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Vol. XX No. 15 213th Legislature $ First Annual Session
SENATE
ACTION (SESSION)
Nominations Advise and Consent:
TO BE STATE TREASURER:
David Rousseau, of
Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT:
Thomas Sumners,
Jr., of Lawrenceville.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
Jeffrey R. Wilson, Esq., of
Alfred R. Scerni, Jr., Esq., of
Honorable Joseph A. Maressa, Esq., of Atco.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN
CHILDREN RELIEF FUND COMMISSION:
Janice Prontnicki,
MD,
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
Edward W. Dorn, D.MIN., THD, of Pedricktown.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
Donald William Hart, of
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL FINANCE BOARD:
Honorable Francis
Blee, of Absecon, to replace Honorable
John Ewing.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MERIT SYSTEM BOARD:
Honorable John
Currie, of Ringwood.
Flavella Branham-Benjamin, of
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MOTION PICTURE
Thomas M. Haveron, DC, of
Shelley Levitan Adler, of
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW
William C. Sproule, of
John
H. Fisher, III, of
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW
Dorothy Leung Blakeslee, of
Rev. Msg. William J. Linder,
Ph.D., of
Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:
(cont’d)
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW
Roger Bruce Jacobs, Esq., of
Anisa Mehdi, of
Scott A. Kobler, of
Steven C. Fiske, MD, of
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW
Reverend Dr. David
Jefferson, of
Frederick Potter,
Jr., of
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW
Judith G. Leone, of
Victoria F. Pratt, Esq., of
Honorable Alisa
Cooper, of Linwood, to replace Frank Mazzeo.
Kevin M. O'Brien, of
Lana Gold Walder, of Short Hills.
Sharon E. Burton Turner, of
Anna M. Aschkenes, of Jamesburg.
Arthur Factor, MD, of
Amy B. Simon, of
Elizabeth A. Mattson, of Green Pond, to replace Christian Yegen.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW
George R. Laufenberg, CEBS, of Allenwood, to replace Anthony R. Cinaglia.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE POLICE
Laurel Brennan, of
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
Honorable Joseph
Ripa, of Voorhees, to replace Frank
Spencer, resigned.
C. Robert McDevitt, of
Louis R. Toscano, of
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:
William T. Mullen, of Succasunna, to replace Debra Casha.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE INVESTMENT COUNCIL:
W.
Montgomery Cerf, of
Jose R. Claxton, of
Erika Irish Brown, of
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION:
Robert James D'Anton, of
TO BE THE
Margaret J. Nicolosi, of
TO BE THE MORRIS EXECUTIVE
Kathleen C. Serafino, Ph.D., of
TO BE THE
Robert L. Bumpus, of Elmer.
TO BE THE
Kevin B. Brennan, Ed.D., of
Bills Introduced:
S1546 Sarlo,P/Bateman,C+4 Pub finan., cert.
proj.-reporting req.
S1547 Sarlo,P Ticket sales-concerns
S1548 Weinberg,L Pub. bodies-concerns
meetings
S1549 Cardinale,G Synthetic turf-estab.
moratorium
S1550 Baroni,B Hybrid fuel efficient MV-sales tax exemp
S1551 Baroni,B Elderly people missing-create emerg plan
S1552 O'Toole,
S1553 Ciesla,A/Van Drew,J+5 Pub. Access and
S1554
Beck,J/Baroni,B+1 Theft-concerns
S1555 Adler,J G.I. Bill-prov. higher ed. benf. to vets
S1556 Sweeney,
S1557 Vitale,J FamilyCare-expands
S1559 Kean,
S1560 Turner,S Child support-concerns
S1561 Turner,S Train stations-concerns permit parking
S1562 Turner,S Ovarian cancer awareness campaign-estab.
S1563 Turner,S Loc. Pub. Contract Law-concerns
S1564 Turner,
S1565 Turner,S Privatize co svcs-concerns
cert contract
S1566 Turner,S Part-time Tuition Aid Grant Prog.-extend
S1567 Turner,S Community Food Pantry Fd-vol.
contrib.
S1568 Turner,S Taxpayer prop. tax
relief subacct-estab.
S1569 Turner,S Consumer cred. reports-concerns
S1570 Turner,S Grand jury records-concern discovery
S1571 Turner,S Telephone bills-reg.
billing practices
S1572 Turner,S Food product recall notices-concerns
S1573 Weinberg,L Priv. sch. w/disab. students-concerns
S1574 Singer,R/Bucco,A Car pools-not subject to sch. bus reg.
S1575
Van Drew,J Horseshoe crabs-concerns penal.
S1576
Van Drew,J Emerg. personnel, cert.-workers comp.
S1577
Van Drew,J Horseshoe crab moratorium-revises
S1578
Van Drew,J/Oroho,S Sch. busing, nonpub.-concerns
S1579
Van Drew,J Vet. unclaimed cremains-concerns
S1580
Van Drew,J DEP-submit annual
finan. report
S1581
Van Drew,J Airports-concerns acquisition
S1582 Pennacchio,J Monastery lands, cert.-exempt, prop. tax
S1583 Cardinale,G Pub. entities-concerns
salaries and benf
S1584 Cardinale,G Publication req-co,
mun comply, Internet
S1585 Adler,J/Sweeney,S Perchloroethylene,
dry cleaning-concerns
S1586 Weinberg,L Pol. and
candidate committees-concerns
S1587 Singer,R Community assn.-concerns
S1588 Smith,B/Vitale,J Geriatric Fall Prev.
Pilot Prog.-estab.
S1589 Kean,S Natl Guard
Training Ctr/Sea Girt-concern
S1590 Cunningham,S SPCA-concerns
cert. assets
S1591 Cunningham,
S1592 Cunningham,S SPCA-concerns
S1593 Sweeney,S Law enforcement, cert.-concerns appt.
S1594 Ciesla,A St. agencies-implement use of Internet
S1595 Beck,J Priv. Commuter
Bus. Svc.-estab. Advocate
S1596 Beck,J Regular rte. peak bus svcs.-concerns
S1597 Beck,J Pub. transp.
svcs-concerns
S1598 Beck,J Electric pub. util.
easements-concerns
S1599
Rice,R+1
Homeownership Preserv. Act
S1600 Rice,R Co. prosecutors-concerns
S1601
Rice,R/Cunningham,S+1 Sch. fac. proj.-concerns
S1602 Rice,R/Girgenti,J Homeowner asst. prog.-concerns
S1603
Rice,R/Redd,D+1 Ed. tech.-concerns
S1604 Rice,R Sports entertainment proj-exemp
prop tax
S1605 Codey,R Pension fd. moneys-concern investment
S1606
Girgenti,J/Sacco,N+1 Youth mentoring prog.-estab.
grant prog.
S1607 Lesniak,R UEZ Jobs
Scholarship Act-estab.
S1608 Lesniak,R Alco. bev.
lic.,
cert.-concerns
S1609 Lesniak,R/Whelan,J Higher ed.-concerns structure and finan.
SR58 Kean,T Post 9/11 Vet. Ed. Asst. Act-Cong.
enact
Motions:
A873 AcsAca (
A873 AcsAca (
A873 AcsAca (
A873 AcsAca (
S685
Beck,J+4
St, co, mun positions-proh.
simultaneous
To Relieve from SSG (BecK)
S685
Beck,J+4
St, co, mun positions-proh.
simultaneous
To Table (22-14) (Sweeney)
S769
Kean,T+1
Leg.-concerns holding dual office
To Relieve from SSG (Kean,T)
S769
Kean,T+1
Leg.-concerns holding dual office
To Table (22-15) (Sweeney)
An unnumbered Resolution be made Order Of The
Day – Rule 17:7a (Oroho) Ruled out of order
Appeal ruling of the Chair (Oroho) Lost (14-23)
Bills Passed:
A873 AcsAca
(
S532
Girgenti,J/Bucco,A+5 Sex offenders-bars positions, youth
org. (36-0)
S621
Vitale,J/Weinberg,L+1 NJ Collaborating Ctr,
Nursing bd-concern
(35-0)
S752 Sca (1R) Codey,R/Turner,S+3 Steroid use among students-deters (36-0)
S776 Sca (1R) Kyrillos,J+1 Knives, disguised-proh.
sale, possession
(36-0)
S1122
Sacco,N/Kean,S+1 Pedestrian safety-concerns (36-0)
S1390 Sca (1R) Van Drew,J Vessels,
sunken or abandoned-concerns (37-0)
Co-Sponsors Added:
S75 (Oroho,S) Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs-estab
S110
(Van Drew,J) Sch emp/bus driv-revise crim hist checks
S112 (Buono,B) Civil Marriage, Religious Prot Act-enact
S180 (Cunningham,S; Whelan,J) Driv. approaching emerg. veh.-conditions
S233/504 Scs (
S287 (Oroho,S) Camp. contrib.-proh. cert. bus. entities
S306 (Oroho,S) Gypsy moth-remove mun
expenditure cap
S407 (Oroho,S)
S445 (Oroho,S) Transparency in Govt. Act-estab.
S467 Sca (1R) (Sweeney,S; Van Drew,J; Weinberg,L)
Grace's Law-hearing aid coverage
S468 (Gordon,R) Historic Prop. Reinvestment Act
S532 (Madden,F; Oroho,S) Sex offenders-bars positions, youth org.
S552 (Baroni,B) Ambulatory care fac.-gross
receipts
S559 (Gordon,R) Eminent domain-revises procedures
S600 (Oroho,S) Camp. contrib.-concerns
S674 (Sweeney,S) Crimes with bail restrictions-concerns
S684 (Oroho,S) Campaign contrib.-proh.
cert. committees
S685 (Haines,P; Oroho,S;
O'Toole,K)
St, co, mun positions-proh.
simultaneous
S752 Sca (1R) (Madden,F;
Redd,D)
Steroid use among students-deters
S756 (Oroho,S) Ovarian cancer screening-prov. coverage
S760 (Oroho,S) Pol party-estab stricter contrib. limits
S771 (Cunningham,S) Expungements-revises
elig.
S776 Sca (1R) (Bateman,C) Knives,
disguised-proh. sale,
possession
S802 (Oroho,S) Deer hunting w/bow & arrow-auth.
Sundays
S807 (Whelan,J) Health care fac.-concerns
adverse events
S811 (Whelan,J) Police off., UMDNJ-civil
svc. status
S987 (Baroni,B) Green E-ZPass-discount
cert. veh.
S1017 Sca (1R) (Van Drew,J) Disab. svcs.-estab.
co. off.
S1028 Sca (1R) (Madden,F) New Homebuyers' Bill of Rights Act
S1029 Sca (1R) (Madden,F) New home buyers-enhances prot.
S1050 (Bateman,C) Vol fire
companies-exemp charitable fees
S1071 (Oroho,S) Immunizations-concerns req.
S1106 (Girgenti,J) Stalking-concerns
S1165
(Van Drew,J; Weinberg,L) Insur. producers-concerns
S1236 Sca (1R) (Madden,F) Janet's Law-concerns defibrillators
S1253 (Turner,S) Energy efficiency standard-cert. product
Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
S1256 (Bateman,C)
S1392
(Van Drew,J) PFRS-concerns
accidental death benf.
S1453
(Van Drew,J) Vet. civil svc. preference-expand elig.
S1457 (Redd,D) Sch. fac. proj.-concerns St. support
S1512 (Bucco,A; Rice,R;
Weinberg,L)
Prescribing cert meds to minors-concerns
S1546 (Cardinale,G; Gordon,R; Kyrillos,J; Smith,B) Pub finan., cert. proj.-reporting req.
S1553 (Adler,J;
Beck,J; Connors,C; Kean,S; Kyrillos,J) Pub. Access and Marina Safety Act
S1554 (Kean,T) Theft-concerns
S1558 (Bucco,A;
Cardinale,G; Ciesla,A; Connors,C; Kyrillos,J; Oroho,S; Pennacchio,J) Pub. Advocate Dept.-abolish
S1599 (Cunningham,S)
Homeownership Preserv. Act
S1601 (Redd,D) Sch. fac. proj.-concerns
S1603 (Girgenti,J) Ed. tech.-concerns
S1606 (Turner,S) Youth mentoring prog.-estab.
grant prog.
SR41 (Connors,C) Flexibility, Rebldg. Amer Fisheries Act
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S256 (Oroho,S) Abbott dist. desig.-concerns
S577 (Oroho,S) Civil unions-concerns
S807 (Weinberg,L) Health care fac.-concerns
adverse events
S1230 (Sweeney,S) VCCB assessments-incr.
S1255 (Bucco,A) Co agriculture devel
bds-alt voting memb
S1276 (Oroho,S) Jason's Law-estab.
drug awareness camp.
S1293
(Van Drew,J) Child in proh. sex act-comp. svc. remove
S1390 (Kean,T) Vessels, sunken or abandoned-concerns
S1392 (Bucco,A) PFRS-concerns
accidental death benf.
S1438 (Sweeney,S) VCCA-concerns pymt. of cert. assessments
S1449 (Madden,F) Constr. codes,
St.-strengthens
S1540
(Van Drew,J) Tax appeals-concerns
S1544 (Oroho,S) Classroom placement-concerns
The Senate President has made the following appointments:
*Effective
Senator Loretta Weinberg (37).
Senator Bill Baroni (14).
Notes to the
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S52 Sa (1R)
(Oroho,S) Child mental fac.
emp.-crim. hist. check *NOT* Co-Sponsor
S119 (Whelan,J) Compassionate Use Med. Marijuana Act *NOT* Co-Sponsor
The Senate adjourned at 5:07 P.M. to meet again on Monday,
ASSEMBLY
ACTION
The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly will meet on Monday,
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
A873 AcsAca
(
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (03/17/2008):
P.L.2008,
c.1. A2260 Aca
(1R) McKeon,J/Gusciora,R+27
P.L.2008, c.2. S335 Sca (1R) Kean,S/Adler,J+4
P.L.2008, c.3. S795
Sarlo,P/Van
Drew,J+14
P.L.2008, c.4. A1586
Cohen,N/Rodriguez,C+3
P.L.2008, c.5. A1862
Conaway,H/Munoz,E+3
P.L.2008, c.6. A1910 AcaAaAca
(3R) McKeon,J/Evans,E+4
P.L.2008, c.7. S625 Sca (1R) Vitale,J/Vainieri
Huttle,V+2
P.L.2008, c.8. A1265 Aca
(1R) Moriarty,P/Russo,D+4
P.L.2008, c.9. A1291
Stender,L+7