NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                             for March 10, 2011

 

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Vol. XXIII No. 13                                                                              214th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Nominations Notice of Intention:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE MADISON JOINT MUNICIPAL COURT:

      Gary  Troxell, of Florham Park.

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      Philip  Mizzone, Jr., of The Borough of Woodland Park.

      Edward  Neafsey, of Avon-By-The-Sea.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY SPORTS AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY:

      Steven D. Plofker, of Montclair, to replace Richard Dressel.

 

TO BE A WORKERS' COMPENSATION JUDGE:

      Gary  Algeier, of Randolph.

      Russell  Wojtenko, Jr., of Princeton Junction, to replace Michael Mullen.

Nominations Reported from Committee:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      Thomas  Miller, of Hillsborough Township.

      Edward  Neafsey, of Avon-By-The-Sea.

      Philip  Mizzone, Jr., of The Borough of Woodland Park.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION:

      Thomas J. Perna, of Berkeley Heights, to replace Flavella Katherine Branham-Benjamin, resigned.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC SITES COUNCIL:

      William M. Sanders, of Mountainside, to replace John McKinney.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE KEAN UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

      Robert W. Cockren, Esq., of Scotch Plains.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE RISK EXCHANGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

      Mary Bernadette Corrigan, CPCU, of North Plainfield.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION:

      Honorable Lawrence K. Weiss, of Westfield, to replace Jerry English, Esq.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

      Anne S. Babineau, Esq., of Summit, to replace David J. Samuel, resigned.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY SPORTS AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY:

      Honorable Mike  Ferguson, of New Providence, to replace Carl Goldberg, resigned.

 

 

Nominations Reported from Committee: (cont’d)

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE REAL ESTATE APPRAISER BOARD:

      Joseph  Palumbo, S.R.A., of Berkeley Heights, to replace Robert H. Scrivens, deceased.

 

TO BE A WORKERS' COMPENSATION JUDGE:

      Russell  Wojtenko, Jr., of Princeton Junction, to replace Michael Mullen.

Nominations Withdrawn:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      Michael  Carroll, of Morris Plains.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY SPORTS AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY:

      George A. Castro, II, of Elizabeth, to replace Richard Dressel.

Bills Introduced:

S2757    Pennacchio,J    St Invest Council memb-forbid cert votes   REF SSG

S2758    Kean,S    Duncan Thecker Memor. Hwy.-desig. Rt.34   REF STR

S2759    Rice,R    Co bd of elections-proh cert individuals   REF SSG

S2760    Rice,R    Special org. regis. plates-req MVC issue   REF STR

S2761    Codey,R/Sweeney,S+1    Autism Awareness lic. plate-creates   REF STR

S2762    Buono,B    Commercial prop tax refund, 2010-mun pay   REF SCU

S2763    Allen,D/Weinberg,L    Minor, prostitution-affirmative defense   REF SJU

S2764    Turner,S    Expungement of crim. records-amend elig.   REF SJU

S2765    Beck,J/Buono,B    Loc auth and comm-estab internet website   REF SCU

S2766    Whelan,J    Casino Simulcast Special Fd-fd. distrib.   REF SSG

S2767    Whelan,J    Casino Control Comm.-reduce memb.   REF SSG

S2768    Scutari,N    Cosmetic svcs.-proh. use of St. funds   REF SJU

S2769    Kean,S    Indirect purchasers-seek damage   REF SCM

S2770    Beck,J/Lesniak,R    Co. superintendent-remove cert. req.   REF SED

S2771    Norcross,D/Kean,S    Exterior walls, cert. bldgs-inspections   REF SCU

S2772    Addiego,D    Pervious concrete-req. St. agencies use   REF SSG

S2773    Kean,S    Student enroll. elig.-req occupancy cert   REF SED

S2774    Whelan,J/Kean,T    Pub sch nurse-consult, provision changes   REF SED

S2775    Bucco,A/Allen,D+4    Computer software, cert.-tax exemp.   REF SBA

S2776    Beck,J/Kean,T+5    Subchapter S corp.-decrease corp bus tax   REF SBA

S2777    Oroho,S/Kean,S+4    Corp. bus. tax research cred-elim. limit   REF SBA

S2778    Kyrillos,J/Cardinale,G+5    Estate tax-incr. filing threshold   REF SBA

S2780    Vitale,J/Singer,R    Surgical practices- req. lic by DHSS   REF SHH

S2781    Gordon,R/Addiego,D    Electronic prescribing sys.-standards   REF SHH

SCR148    Buono,B/Scutari,N    Pub Defender-appt, Pub Defender Svc Comm   REF SJU

SCR149    Doherty,M    Fed. budget, balance-applies to Congress   REF SBA

SCR150    Madden,F    Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week   REF SHH

SJR65    Gordon,R/Vitale,J    Pompe Disease Awareness Day-desig Feb 28   REF SHH

SJR66    Gordon,R/Vitale,J    Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness   REF SHH

SJR67    Weinberg,L/Singer,R    Lupus Awareness Mo.-desig. May   REF SHH

SR108    Smith,B/Whelan,J+1    St. emp. union rep.-urges bargaining   REF SSG

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A1050 AaAa (2R)    Quijano,A/Wisniewski,J+4    Law, unauth. practice-upgrades offense   REP

A2173    Vainieri Huttle,V/Stender,L    St. Dept.-estab. website, nonprofit info   REP

A2464 AcaAa (2R)    Burzichelli,J/Quijano,A+1    St. agency rules-publish, NJ Register   REP

A2722 AcaSca (2R)    Burzichelli,J/Rumana,S+2    OAL-modifies process, cert case hearings   REP/SCA

A3167 AcaSca (2R)    Coughlin,C/Wagner,C+3    Brownfield remediations-auth. loans   REP/SCA

ACR144 Sca (1R)    Conners,J/Gove,D+4    Vet. plot allowance-Cong. fully fd.   REP/SCA

S184 Sca (1R)    Scutari,N    Law practice, unauth.-upgrades offense   REP/SCA

S972    Allen,D/Beach,J+1    Sexual assault victims-clarify exam cost   REP

S1219    Bucco,A    Crimes on campus-report to loc. police   REP

S1361    Buono,B    St. Dept.-estab. website, nonprofit info   REP

S1783 Sca (1R)    Oroho,S/Addiego,D    St. agency rules-publish, NJ Register   REP/SCA

S1797    Norcross,D    Svc. dogs, used by students-allow in sch   REP

S2244 Sca (1R)    Sweeney,S/Allen,D    Disab. student sch trans-flashing lights   REP/SCA

S2278 Sca (1R)    Vitale,J/Whelan,J    Brownfield remediations-auth. loans   REP/SCA

S2434    Van Drew,J/Allen,D    US flags, fly half-staff-Gov. direct   REP

S2455 Scs (SCS)    Norcross,D/Bucco,A    Election superintendent-defer operations   REP/SCS

S2467 Sca (1R)    Smith,B/Cardinale,G+1    St.-owned lands-calculation of value   REP/SCA

S2576    Gordon,R/Greenstein,L    Hydraulic fracturing-proh. technique   REP

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont’d)

 

S2653    Rice,R    Nominating petitions-extend deadline   REP

S2665    Weinberg,L/Beck,J+1    Status of women-repeal obsolete statutes   REP

S2666 Sca (1R)    Oroho,S/Addiego,D    OAL-modifies process, cert case hearings   REP/SCA

S2722 Sca (1R)    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Decabromodiphenyl ether-limits sale   REP/SCA

S2729    Norcross,D/Connors,C    Vet. bus enterprise set-aside prog-auth.   REP

S2756 Sca (1R)    Beach,J/Lesniak,R    Mail-in-ballots-receive automatically   REP/SCA

SCR22    Van Drew,J/Kean,S    Raffles-allowed, not-for-profit entities   REP

SCR129 Sca (1R)    Beach,J/Connors,C+3    Vet. plot allowance-Cong. fully fd.   REP/SCA

SR82    Kean,S/Beck,J    Vet, Ft. Monmouth-post-deployment prog.   REP

Bills Referred/SBA:

A1050 AaAa (2R)    Quijano,A/Wisniewski,J+4    Law, unauth. practice-upgrades offense  

A3167 AcaSca (2R)    Coughlin,C/Wagner,C+3    Brownfield remediations-auth. loans  

S184 Sca (1R)    Scutari,N    Law practice, unauth.-upgrades offense  

S2278 Sca (1R)    Vitale,J/Whelan,J    Brownfield remediations-auth. loans  

S2455 Scs (SCS)    Norcross,D/Bucco,A    Election superintendent-defer operations  

S2467 Sca (1R)    Smith,B/Cardinale,G+1    St.-owned lands-calculation of value  

Concurrent Resolutions Placed On Desk:

SCR22    Van Drew,J/Kean,S    Raffles-allowed, not-for-profit entities  

Co-Sponsors Added:

S343   (Addiego,D)    Admin. Procedure Act-revises

S810   (Bateman,C)    Alco. bev. lic.-concerns

S1843   (Bateman,C)    Pub emp.-unused leave carry 1 yr forward

S2665   (Scutari,N)    Status of women-repeal obsolete statutes

S2761   (Vitale,J)    Autism Awareness lic. plate-creates
S2775   (Doherty,M; O’Toole,K; Oroho,S; Pennacchio,J)    Computer software, cert.-tax exemp.
S2776   (Bucco,A; Doherty,M; O’Toole,K; Oroho,S; Pennacchio,J)    Subchapter S corp.-decrease corp bus tax
S2777   (Bucco,A; Doherty,M; O’Toole,K; Pennacchio,J)    Corp. bus. tax research cred-elim. limit
S2778   (Bucco,A; Doherty,M; Oroho,S; O’Toole,K; Pennacchio,J)     Estate tax-incr. filing threshold
SR108   (Lesniak,R)    St. emp. union rep.-urges bargaining

SCR37   (Singer,R)    St. Parole Bd.-transfer functions

SCR129 Sca (1R)   (Allen,D)    Vet. plot allowance-Cong. fully fd.

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S400   (Allen,D)    Sch. bus., illegally pass-incr. penal.

S1279   (Kean,S)    Estate tax-repeals

S1783 Sca (1R)   (Addiego,D)    St. agency rules-publish, NJ Register

S2244 Sca (1R)   (Allen,D)    Disab. student sch trans-flashing lights

S2333   (Cardinale,G)    Beach injury claims-pub. entity immunity

S2434   (Allen,D)    US flags, fly half-staff-Gov. direct

S2455 Scs (SCS)   (Bucco,A)    Election superintendent-defer operations

S2666 Sca (1R)   (Addiego,D)    OAL-modifies process, cert case hearings

S2729   (Connors,C)    Vet. bus enterprise set-aside prog-auth.

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

 

S2576   (Bateman,C)    Hydraulic fracturing-proh. technique

 

The Senate President has made the following reappointment:

 

*Effective March 3, 2011

 

New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education:

 

Rabbi Moshe Herson, of Morristown.

 

 

Note to the 01/25/2011 Digest:

Bills Passed:

 

A2144 AcaAa (2R)    DeAngelo,W/Greenstein,L+2    St bldgs repair contracts-cert labor req   (21-10) *NOT* (21-9)

 

The Senate adjourned at 5:30 P.M. to meet again on Monday, March 21, 2011 (SESSION).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION

The Assembly did not meet.  The Assembly will meet on Monday, March 14, 2011 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (3/7/2011):

None