NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                             for March 18, 2010

 

Office of Legislative Services — Office of Public Information

 

Legislative Information and Bill Room $ State House Annex, Room B-01, P.O. Box 068, Trenton, NJ 08625-0068

(609) 292-4840/ Toll-free in NJ (800) 792-8630

TDD for the hearing impaired (609) 777-2744/ Toll-free in NJ (800) 257-7490

Web Site:  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

Vol. XXII No. 16                                                                                    214th Legislature $ First Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

S1814    Pennacchio,J    Sex act w/minor-aggravated sex assault   REF SJU

S1815    Smith,B    Ocean Co. Stormwater Mgmt. Sys. Demo Act   REF SEN

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A1589 Aca (1R)    Scalera,F/Evans,E+3    Sports fac.-submit evacuation plan   REP

S255    Van Drew,J/Connors,C    Boats-proh. transp., emerg. evacuation   REP

S499    Girgenti,J/Sacco,N    Correctional fac.-concerns admin.   REP

S573 Sca (1R)    Beach,J/Sweeney,S    Shaken baby syndrome-concerns info.   REP/SCA

S737 Sca (1R)    Sacco,N/Girgenti,J    DNA samples-incl. viol. arrestees   REP/SCA

S914 Sca (1R)    Gill,N/Scutari,N    Corp.-allows use, alternate name   REP/SCA

S947    Vitale,J/Oroho,S    Catastrophic illness-concern elig. asst.   REP

S1052    Connors,C    Sales receipts-concerns acct. numbers   REP

S1246    Kean,S/Ciesla,A    Power boat operation, cert.-age req.   REP

S1383    Weinberg,L    Leukemia, Lymphoma Society-vol. contrib.   REP

S1431    Scutari,N    Amber Alerts-receive on wireless phones   REP

S1439    Baroni,B    Adoption expenses, cert.-allow tax cred.   REP

S1494    Kean,S    Jewelry, secondhand-concerns   REP

S1745 Sca (1R)    Whelan,J/Kean,T+1    Sr.-specific cert.-unlawful misleading   REP/SCA

S1746    Girgenti,J    Sports fac.-submit evacuation plan   REP

S1747    Cunningham,S    Inmate early parole release-delays   REP

S1795 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L    Bd. of Med. Examiners-memb.   REP/SCA

SCR87    Sweeney,S    Prof. Social Work Mo.-desig. March 2010   REP

SJR24    Kean,T/Vitale,J    Mesothelioma Awareness Day-desig Sept 26   REP

SJR30    Weinberg,L    Pain Awareness Mo.-desig. September   REP

SR47 Sca (1R)    Sacco,N/Cunningham,S    Bayonne Bridge-formulate solution   REP/SCA

Bills Referred/SBA:

S499    Girgenti,J/Sacco,N    Correctional fac.-concerns admin.  

S1383    Weinberg,L    Leukemia, Lymphoma Society-vol. contrib.  

S1439    Baroni,B    Adoption expenses, cert.-allow tax cred.  

Co-Sponsors Added:

S764   (Norcross,D)    Minimum wage-concerns incr.

S768   (Norcross,D)    Prop. tax info.-concerns confidentiality

S935   (Norcross,D)    Workers' comp. suppl. benf.-concerns

S1629   (Haines,P)    Handicap accessible veh-DMVA fd raise

S1745 Sca (1R)   (Scutari,N)    Sr.-specific cert.-unlawful misleading

 

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S914 Sca (1R)   (Scutari,N)    Corp.-allows use, alternate name

S1096   (Van Drew,J)    Sales tax holiday-estab. Dec 10-25, 2010

S1098   (Van Drew,J)    Sales tax holiday-estab. Aug. 26-Sept. 1

S1696   (Vitale,J)    Sch survey student participation-consent

S1807   (Singer,R)    Credit unions-depositories of pub. fds.

SCR73   (Van Drew,J)    Armed Forces, deployed-prop. tax exempt

The Senate adjourned at 4:49 P.M. to meet again on Monday, March 22, 2010 (SESSION).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

A2505    Pou,N/Moriarty,P    St & loc auth-concerns salaries and benf   REF AAP

A2573    O'Scanlon,D/Polistina,V    Treasurer, sch. money position-optional   REF AED

A2574    Stender,L    Renewable energy cert-revise definitions   REF ATU

A2575    Amodeo,J    Transit parking fac.-study E-ZPass tech.   REF ATR

A2576    Rible,D    Sch. dist. emp., cert.-limits comp.   REF AED

A2577    McKeon,J    Ocean Co. Stormwater Mgmt. Sys. Demo Act   REF AEN

A2578    Cryan,J    St. auth., loc. govt. unit-bidding req.   REF AHO

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A226 Aca (1R)    Quigley,J/Vainieri Huttle,V+1    Medicaid prog.-concerns   REP

A355 Aca (1R)    Jasey,M/Voss,J+1    Interdist. Pub. Sch. Choice Prog.-estab.   REP

A906 Aca (1R)    Chivukula,U/Greenstein,L+5    Energy-related incentives-bus. apply   REP/ACA

A1703 Acs (ACS)    Burzichelli,J/Caputo,R    Casino Control Comm.-concerns inspectors   REP/ACS

A1705 Aca (1R)    Burzichelli,J/Dancer,R    Off-track wagering-concerns   REP/ACA

A1847 Aca (1R)    Chiusano,G/Rudder,S+12    Dam restoration proj.-approp.   REP

A2137 AcaAca (2R)    Conners,J/Conaway,H+2    Child, resource family home-ed stability   REP/ACA

A2232    McKeon,J    Island Beach St. Park prog-dedicate fees   REP

A2289    Chivukula,U/Quijano,A    Solar panels-concerns   REP

A2459    DeCroce,A/Oliver,S    Sick leave, disab. benf.-PERS, TPAF   REP

A2460    Oliver,S/DeCroce,A    SHBP, SEHBP-elig, cost share, waiver   REP

A2461    Oliver,S/DeCroce,A    Pub emp pensions-elig, allowance, rights   REP

A2486 Aca (1R)    Burzichelli,J    Rule adoption-proh. fed. standards   REP/ACA

A2487    Watson Coleman,B    Inmate early parole release-delays   REP

A2499    Moriarty,P/Barnes,P    St-admin. retire. sys.-elim. cert. elig.   REP

A2505    Pou,N/Moriarty,P    St & loc auth-concerns salaries and benf   REP

AR71    Dancer,R/Scalera,F    Hambletonian stakes-hold in NJ   REP

S2    Scutari,N/O'Toole,K+22    Pub emp pensions-elig, allowance, rights   REP

S3 Sca (1R)    Doherty,M/Whelan,J+23    SHBP, SEHBP-elig, cost share, waiver   REP

S4    O'Toole,K/Buono,B+27    Sick leave, disab. benf.-PERS, TPAF   REP

S921 Scs (SCS)    Smith,B/Beck,J    Solar panels-concerns   REP

S922    Kean,T/Turner,S+1    Dam restoration proj.-approp.   REP

Bills Transferred:

A2289    Chivukula,U/Quijano,A    Solar panels-concerns   FROM AEN TO ATU

A2487    Watson Coleman,B    Inmate early parole release-delays   FROM ALP TO AAP

A2499    Moriarty,P/Barnes,P    St-admin. retire. sys.-elim. cert. elig.   FROM ASG TO AAP

Co-Sponsors Added:

A513   (Coughlin,C)    Sr. Labor Task Force-creates

A777   (DiCicco,D)    St. Auditor-expands duties

A1605   (DiCicco,D)    Pub. off. convicted of crime-concerns

A1614   (DiCicco,D)    Pub. off., emp.-proh. dual benf coverage

A1625   (DiCicco,D)    Co. bd. of taxation memb.-concerns

 

 

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)

A1815   (Rudder,S; Addiego,D)    Elected off, convicted-benf forfeiture

A2449   (Amodeo,J)    MV fuel price-price change exception

AR59   (Holzapfel,J)    Liquefied natural gas fac.-oppose devel.

Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:

ACR30   (McHose,A)    St. fiscal restraint-Statewide I & R

AR59   (Coughlin,C)    Liquefied natural gas fac.-oppose devel.

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A2240   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    Green Building Tax Credit Act

A2499   (Barnes,P)    St-admin. retire. sys.-elim. cert. elig.

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

A2289   (McKeon,J)    Solar panels-concerns

A2478   (Burzichelli,J)    Pub. off. and emp.-reside in NJ

A2499   (Addiego,D)    St-admin. retire. sys.-elim. cert. elig.

ACR30   (McHose,A)    St. fiscal restraint-Statewide I & R

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

A2499   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    St-admin. retire. sys.-elim. cert. elig.

AR59   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    Liquefied natural gas fac.-oppose devel.

 

The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointment:

 

*Effective March 18, 2010

 

Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards:

 

Mark Alexander, Esq., of Montclair, to replace Anargiros Rentezelas.

 

The Assembly adjourned at 7:02 P.M. to meet again on Monday, March 22, 2010 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (03/15/2010):

None