NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                               for July 19, 2010

 

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Vol. XXII No. 34                                                                                    214th Legislature $ First Annual Session

     SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

S2192    Beach,J/Pennacchio,J    Gold Star Parent-auth. special lic plate   REF STR

S2193    Buono,B    Prop. tax refund-mun pay in installments   REF SCU

S2194    Turner,S    Child Safe Playing Fields Act   REF SEN

S2195    Cardinale,G    Resid. leases-specify pymt. due date   REF SCU

S2196    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Loc. Govt. renewable energy demo. proj.   REF SEN

S2197    Ruiz,M/Weinberg,L+2    Physician, Life-Sustaining Treatment Act   REF SHH

S2198    Ruiz,M/Cunningham,S    Charter sch.-enables Rutgers Univ. auth.   REF SED

S2199    Ruiz,M/Weinberg,L+2    End-of-Life Care-estab. Advisory Council   REF SHH

S2201    Sweeney,S/Kean,T    Prop. Tax Levy Cap Task Force-estab.   REF SBA

S2202    Oroho,S    St. govt. spending-estab. 2% cap   REF SBA

S2203    Sweeney,S    Transp. Fd.-3 yrs useful life, cert proj   REF STR

S2204    Norcross,D    Sch. fac constr workers-background check   REF SED

S2205    Girgenti,J    Drunk driv.-revoke boating privileges   REF SLP

S2206    Sweeney,S    Temp layoff-St or loc auth may institute   REF SBA

S2208    Sarlo,P/Allen,D    Loc Mandates-allows complaints, cert org   REF SBA

S2209    Sweeney,S    Bond ordinance-elim. 5% down pymt. req.   REF SBA

S2210    Sacco,N    Pub. emp. health insur contrib-prov 1.5%   REF SSG

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A1052 AcaSca (2R)    Quijano,A/Cryan,J+4    Biofuels-purch. in place of fossil fuel   REP/SCA

A1448 Aca (1R)    Wisniewski,J/McKeon,J+8    Reflective glass beads-proh. cert. use   REP

A2288    Spencer,L/Coutinho,A    Airports, restricted area-estab. crime   REP

A2740 AcaAa (2R)    Vainieri Huttle,V/Spencer,L+12    Graduated driv's lic. prog-req. AG study   REP

A2851 Sca (1R)    Burzichelli,J/Rumana,S+10    Bds., Commissions inactive-elim.   REP/SCA

S264    Van Drew,J/Connors,C    Coastal emerg. mgmt.-concerns   REP

S351    Oroho,S/Sweeney,S    PHBC-expands scope   REP

S1392    Weinberg,L    PERS-training on enrollment req.   REP

S1407    Allen,D/Beach,J+1    Operation Noble Eagle vet-civil svc pref   REP

S1413 Sca (1R)    Smith,B/Bateman,C+2    Biofuels-purch. in place of fossil fuels   REP/SCA

S1468 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L/Cunningham,S+1    For-profit hosp.-report cert. info, DHSS   REP/SCA

S1470    Rice,R    Airports, restricted area-estab. crime   REP

S1620 Sca (1R)    Haines,P    Adult, misrepresent age-estab. crime   REP/SCA

S1781    Beach,J/Norcross,D    Sample ballot-concerns mailing   REP

S1874    Beach,J/Norcross,D    Sample ballot-request by electronic mail   REP

S1931 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L/Allen,D    Aphasia Study Commission-estab.   REP/SCA

S1993    Beck,J/Kyrillos,J    Daniel J O'Hern Station-Red Bank-desig.   REP

S1997 Sca (1R)    Whelan,J/Madden,F+1    Bds., Commissions inactive-elim.   REP/SCA

S2012 Sca (1R)    Doherty,M    Prop taxes, delinquent-credit tax refund   REP/SCA

S2017    Beach,J/Girgenti,J    Graduated driv's lic. prog-req. AG study   REP

S2072 Sca (1R)    Stack,B    Legal notices-concerns electronic pub.   REP/SCA

S2073    Kean,S/Kyrillos,J+1    Captain Joseph Azzolina Mem Bridge-Rt 36   REP

S2108 Sca (1R)    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Spill Comp., Control Act-incr. liab. cap   REP/SCA

S2124 Sca (1R)    Whelan,J    Reflective glass beads-proh. cert. use   REP/SCA

S2126 Sca (1R)    Whelan,J/Haines,P    Solar energy fac.-permits devel.   REP/SCA

 

 

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

 

S2164 Sca (1R)    Sweeney,S    Emp. leasing companies-concerns   REP/SCA

S2208    Sarlo,P/Allen,D    Loc Mandates-allows complaints, cert org   REP

SR65 Scs (SCS)    Weinberg,L/Allen,D+7    Women status in Iran-express opposition   REP/SCS

SR80    Cunningham,S/Madden,F+1    Laid off workers-Cong. extend benf.   REP

Bills Transferred:

S2012 Sca (1R)    Doherty,M    Prop taxes, delinquent-credit tax refund   FROM SCU TO SBA

S2072 Sca (1R)    Stack,B    Legal notices-concerns electronic pub.   FROM SCU TO SBA

S2100    Sweeney,S    St-admin. retire. sys.-elim. cert. elig.   FROM SSG TO SBA

S2154    Oroho,S    Civil Svc. Comm. Chair-clarify duties   FROM SSG TO SBA

S2173    Kyrillos,J    Sick leave pay-limits unused   FROM SCU TO SBA

Co-Sponsors Added:

S634   (Whelan,J)    Vet benf.-extends cert. elig.

S651   (Van Drew,J)    Retir. income exclusions-incr.

S669   (Kean,S)    Smoking, pub. parks and beaches-proh.

S972   (Weinberg,L)    Sexual assault victims-clarify exam cost

S1385   (Goodwin,T)    PERS-concerns accidental disab. benf.

S1413 Sca (1R)   (Gordon,R)    Biofuels-purch. in place of fossil fuels

S1468 Sca (1R)   (Gordon,R)    For-profit hosp.-report cert. info, DHSS

S1504   (Goodwin,T)    Prov. driv lic law viol.-police immunity

SR80   (Ruiz,M)    Laid off workers-Cong. extend benf.

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S414   (Goodwin,T)    Pub. util. rate incr.-concerns

S1413 Sca (1R)   (Bateman,C)    Biofuels-purch. in place of fossil fuels

S1542   (Gill,N)    Disbursement svc org, cert.-concerns

SJR44   (Madden,F)    Fall Prev Awareness Wk-desig 3rd wk Sept

SR80   (Madden,F)    Laid off workers-Cong. extend benf.

 

The Senate President has made the following appointments:

 

*Effective July 8, 2010

 

Legislative Task Force on Public Broadcasting:

 

Honorable Jeff Van Drew (1).

Honorable Nia H. Gill (34).

Honorable M. Teresa Ruiz (29).

 

The Senate adjourned at 5:10 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, August 12, 2010 (Committees at the Call of the Senate President).

 

     ASSEMBLY ACTION

The Assembly did not meet.  The Assembly will meet again at a date and time to be announced.

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (7/12/2010):

P.L.2010, c.44.   S29 w/GR (1R)    Sweeney,S/McKeon,J    7/13/2010    Mun. prop. tax levy cap-reduces