cardinale,G) Child custody-concerns psych. exam
S1179 (Oroho,S)
Theology student, cert-tuition aid grant
S1349 (Diegnan,P) Opioid Prev. & Rehab. Prog. Fd.-estab.
S1419 (Beach,J)
MV manuf. rebates-concerns sales tax
S1441 (Madden,F)
Homestead prop. tax reimb. prog-concerns
S1492 (Singleton,T) Asst. to Firefighters' Families Act
S1500 (Greenstein,L) Campaign finan. disclosures-concerns
S1613 (Brown,C)
Vets, mil.-free admission to St. parks
S1614 (Kean,T)
Shore Prot. Fd-incr amount annually cred
S1617 (Brown,C)
Voters, mil. overseas-estab. pilot proj.
S1618 (Brown,C)
Mil svc-award student appropriate credit
S1665 (Oroho,S)
Firearms, cert.-concerns transporting
S1680 (Oroho,S)
St. corrections off.-in-svc. training
S1718 (Oroho,S)
Home invasion-creates first degree crime
S1739 ScaSa (2R) (Oroho,S)
Co. correction officer-rename
S1856 (Pennacchio,J) Implanted med. device-driv. lic notation
S1877 Sca (1R) (Singleton,T) Health Insur Market Preservation Act
S1904 (Singleton,T) Base realignment, closure-approp. req.
S1907 (Singleton,T) Vet. civil svc. preference-expand elig.
S1958 (Scutari,N) Alco bev-concern full-yr consumption lic
S1974 (Cruz-Perez,N) Candidate elective pub off-email address
SCR83 (Oroho,S)
Beekeeping reg.-leg. intent
SJR23 (Singleton,T) Rare Disease Awareness Day-Feb, last day
SJR56 (Kean,T)
Israel, State 70th anniversary-recognize
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
S1339 (Vitale,J)
Behavioral health care svcs-expand insur
Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
AJR55 (Weinberg,L) Bleeding Disorders Awareness mo-March
Note
to the 2/22/2018 Digest:
Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:
SR56 Turner,S
Black History Mo-recog. February
SWR 2RS *NOT* REF SSG
The Senate adjourned
at 8:15 PM to meet again on Monday, March 5, 2018 (QUORUM, Committee Groups 1 and 2 scheduled to
meet).
ASSEMBLY ACTION
The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly
will meet on Monday, March 5, 2018 (QUORUM, Committee Groups A and B
scheduled to meet).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
AJR55 Benson,D/Murphy,C+2 Bleeding Disorders Awareness mo-March
S414 ScaAca (2R) Pennacchio,J/Bucco,A.R.+19 Sch. emp.-review emp. history
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (2/22/2018):
None