NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

for September 24, 2015

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Vol. XXVII No. 32 216th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

SENATE ACTION (SESSION)

Nominations Notice of Intention Received 9/2/2015:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

Robert G. Wilson, of Somerville.

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

John L. McGoldrick, Esq., of Princeton.

Susan L. Blount, Esq., of Chatham Township.

Preston Pinkett, III, of Peapack & Gladstone.

Douglas L. Kennedy, of Mountain Lakes.

William T. Mullen, of Succasunna.

Thomas Maguire, of Long Valley.

Michael L. Carter, of West Orange.

Rose C. Cali, of Montclair.

Mary A. Comito, of Roseland, to replace Christine L. Padilla.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY INDIVIDUAL HEALTH COVERAGE PROGRAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Mary C. Beaumont, of Upper Freehold Township, to replace Christine A. Stearns, Esq., resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Dennis M. Bone, of Madison.

Binay Sugla, Ph.D., of Holmdel.

Anthony J. Knapp, Jr., of Brielle.

Vincent De Caprio, Ph.D., of Mountain Lakes.

Gary C. Dahms, P.E., P.P., C.M.E., of Wall.

Peter A. Cistaro, of Boonton Town.

Elizabeth Garcia, P.E., of North Bergen.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STOCKTON UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Ellen D. Bailey, Esq., of Egg Harbor City, to replace Clarence C. Hoover, III, Ed.D.

Dean C. Pappas, of Philadelphia, Pa.

Stanley M. Ellis, of Riverton.

Michael Jacobson, Esq., of Margate City.

Raymond R. Ciccone, CPA, CFF, of Surf City.

Barbara J. Morvay, of Boynton Beach, FL.

Andrew Dolce, of Valley Cottage, NY, to replace James W. Yoh, Ph.D.

Honorable Margaret M. Worthington, of Galloway, to replace Emma N. Byrne.

Madeleine Deininger, of Sonoma, Ca.

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

Robert S. Garrison, Esq., of Westfield.

Maureen McLeer Morin, Esq., of Cranford, to replace Anthony Amalfe, resigned.

George T. Wagenhoffer, of Rahway.

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

SCR179 Sweeney,S/Kean,T Hudson Riv. rail tunnel-Gov secure fding

Bills Introduced:

S3148 Bateman,C Affordable housing-reforms procedures REF SCU

S3149 Bucco,A.R. Hepatitis C, drug treatment ctr-concerns REF SHH

S3150 Pennacchio,J+1 Cadaveric fetal tissue-proh. reimb. REF SHH

S3151 Singer,R Mesothelioma-elim. limitation statute REF SJU

S3152 Singer,R Workers' comp. law-revise REF SLA

S3153 Lesniak,R Psych. exam-unlawful firearm possession REF SLP

S3154 Sweeney,S Tax exemp. prop.-impose prevailing wage REF SLA

S3155 Van Drew,J/Connors,C Work First NJ recipients-community svc REF SHH

S3156 Van Drew,J Summer flounder fishing-concerns REF SEN

S3157 Van Drew,J Boats-prov. reduced rate/max sales tax REF SBA

S3158 Beach,J Tax abatement agreements-mun file copies REF SCU

S3159 Oroho,S Vol. driv.-charitable immunity statute REF SCM

S3160 Oroho,S/Pennacchio,J Proj. finan by bonds-purch. excess insur REF SCU

S3161 Oroho,S Lake Mohawk German Christmas Market REF SSG

S3162 Scutari,N Medical marijuana use-estab. emp. prot. REF SHH

S3163 Sarlo,P Correction officers-req. police training REF SLP

S3164 Lesniak,R Convicted offender-concerns rehab. REF SLP

S3165 Vitale,J Substance abuse treatment-concerns info. REF SHH

S3166 Whelan,J Wineries/DOT/St. toll rd. auth-sign prog REF SEG

S3167 Whelan,J/Vitale,J Nurse Multistate Lic. Compact-enters NJ REF SHH

S3168 Sweeney,S/O'Toole,K Budget, annual-limit co entities request REF SCU

S3169 Weinberg,L Hotel tax-co. permitted to impose 1% tax REF SCU

S3170 Pou,N Co superintendent of election-admin code REF SCU

S3171 Whelan,J Certified mail-concerns definition REF SSG

SJR92 Van Drew,J Shuck, Sip, and Slurp Weekend-October REF SEG

SJR94 Vitale,J/Sweeney,S First responder, vol-study stabilization REF SCU

SJR96 Weinberg,L Pregnancy/Infant Loss Remembreance Mo. REF SHH

SR140 Kyrillos,J/Cunningham,S+1 Sept 11 Mem. & Museum-desig. natl. mem. REF SMV

Bills On Emergency Resolution:

S2617 ScaSa (2R) Cardinale,G+2 Shellfish species-allows cultivation (34-0) (Cardinale)

Bills Passed:

A206/471/1663/ 2879/3060/3108 AcsAcaScaSca (ACS/3R) Green,J/Spencer,L+6 Crim records, cert-automatic expungement (25-12)

A1466 Sa (1R) Diegnan,P/O'Donnell,J+10 Transp. med. needs students-concerns (38-0)

A1662 Acs (ACS) Johnson,G/Lagana,J+3 ID theft-expungement of cert. records (38-0)

A4144 Pintor Marin,E/Spencer,L+6 Insur. producer lic.-concerns language (25-12)

S929 Aca (1R) Sweeney,S/Madden,F Workers' comp. suppl benf, cert-concerns (24-12)

S1621 w/GR (1R) Sweeney,S/Barnes,P+4 Unemp, long-term-training prog priority (36-0)

S2174 ScaAa (2R) Barnes,P/Holzapfel,J+1 Air bags, nonfunctional counterfeit-proh (37-0)

S2260 Sca (1R) Scutari,N/Cardinale,G Check casher lic.-modify cert. fees (28-7)

S2311 Weinberg,L/Lesniak,R Bus., cert.-proh. making camp. contrib. (21-11)

S2375 Sca (1R) Vitale,J/Singer,R+2 Ambulatory care fac.-concerns (37-0)

S2617 ScaSa (2R) Cardinale,G+2 Shellfish species-allows cultivation (35-0)

S2710 Sca (1R) Bucco,A.R./Sarlo,P Emp end operations in St-annual eval req (38-0)

S2787 Aca w/GR (2R) Sweeney,S/Singleton,T+4 Voc. training pilot prog in DOC-estab. (34-2)

S2972 Van Drew,J/Cruz-Perez,N Vets-mentor thru criminal justice sys. (38-0)

SCR179 Sweeney,S/Kean,T Hudson Riv. rail tunnel-Gov secure fding (38-0)

Bills Substituted:

A206/471/1663/ 2879/3060/3108 AcsAcaScaSca (ACS/3R) Green,J/Spencer,L+6 Crim records, cert-automatic expungement SUB

FOR S2663 (2R)

A1662 Acs (ACS) Johnson,G/Lagana,J+3 ID theft-expungement of cert. records SUB FOR S2856

A4144 Pintor Marin,E/Spencer,L+6 Insur. producer lic.-concerns language SUB FOR S2755

S2663 ScaSca (2R) Turner,S/Lesniak,R+3 Crim. records-concerns expungement SUB BY A206 (ACS/3R)

S2755 Ruiz,M/Stack,B+4 Insur. producer lic.-concerns language SUB BY A4144

S2856 Weinberg,L ID theft-expungement of cert. records SUB BY A1662 (ACS)

Bills Given Second Reading w/Governor's Recommendation:

S2784 Sca w/GR (2R) Van Drew,J/Whelan,J Boats-prov. max. sales and use tax (33-1)

Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:

S2589 ScaScaSaSa (4R) Singer,R+1 Early intervention svc. prov.-concerns (32-0) (Singer)

S2617 ScaSa (2R) Cardinale,G+2 Shellfish species-allows cultivation (33-0) (Cardinale)

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A3169 Greenwald,L/Vainieri Huttle,V+3 DEP-submit annual finan. report REP

A3502 Acs (ACS) Russo,D/Rumana,S+2 Svc. dog in foster home-exemp. lic./reg. REP

A3849 AcaAaAaSca (4R) DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+6 BPU customers-prov links to pricing info REP/SCA

A3850 AcaAaAaSca (4R) DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+5 Gas supplier, 3rd party-concern contract REP/SCA

A3851 AcaAaAa (3R) DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+4 Customer & gas suppliers-impose standard REP

S687 Sca (1R) Lesniak,R/Allen,D+6 Black bears-proh. feeding REP/SCA

S1413 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Bateman,C Photovoltaic equip.-concern incentives REP/SCA

S2281 Sca (1R) O'Toole,K Svc. dog in foster home-exemp. lic./reg. REP/SCA

S2466 Scs (SCS) Turner,S/Singer,R Consumer info 3rd party gas supplier-req REP/SCS

S2467 Scs (SCS) Turner,S/Singer,R BPU-estab. procedures, switch suppliers REP/SCS

S2468 Scs (SCS) Turner,S/Singer,R Customer & gas suppliers-impose standard REP/SCS

S3064 Pennacchio,J/Rice,R Small Bus. Bonding Readiness Asst. Prog REP

Bills Referred/SBA:

S687 Sca (1R) Lesniak,R/Allen,D+6 Black bears-proh. feeding

S3064 Pennacchio,J/Rice,R Small Bus. Bonding Readiness Asst. Prog

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

S769 Weinberg,L/Gill,N+4 Breast eval.-req. insur. to cover FROM SCM

Co-Sponsors Added:

S505 (Weinberg,L) Peggy's Law-suspected elderly abuse

S647 (Weinberg,L) Disab. vets.-exemp. cert. St. park fees

S2143 (Allen,D; Bateman,C; Bucco,A.R.; Rice,R) Prop-time period for adverse possession

S2299 (Bucco,A.R.) First responders-req./training standards

S2301 (Allen,D) Pharmacy benf. managers-regulate

S2353 (Allen,D) Alimony-proh., domestic viol. offender

S2450 (Allen,D) Medicaid long-term care-asset transfers

S2617 ScaSa (2R) (Bucco,A.R.; Weinberg,L) Shellfish species-allows cultivation

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

S2775 (Bateman,C) Shore Prot. Fd-incr amount annually cred

S2831 (Bucco,A.R.; Cruz-Perez,N; Madden,F; Weinberg,L) Secure Choice Savings Prog. Act

S2903 (Whelan,J) Consumer contracts-proh. cert provisions

S2910 (Bateman,C) Breweries sell beer-cert. farm markets

S2925 (Pou,N) Driv. lic.-estab. non-citizen

S2931 (Allen,D) Palliative care svcs.-prov. info.

S2937 (Bateman,C) SPCA-accountability req.

S2938 (Bateman,C) SPCA-revises law, disposition of assets

S2939 (Bateman,C) NJSPCA bd. of trustees-changes memb.

S2971 (Bateman,C) Music Therapist Lic. Act

S3044 (Van Drew,J; Vitale,J) Israel-proh invest company that boycotts

S3048 (Addiego,D; Allen,D; Bateman,C; Beck,J; Bucco,A.R.; Cardinale,G; Holzapfel,J; Oroho,S; O'Toole,K; Singer,R) PANYNJ

Transparency and Acct Act of 2015

S3067 (Turner,S) Teacher-concerns instructional cert.

S3120 (Allen,D; Bateman,C; Bucco,A.R.) Student w/concussion-concerns evaluation

S3150 (Oroho,S) Cadaveric fetal tissue-proh. reimb.

SCR175 (Allen,D; Weinberg,L) Enclosed foothold traps-not leg, intent

SJR81 Sca (1R) (Beck,J; Van Drew,J) Israel-condemns boycott movement against

SR21 (Barnes,P; Bateman,C; Greenstein,L; Kean,T; Singer,R; Weinberg,L) Port Ambrose natural gas fac.-no constr.

SR140 (Whelan,J) Sept 11 Mem. & Museum-desig. natl. mem.

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S914 (Van Drew,J) Barnegat Bay Decoy Museum-concerns fds.

S990 (Vitale,J) Court fees-revise or supplement

S1204 (Vitale,J) Health ctrs., fed. qual.-concerns

S1786 (Vitale,J) Oxygen delivery under emerg. conditions

S2112 Sca (1R) (Beck,J) Prescribed burn-auth. cert circumstances

Co-Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)

S2300 (Bateman,C) Judges, retired-elig. for recall duties

S2771 (Kyrillos,J) St. Inventor-desig. Thomas Alva Edison

S3068 (Vitale,J) Child and Family Suicide Prev. Act

S3112 (Greenstein,L) Affordable housing judgment proc-refine

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

S2772 (Bucco,A.R.) Light frame construction-concerns

Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

A206/471/1663/ 2879/3060/3108 AcsAcaScaSca (ACS/3R) (Turner,S) Crim records, cert-automatic expungement

A1662 Acs (ACS) (Weinberg,L) ID theft-expungement of cert. records

A4144 (Ruiz,M) Insur. producer lic.-concerns language

Second Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

A206/471/1663/ 2879/3060/3108 AcsAcaScaSca (ACS/3R) (Lesniak,R) Crim records, cert-automatic expungement

A4144 (Stack,B) Insur. producer lic.-concerns language

Third Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

A206/471/1663/ 2879/3060/3108 AcsAcaScaSca (ACS/3R) (Pou,N) Crim records, cert-automatic expungement

Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

A206/471/1663/ 2879/3060/3108 AcsAcaScaSca (ACS/3R) (Stack,B; Cunningham,S; Ruiz,M) Crim records, cert-automatic

A4144 (Pou,N; Cruz-Perez,N; Cunningham,S; Vitale,J) Insur. producer lic.-concerns language

The Senate President has made the following appointment:

*Effective September 15, 2015

Joint Committee on the Public Schools:

Senator James Beach (6), to replace Senator M. Teresa Ruiz (29), resigned.

Note to the 5/7/2015 Digest:

Bills Referred/SBA:

A1783 AaSca (2R) McKeon,J/Rible,D+3 Art Therapist Lic. Act

Note to the 8/13/2015 Digest:

Bills Passed:

A4018 Burzichelli,J/Caputo,R+1 Lottery courier svcs.-auth. operation (25-7) *NOT* (24-7)

The Senate adjourned at 1:45 P.M. on Friday, September 25, 2015, to meet again on Monday, October 5, 2015 (Committees at the Call of the Senate President).

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:

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

A4144 Pintor Marin,E/Spencer,L+6 Insur. producer lic.-concerns language

S929 Aca (1R) Sweeney,S/Madden,F Workers' comp. suppl benf, cert-concerns

S2174 ScaAa (2R) Barnes,P/Holzapfel,J+1 Air bags, nonfunctional counterfeit-proh

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (08/13/15):

P.L.2015, c.106. A4527 Pintor Marin,E/Fuentes,A+1 8/25/2015 Env. Infrastructure Trust Finan.-changes

P.L.2015, c.107. A4528 Prieto,V/Coughlin,C+34 8/25/2015 Env Infrastructure Trust-auth make loans

P.L.2015, c.108. A4529 Spencer,L/Mukherji,R+32 8/25/2015 Env infrastructure proj FY2016-approp fd

P.L.2015, c.109. A4608 Diegnan,P/O'Scanlon,D 8/27/2015 Tenured emp. cases-incr. arbitrators

P.L.2015, c.110. A1186 Acs (ACS) Wolfe,D/McGuckin,G+1 9/15/2015 Betsy's Law-concerns animal boarding

P.L.2015, c.111. S165 Aa (1R) Whelan,J/Ruiz,M+7 9/18/2015 Teacher certification-concerns