NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                               for June 8, 2015

 

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Vol. XXVII No. 22                                                                             216th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Nominations Notice of Intention:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      Justine A. Niccollai, of Totowa.

      Nora Jane Grimbergen, of West Caldwell.

      Marybel  Mercado-Ramirez, of Ringwood.

      Scott James Bennion, of Clifton.

      Vicki Anne Citrino, of Clifton.

      Yolanda  Adrianzen, of Paterson.

      Frank  Covello, of Wayne.

      Lisa M. Adubato, of Cranford.

      Russell Joseph Passamano, of West Orange.

      James R. Paganelli, of Verona.

      Mark Sadiq Ali, of Verona.

      Bridget Anne Stecher, of Fairfield.

      John Isadore Gizzo, of Nutley.

      John  Zunic, of Cedar Grove.

 

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE TAX COURT:

      Mark  Cimino, of Wenonah.

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE:

      Danielle Rose Pasquale, of Wyckoff.

 

TO BE THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER:

      Andrew L. Falzon, M.D., MCS, DABP, of Metuchen.

Bills Introduced:

S2950    Addiego,D    Personal Info. and Privacy Prot. Act   REF SCM

S2951    Madden,F/Rice,R+1    Tenants-concerns grounds for removal   REF SCU

S2952    Beach,J/Whelan,J    Driv. lic renewal ext-auth mil personnel   REF SMV

S2953    Barnes,P    Sports assoc, non-profit-extend immunity   REF SJU

S2954    Barnes,P    Uniform Interstate Family Support Act   REF SJU

S2955    Lesniak,R    Ed Comptroller-estab. independent office   REF SED

S2956    Codey,R    Lab. svcs.-concerns hosp. charges   REF SHH

S2957    Sweeney,S/Kean,T    Env Infrastructure Trust-auth make loans   REF SEN

S2958    Sweeney,S    Alco bev lic, seasonal-ext by two months   REF SLP

S2959    Codey,R/Rice,R+7    Alzheimers-incl notation, med. records   REF SHH

S2960    Codey,R/Rice,R+7    Homemaker-home health aides-concerns   REF SHH

S2961    Codey,R/Vitale,J+4    Death certificates-clarifies   REF SHH

S2962    Sweeney,S/Kean,T    Env infrastructure proj FY2016-approp fd   REF SEN

S2963    Kean,T/Vitale,J    Crib safety-prov. info. on website   REF SHH

S2964    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Env. Infrastructure Trust Finan.-changes   REF SEN

Bills Introduced: (cont’d)

S2965    Beach,J/Doherty,M    E-mail notification sys. alert-create   REF SMV

S2966    Van Drew,J    Student Safety Act of 2015   REF SED

S2967    Van Drew,J    Energy efficiency-small bus qual, loans   REF SEN

S2968    Van Drew,J    Domestic companion animals-exposure   REF SEG

S2969    Van Drew,J    Emp. restrooms-allow cert. people   REF SHH

S2970    Van Drew,J    Homeless prev. prog-available on website   REF SCU

S2971    Van Drew,J    Music Therapist Lic. Act   REF SCM

S2972    Van Drew,J    Vets-mentor thru criminal justice sys.   REF SMV

S2973    Smith,B    Electronic waste recycling laws-revises   REF SEN

S2974    Sarlo,P/Pou,N    Lic. plate reader, automated-concerns   REF SBA

S2975    Sarlo,P/Pou,N    Expunged records-Paterson, estab. prog.   REF SBA

S2976    Sarlo,P/Pou,N    Wine, beer sales-concerns cert. days/hrs   REF SBA

S2977    Greenstein,L    Melvin Santiago's Law-secutiry guard reg   REF SLP

S2978    Van Drew,J    Electronic waste destruction-concerns   REF SEN

S2979    Weinberg,L/Sacco,N    RR bridge inspection records-concerns   REF STR

S2980    Cruz-Perez,N    Emerg. med. svcs- revise cert provisions   REF SHH

S2981    Greenstein,L    Drinking water-concerns contaminants   REF SEN

S2995    Gordon,R    Central mun. courts-concerns   REF SBA

S3004    Cunningham,S    Downtown Bus. Improvement Zone Loan Fd.   REF SBA

S3010    Sarlo,P    Grow NJ Assist. Act   REF SBA

SCR170    Lesniak,R    Atty. General, elected-constit amendment   REF SSG

SCR171    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Env Infrastructure Trust-2015 finan plan   REF SEN

SCR172    Whelan,J    Solar Investment tax cred.-extends   REF SEN

SCR173    Greenstein,L/Bateman,C    Casinos-Leg. allow estab. and operation   REF SSG

SJR80    Madden,F    NJ Careers in Util. Wk.-desig 3rd wk Oct   REF SLA

SJR81    Barnes,P    Anti-Semitism-condemns incr. incidents   REF SSG

SJR82    Pou,N    Dominican Restoration Day-August 16   REF SSG

SR131    Pennacchio,J    NFL govt. donations-donate to vet. org.   REF SMV

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A206/471/1663/ 2879/3060/3108 AcsAcaScaSca (ACS/3R)    Green,J/Spencer,L+3    Crim records, cert-automatic expungement   REP/SCA
A1041    Schaer,G/Johnson,G+11    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns   REP

A1102    Vainieri Huttle,V/Watson Coleman,B+4    Dementia care homes-prov. lic.   REP

A2073 AcsAs (AS)    Fuentes,A/Chivukula,U+1    Securities, sale/offer-exemp. from regis   REP

A2477 AcsSca (ACS/1R)    Lampitt,P/Conaway,H+1    Biosimilar biological-pharm. sub product   REP/SCA

A3666    Mazzeo,V/Eustace,T+2    Disaster Victims Prot. Act   REP

A4043    Schaer,G/Mosquera,G+1    Homeless prev. prog-available on website   REP

A4078 AcaSca (2R)    Vainieri Huttle,V/Mosquera,G+7    Sexual Assault Survivor Prot Act of 2015   REP/SCA

A4307    McKeon,J/Quijano,A+1    Spill Comp and Control Act-settlements   REP

A4326 Sca (1R)    Schaer,G/Lagana,J    St. rev. estimating process-reform   REP/SCA

AJR67 Aca (1R)    Munoz,N/Lampitt,P+7    ALS Awareness Mo.-desig. May   REP

S106 Sca (1R)    Bucco,A.R.    St. aid, cert mun-concerns fire code reg   REP/SCA

S129    Bateman,C/Scutari,N    Driv. unsafe-clarify point assessment   REP

S313    Gordon,R/Beck,J+3    Motor fuel-concern delivery during emerg   REP

S524/1130 Scs (SCS)    Gill,N    Credit check-proh., condition of emp.   REP/SCS

S712 Scs (SCS)    Kyrillos,J/Lesniak,R    Securities Issuer, cert-exemp from regis   REP/SCS

S756 Sca (1R)    Sarlo,P    Alco. bev. in stadiums-create lic.   REP/SCA

S1145 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L/Cruz-Perez,N    Dementia care homes-prov. lic.   REP/SCA

S1196 Sca (1R)    Vitale,J/Gordon,R    Health care prov.-report cert. problems   REP/SCA

S1208 ScaScs (SCS)    Weinberg,L+1    Casual milk sharing-estab. pub awareness   REP/SCS

S1209 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L+1    Human milk banks-prov. for lic.   REP

S1705 Scs (SCS)    Vitale,J/Singer,R    Biosimilar biological-pharm. sub product   REP/SCS

S1846 Sca (1R)    Van Drew,J    Withholdings from emp. wages-cert. pymts   REP/SCA

S2437    Barnes,P    Disaster Victims Prot. Act   REP

S2507    Oroho,S    Dam, private owner-loan credit check req   REP

S2523    Gill,N    Sr. Cit. Priority Parking Prog.-create   REP

S2524    Gill,N/Allen,D    Mun. Vol. Prop. Tax Reduction Act   REP

S2545 Scs (SCS)    Rice,R+1    Resid. vacant prop.-concerns forclosure   REP/SCS

S2663 ScaSca (2R)    Turner,S/Lesniak,R    Crim. records-concerns expungement   REP/SCA

S2676    Gordon,R/Weinberg,L    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns   REP

S2686 ScaSca (2R)    Pou,N/Beck,J+3    Sexual Assault Survivor Prot Act of 2015   REP/SCA

S2764    Van Drew,J    Prop, vacant-maintenance viol on website   REP

S2782 Sca (1R)    Turner,S    Natural gas veh. refueling-rest area req   REP/SCA

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

S2783 Sca (1R)    Codey,R/Ruiz,M+2    Police, FF-estab. 5 yr. resid. req.   REP/SCA  without recommendation

S2796 Sca (1R)    Cruz-Perez,N    Blgs. occupied by sr. cit.-min 70 degree   REP/SCA

S2838    Bucco,A.R.    Svc dog, ret-access to housing for disab   REP

S2866    Sweeney,S/Stack,B+2    Hackensack Meadowlands Act-revises   REP

S2867    Ruiz,M/Pou,N+1    NJ Land Bank Law   REP

S2876 Sca (1R)    Codey,R    Surgical practices, cert.-concerns lic.   REP/SCA

S2891    Barnes,P/Bucco,A.R.    All-terrain veh.-revise definition   REP

S2919    Greenstein,L    Spill Comp and Control Act-settlements   REP

S2942 Sca (1R)    Gordon,R    St. rev. estimating process-reform   REP/SCA

S2946    Madden,F/Bucco,A.R.    Summer camps-req. min. wage   REP

S2957    Sweeney,S/Kean,T    Env Infrastructure Trust-auth make loans   REP

S2962    Sweeney,S/Kean,T    Env infrastructure proj FY2016-approp fd   REP

S2964    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Env. Infrastructure Trust Finan.-changes   REP

S2970    Van Drew,J    Homeless prev. prog-available on website   REP

S2975    Sarlo,P/Pou,N    Expunged records-Paterson, estab. prog.   REP

S2976    Sarlo,P/Pou,N    Wine, beer sales-concerns cert. days/hrs   REP

SCR163 Sca (1R)    Smith,B/Greenstein,L+5    Env contamination settlement-env purpose   REP/SCA

SCR171    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Env Infrastructure Trust-2015 finan plan   REP

SCR172    Whelan,J    Solar Investment tax cred.-extends   REP

SJR51 Sca (1R)    Singer,R/Vitale,J    ALS Awareness Mo.-desig. May   REP/SCA

SJR80    Madden,F    NJ Careers in Util. Wk.-desig 3rd wk Oct   REP

SR97    Ruiz,M/O'Toole,K+1    Noise, land use studies-commend PANYNJ   REP

Bills Referred/SBA:

A1041    Schaer,G/Johnson,G+11    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns  

A1102    Vainieri Huttle,V/Watson Coleman,B+4    Dementia care homes-prov. lic.  

A4043    Schaer,G/Mosquera,G+1    Homeless prev. prog-available on website  

S1145 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L/Cruz-Perez,N    Dementia care homes-prov. lic.  

S2970    Van Drew,J    Homeless prev. prog-available on website  

SCR163 Sca (1R)    Smith,B/Greenstein,L+5    Env contamination settlement-env purpose  

Bills Combined:

S1130    Turner,S    Emp. discrim., based on credit-proh.   COMB/W S524 (SCS)

Bills Transferred:

S756 Sca (1R)    Sarlo,P    Alco. bev. in stadiums-create lic.   FROM SLP TO SBA

S2940    Singer,R/Sweeney,S+1    Endangering another person-new offense   FROM SJU TO SLP

Concurrent Resolutions Placed On Desk:

SCR163 Sca (1R)    Smith,B/Greenstein,L+5    Env contamination settlement-env purpose  

Co-Sponsors Added:

S180 ScaScaSa (3R)   (Van Drew,J)    Small bus.-corp. bus. tax on reinvest.

S313   (Pennacchio,J)    Motor fuel-concern delivery during emerg

S736 Sca (1R)   (Holzapfel,J)    Dog fighting-estab. crime

S785   (Stack,B)    Sick leave, earned-concerns

S1208 ScaScs (SCS)   (Ruiz,M)    Casual milk sharing-estab. pub awareness

S1209 Sca (1R)   (Ruiz,M)    Human milk banks-prov. for lic.

S1683 Sca (1R)   (Beck,J)    Bow hunting, fed. mil installations-auth

S2473 Scs (SCS)   (Beck,J)    Cell phone-proh location monitoring prog

S2545 Scs (SCS)   (Thompson,S)    Resid. vacant prop.-concerns forclosure

S2553   (Stack,B)    Palimony-concerns agreements in writing

S2679   (Thompson,S)    Foreclosure of resid. prop.-concerns

S2686 ScaSca (2R)   (Barnes,P; Stack,B)    Sexual Assault Survivor Prot Act of 2015

S2783 Sca (1R)   (Cunningham,S; Stack,B)    Police, FF-estab. 5 yr. resid. req.

S2831   (Thompson,S)    Secure Choice Savings Prog. Act

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)

S2843   (Beach,J)    Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation

S2866   (Ruiz,M; Weinberg,L)    Hackensack Meadowlands Act-revises

S2889   (Barnes,P)    Secure Schools for All Children Act

S2931   (Singer,R; Stack,B)    Palliative care svcs.-prov. info.

S2959   (Bateman,C; Connors,C; Doherty,M; Pou,N; Sweeney,S; Vitale,J; Whelan,J)   Alzheimers-incl notation, med. records

S2960   (Bateman,C; Connors,C; Doherty,M; Pou,N; Sweeney,S; Vitale,J; Whelan,J)   Homemaker-home health aides-concerns

S2961   (Bateman,C; Connors,C; Rice,R; Sweeney,S)    Death certificates-clarifies

SCR163 Sca (1R)   (Barnes,P; Codey,R; Lesniak,R; Scutari,N; Vitale,J)    Env contamination settlement-env purpose

SJR40   (Beck,J)    Gold Star Mothers Appreciation Month

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S20     (Weinberg,L)    Out-of-network Consumer Prot, Acct. Act

S1196 Sca (1R)   (Gordon,R)    Health care prov.-report cert. problems

S2203   (Smith,B)    Escrow agent eval. svc.-proh. fees

S2831   (Whelan,J)    Secure Choice Savings Prog. Act

S2866   (Stack,B)    Hackensack Meadowlands Act-revises

S2889   (Gordon,R)    Secure Schools for All Children Act

S2898   (Whelan,J)    Post-traumatic stress-auth med marijuana

S2899   (Whelan,J)    Med. marijuana inventory-auth. transfer

S2910   (Barnes,P)    Breweries sell beer-cert. farm markets

S2911   (Barnes,P)    Food-limited on brewery premises

S2912   (Barnes,P)    Breweries-concerns restricted

S2946   (Bucco,A.R.)    Summer camps-req. min. wage

S2978   (Oroho,S)    Electronic waste destruction-concerns

SCR163 Sca (1R)   (Greenstein,L)    Env contamination settlement-env purpose

SJR75   (Whelan,J)    Mil. Caregivers Wk.-4th wk. of March

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

S2866   (Cunningham,S)    Hackensack Meadowlands Act-revises
SCR173   (Smith,B)    Casinos-Leg. allow estab. and operation

Note to the 5/18/2015 Digest:

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

 

S2825   (Greenstein,L)   Superstorm Sandy aid-incr. transparency *NOT* S2865  Loc. units of govt. incr. min. wage-proh

The Senate adjourned at 8:40 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, June 11, 2015 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “3” and “4” scheduled to meet).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION

The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly will meet on Thursday, June 11, 2015 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (06/04/2015):

None