NEW JERSEY

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                                                                            for August 13, 2015

 

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Vol. XXVII No. 31                                                                             216th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION (SESSION)

Nominations Advise and Consent:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      Bridget Anne Stecher, of Fairfield.

      Lisa M. Adubato, of Cranford.

      Mark Sadiq Ali, of Verona.

      Michael T. Collins, of Eagleswood Township.

      John M. Doran, of Toms River.

      John Isadore Gizzo, of Nutley.

      Nora Jane Grimbergen, of West Caldwell.

      Russell Joseph Passamano, of West Orange.

      John  Zunic, of Cedar Grove.

      James R. Paganelli, of Verona.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE RISK EXCHANGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

      Richard A. Hubschman, Jr., Esq., of Cresskill.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:

      Honorable Joseph L. Fiordaliso, of Livingston.

      Honorable Richard S. Mroz, of Haddonfield.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND HAIRSTYLING:

      Corby Marie Pascucci, of Little Silver, to replace Anthony J. Fiore, resigned.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

      Peter A. Maher, SRA, SCGREA, of Jackson.

      Benjamin Harrison Mabie, Esq., of Pine Beach, to replace Mark A. Ellsworth.

      Glenn  Harrison, Esq., of Lakewood.

      Albert M. Cerone, of Toms River, to replace Charles P. Tivenan, Esq.

      Geraldine  Ambrosio, CTA, SCRREA, of Toms River.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION:

      Honorable Luis A. Quintana, of Newark.

      Honorable Mildred C. Crump, of Newark, to replace the Honorable Donald Tucker, deceased.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES:

      Todd L. Emmons, of Voorhees.

      Leah Z. Ziskin, M.D., M.S., of Cherry Hill.

      Walter  Fernandez, of Barnegat.

      Eleanor  Byra, of Readington Township.

      Deborah  Spitalnik, Ph.D., of Delaware Township.

 

TO BE A WORKERS' COMPENSATION JUDGE:

      Diana Esther Montes-Infante, of West Caldwell.

 

TO BE THE ESSEX COUNTY DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS:

      Honorable Patricia  Spango, of West Orange, to replace Kathy V. Sumter.

 

Nominations Advise and Consent: (cont’d)

TO BE THE ESSEX COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS:

      Edna Y. Baugh, Esq., of East Orange.

Nominations Reported from Committee:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      John Isadore Gizzo, of Nutley.

      John M. Doran, of Toms River.

      Lisa M. Adubato, of Cranford.

      Russell Joseph Passamano, of West Orange.

      Nora Jane Grimbergen, of West Caldwell.

      James R. Paganelli, of Verona.

      Michael T. Collins, of Eagleswood Township.

      Mark Sadiq Ali, of Verona.

      Bridget Anne Stecher, of Fairfield.

      John  Zunic, of Cedar Grove.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE RISK EXCHANGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

      Richard A. Hubschman, Jr., Esq., of Cresskill.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:

      Honorable Joseph L. Fiordaliso, of Livingston.

      Honorable Richard S. Mroz, of Haddonfield.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND HAIRSTYLING:

      Corby Marie Pascucci, of Little Silver, to replace Anthony J. Fiore, resigned.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

      Geraldine  Ambrosio, CTA, SCRREA, of Toms River.

      Albert M. Cerone, of Toms River, to replace Charles P. Tivenan, Esq.

      Glenn  Harrison, Esq., of Lakewood.

      Peter A. Maher, SRA, SCGREA, of Jackson.

      Benjamin Harrison Mabie, Esq., of Pine Beach, to replace Mark A. Ellsworth.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION:

      Honorable Mildred C. Crump, of Newark, to replace the Honorable Donald Tucker, deceased.

      Honorable Luis A. Quintana, of Newark.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES:

      Eleanor  Byra, of Readington Township.

      Todd L. Emmons, of Voorhees.

      Walter  Fernandez, of Barnegat.

      Leah Z. Ziskin, M.D., M.S., of Cherry Hill.

      Deborah  Spitalnik, Ph.D., of Delaware Township.

 

TO BE A WORKERS' COMPENSATION JUDGE:

      Diana Esther Montes-Infante, of West Caldwell.

 

TO BE THE ESSEX COUNTY DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS:

      Honorable Patricia  Spango, of West Orange, to replace Kathy V. Sumter.

 

TO BE THE ESSEX COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS:

      Edna Y. Baugh, Esq., of East Orange.

Nominations Corrected Copies:

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION:

      Honorable Luis A. Quintana, of Newark. *NOT* to replace the Honorable Donald Tucker, deceased.

      Honorable Mildred C. Crump, of Newark, to replace the Honorable Donald Tucker, deceased.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND HAIRSTYLING:
     Corby Marie Pascucci, of Little Silver *NOT* Englishtown.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES::
     Myrta Rosa, of Elizabeth *NOT* Plainfield.

Bills Introduced:

S3147    Ruiz,M/Oroho,S    Fruit and veg donation-corp bus tax cred   REF SEG

SCR178    Cruz-Perez,N/Pou,N    Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act   REF SSG

Bills On Emergency Resolution:

A3507 Sa (1R)    Eustace,T/Webber,J+6    Stream cleaning activities-amends law   (31-0) (Gordon)

Bills Passed:

A1029 AcaAa (2R)    Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V+18    Sch bus driv train-special need students   (32-0)

A1041    Schaer,G/Johnson,G+13    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns   (31-0)

A3507 Sa (1R)    Eustace,T/Webber,J+6    Stream cleaning activities-amends law   (31-0)

A4013    Greenwald,L/Lagana,J+1    Mortgage guaranty insur.-concerns   (32-0)

A4018    Burzichelli,J/Caputo,R+1    Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation   (24-7)

A4333 Aca (1R)    Singleton,T/Gill,N    Alarm bus.-exempt cert. activities   (31-0)

S1344 Sca (1R)    Van Drew,J/Singer,R+1    ID theft victim-cease debt collection   (32-0)

S1380 ScaAca (2R)    Barnes,P/Quijano,A    Motor carrier transp. contract-concerns   (30-0)

S2782 Sca (1R)    Turner,S/Greenstein,L    Electric veh recharge stations-rest area   (25-3)

S3044    Beach,J/Weinberg,L+4    Israel-proh invest company that boycotts   (30-0)

SCR119 Aca (1R)    Cardinale,G/Whelan,J+10    Leg. finan. stmts.-electronic filing   (32-0)

SJR80    Madden,F    NJ Careers in Util. Wk.-desig 3rd wk Oct   (32-0)

SJR81 Sca (1R)    Barnes,P+3    Israel-condemns boycott movement against   (31-0)

Bills Substituted:

A1029 AcaAa (2R)    Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V+18    Sch bus driv train-special need students   SUB FOR S274 (1R)

A1041    Schaer,G/Johnson,G+13    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns   SUB FOR S2676

A3507 Sa (1R)    Eustace,T/Webber,J+6    Stream cleaning activities-amends law   SUB FOR S2677 (1R)

A4013    Greenwald,L/Lagana,J+1    Mortgage guaranty insur.-concerns   SUB FOR S2497

A4018    Burzichelli,J/Caputo,R+1    Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation   SUB FOR S2843

A4333 Aca (1R)    Singleton,T/Gill,N    Alarm bus.-exempt cert. activities   SUB FOR S3020

S274 Sca (1R)    Greenstein,L/Ruiz,M    Sch bus driv train-special need students   SUB BY A1029 (2R)

S2497    Oroho,S    Mortgage guaranty insur.-concerns   SUB BY A4013

S2676    Gordon,R/Weinberg,L+2    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns   SUB BY A1041

S2677 Sa (1R)    Gordon,R/Sarlo,P+1    Stream cleaning activities-amends law   SUB BY A3507 (1R)

S2843    Sarlo,P/Whelan,J+1    Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation   SUB BY A4018

S3020    Gill,N    Alarm bus.-exempt cert. activities   SUB BY A4333 (1R)

Bills Given Second Reading w/Governor's Recommendation:

S1621 w/GR (1R)   Sweeney,S/Barnes,P+4    Unemp, long-term-training prog priority   (32-0)

S2787 Aca w/GR (2R)    Sweeney,S/Singleton,T+4    Voc. training pilot prog in DOC-estab.   (31-1)

Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:

A1466 Sa (1R)    Diegnan,P/O'Donnell,J+10    Transp. med. needs students-concerns   (29-0) (Gordon)

A3507 Sa (1R)    Eustace,T/Webber,J+6    Stream cleaning activities-amends law   (31-0) (Gordon)

S2677 Sa (1R)    Gordon,R/Sarlo,P+1    Stream cleaning activities-amends law    (28-0) (Gordon)

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A1662 Acs (ACS)    Johnson,G/Lagana,J+3    ID theft-expungement of cert. records   REP

S2557    Rice,R    Legal Svcs. of NJ-submit report to Leg.   REP

S2856    Weinberg,L    ID theft-expungement of cert. records   REP

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

S681    Lesniak,R+2    Cert. of rehabilitation-prov. issuance   FROM SLP

SR134    Lesniak,R+2    Dominican citizenship-reinstate   FROM 2RS

 

Co-Sponsors Added:

S2143   (Stack,B)    Prop-time period for adverse possession

S2550   (Thompson,S)    Domestic viol. court pilot prog.-creates

S2663 ScaSca (2R)   (Ruiz,M)    Crim. records-concerns expungement

S2665   (Singer,R)    Radiologic svcs.-concerns insur. reimb.

S2676   (Greenstein,L)    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns

S2677 Sa (1R)   (Oroho,S)    Stream cleaning activities-amends law

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

S2910   (Bucco,A.R.)    Breweries sell beer-cert. farm markets

S2911   (Bucco,A.R.)    Food-limited on brewery premises

S2912   (Bucco,A.R.)    Breweries-concerns restricted

S2983   (Singer,R)    Sch. security-estab class three officers

S3044   (Gordon,R; Greenstein,L; Kean,T)    Israel-proh invest company that boycotts

S3061   (Bucco,A.R.; Sweeney,S)    Tethering dogs-reg.

S3120   (Lesniak,R)    Student w/concussion-concerns evaluation

SJR81 Sca (1R)   (Vitale,J)    Israel-condemns boycott movement against

Third Prime Sponsors Added

SCR178   (Ruiz,M)    Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act

Co-Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

A1029 AcaAa (2R)   (Greenstein,L)    Sch bus driv train-special need students

A1041   (Gordon,R)    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns

A3507 Sa (1R)   (Gordon,R)    Stream cleaning activities-amends law

A4013   (Oroho,S)    Mortgage guaranty insur.-concerns

A4018   (Sarlo,P)    Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation

A4333 Aca (1R)   (Gill,N)    Alarm bus.-exempt cert. activities

Second Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

A1029 AcaAa (2R)   (Ruiz,M)    Sch bus driv train-special need students

A1041   (Weinberg,L)    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns

A3507 Sa (1R)   (Sarlo,P)    Stream cleaning activities-amends law

A4018   (Whelan,J)    Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation

Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

A1041   (Beck,J; Greenstein,L)    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns

A3507 Sa (1R)   (Oroho,S)    Stream cleaning activities-amends law

A4018   (Beach,J)    Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation

The Senate adjourned at 4:00 P.M. to meet again at a date and time to be announced.

     ASSEMBLY ACTION

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

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

A1029 AcaAa (2R)    Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V+18    Sch bus driv train-special need students

A1041    Schaer,G/Johnson,G+13    Holocaust reparations pymts.-concerns

A4013    Greenwald,L/Lagana,J+1    Mortgage guaranty insur.-concerns

A4018    Burzichelli,J/Caputo,R+1    Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation

A4333 Aca (1R)    Singleton,T/Gill,N    Alarm bus.-exempt cert. activities

S1380 ScaAca (2R)    Barnes,P/Quijano,A    Motor carrier transp. contract-concerns

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (08/10/2015):

None