NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                               for June 6, 2011

 

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Vol. XXIII No. 24                                                                              214th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Nominations Reported from Committee:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK MUNICIPAL COURT:

      Dwight D. de Stefan, of River Vale.

 

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      Mary K. White, of Woodbury.

      William J. McGovern, III, of Lafayette.

      Eugene J. McCaffrey, Jr., of Mullica Hill.

      Richard S. Hoffman, of Mullica Hill.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CASINO REINVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

      Robert E. Mulcahy, III, of Basking Ridge, to replace Diane C. Lusk, resigned.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

      R. Andrew Marshall, of Chatham Borough, to replace Michael N. Kasparian.

Bills Introduced:

S2924    Doherty,M    St aid to sch dist-estab distrib formula   REF SED

S2925    Ruiz,M    Teacher Effectiveness & Acct. Act   REF SED

S2926    Connors,C    Svc. charge, returned checks-incr. fee   REF SCU

S2927    Gordon,R    Motor fuel cred. card-permits rebates   REF SCM

S2928    Van Drew,J    St. Devel. Ctrs Closure-estab task force   REF SHH

S2929    Whelan,J    Vet. prop. tax deduct-criteria elig.   REF SCU

S2930    Sarlo,P    Surplus lines insur. taxes-revise reg.   REF SCM

SCR162    Doherty,M    Free pub. sch.-income tax contrib.   REF SED

SR119    Turner,S    Del Riv Jt Bridge Comm-rescind toll incr   REF STR

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A2260 ScaSca (2R)    Diegnan,P/Wolfe,D+11    Sch. bus, svc. life-concerns   REP/SCA

A2286    Johnson,G/Coughlin,C+5    Natl. Guard memb.-vol. contrib.   REP

A2748 ScaSca (2R)    Diegnan,P/Schaer,G+4    Seasonal rental-exemp, bulk sale req.   REP/SCA

A3819 Aca (1R)    Egan,J/Evans,E+3    Emp. UI tax rates-modify   REP

S106 Sca (1R)    Connors,C/Beck,J+5    Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs-estab   REP

S346    Oroho,S/Gordon,R+1    PFRS, elective pub. off.-concern salary   REP

S1040 ScaSca (2R)    Allen,D    Sch. buses-lengthens svc. life   REP/SCA

S1875    Oroho,S/O'Toole,K+2    PERS retiree-repeal elective off. salary   REP

S2307    Beach,J/Van Drew,J+2    Natl. Guard memb.-vol. contrib.   REP

S2313 Sca (1R)    Van Drew,J/Kean,T+2    Seasonal rentals-exemp. bulk sale req.   REP/SCA

S2730 Sca (1R)    Madden,F/Doherty,M+3    Emp. UI tax rates-modify   REP

S2765 Sca (1R)    Beck,J/Buono,B+2    Auth., bds. & comm.-internet website   REP

S2857    Codey,R/Doherty,M+4    Green Acres loc. govt. proj.;$84M   REP

S2858    Greenstein,L/Kean,T+4    Green Acres nonprofit proj.;$14M   REP

S2859    Gordon,R/Beck,J+3    Green Acres, Blue Acres St. proj.;$57M   REP

S2894    Whelan,J/Singer,R    Farmland Preserv. nonprofit proj;$8.831M   REP

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

 

S2895    Greenstein,L/Oroho,S+1    Farmland Preserv., mun. grants;$23M   REP

S2896    Van Drew,J/Oroho,S+1    Farmland Preserv-co incentive grant;$39M   REP

S2897    Whelan,J/Singer,R    Farmland Preserv. purposes;$23.58M   REP

S2898    Gordon,R/Allen,D    Hist Preserv proj/admin expenses;$10.85M   REP

Bills Transferred:

S2930    Sarlo,P    Surplus lines insur. taxes-revise reg.   FROM SCM TO SBA

Co-Sponsors Added:

S2197 Scs (SCS)   (Gordon,R)    Physician, Life-Sustaining Treatment Act

S2199 Sca (1R)   (Gordon,R)    End-of-Life Care-estab. Advisory Council

S2708   (Beach,J)    E-Zpass svc. charge-exempt. sr. cit.

S2780 Sca (1R)   (Gordon,R)    Surgical practices- req. lic by DHSS

S2858   (Bucco,A)    Green Acres nonprofit proj.;$14M

S2895   (Bucco,A)    Farmland Preserv., mun. grants;$23M

S2896   (Bucco,A)    Farmland Preserv-co incentive grant;$39M

Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:

S809   (Bucco,A)    Dietian/Nutritionist Lic. Act

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S2902   (Sweeney,S)    NJ SHARES-prov. vol. income tax contrib.

 

The Senate adjourned at 5:15 PM to meet again on Thursday, June 9, 2011 (SESSION).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION

The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly will meet again on Monday, June 13, 2011 (QUORUM, Committee groups “A” and “B” scheduled to meet).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (6/2/2011):

P.L.2011, c.74.   A3744    O'Donnell,J/Wagner,C+19    6/2/2011    Birthing fac.-screen for heart defects