NEW JERSEY

             LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                             for October 5, 2017

 

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Vol. XXIX No. 35                                                                            217th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

Colin Bell was sworn in as a member of the Senate for the 2nd  Legislative District.

Kristin Corrado was sworn in as a member of the Senate for the 40th Legislative District.

     SENATE ACTION (SESSION)

Nominations Notice of Intention:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      William F. Ziegler, of Mullica Hill.

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

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

      Honorable Donald T. DiFrancesco, of Warren Township, to replace Anthony R. Slimowicz, Esq. resigned.

Nominations Withdrawn:

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

      Anthony R. Slimowicz, Esq., of Long Hill Township.

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

S3439    Sweeney,S/Lesniak,R+1    Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall-desig.  

SR137    Sweeney,S    Violence Charlottesville, VA-condemn  

SR138    Sweeney,S/Kean,T+1    Senator Whelan-honors life and service  

SR139    Sarlo,P/Weinberg,L+16    Fed. tax deduct., prop. tax-oppose elim. 

Bills Introduced:

S3424    Diegnan,P.J.    Sch. dist.-concerns tuition   REF SED

S3425    Codey,R    Sch.-proh. wireless fac. w/in 1800 ft.   REF SEG

S3426    Singer,R    Prescription monitoring info.-concerns   REF SHH

S3427    Lesniak,R    Pet dealers-concerns   REF SEG

S3428    Bucco,A.R.    Inmates-incr. penal, prov. CDS   REF SLP

S3429    Van Drew,J    Statewide Non-Resid Devel Fee Act-repeal   REF SCU

S3430    Scutari,N/Van Drew,J    St. parks-continue operation, no budget   REF SEN

S3431    Turner,S    St. emp., invol. furloughed-receive pay   REF SBA

S3432    Codey,R    Wind energy, offshore-concerns   REF SEN

S3433    Codey,R    Renewable energy-concerns   REF SEN

S3434    Codey,R    Energy storage- concerns   REF SEN

S3435    Van Drew,J    St of emerg-operate casionos, mv agency   REF SSG

S3436    Turner,S    Tavern, historic-issue retail liquor lic   REF SCU

S3437    Bucco,A.R.    Expungement elig.-concerns   REF SJU

S3438    Pou,N    Real estate lic., cert.-concerns   REF SCM

S3457    Gill,N/Codey,R+2    Destructive device-revises definition   REF SLP

SCR164    Pou,N/Cruz-Perez,N    Puerto Rico-exempt from Jones Act   REF SSG

SR136    Vitale,J/Ruiz,M    Maternal Health Accountability Act 2017   REF SHH

 

Bills On Emergency Resolution:

AJR77 Aca (1R)    Dancer,R/Holley,J+3    Dyslexia Awareness Mo.-desig. October  (33-0)   (Thompson) 

S3439    Sweeney,S/Lesniak,R+1    Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall-desig.   (34-0)  (Lesniak) 

Bills Passed:

A320 Aca w/GR (2R)    Singleton,T/Vainieri Huttle,V+25    Personal care svc.-estab. Medicaid reimb   (33-0)

A2061 AcaAca (2R)    Gusciora,R/Singleton,T+8    Strangulation-aggravated assault   (34-0)

A2503 AcsSca w/GR (ACS/2R)    Vainieri Huttle,V/Mosquera,G+26    Stephen Komninos' Law-devel. disab. prot   (32-0)

AJR77 Aca (1R)    Dancer,R/Holley,J+3    Dyslexia Awareness Mo.-desig. October   (33-0)

S3439    Sweeney,S/Lesniak,R+1    Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall-desig.   (35-0)

SR138    Sweeney,S/Kean,T+1    Senator Whelan-honors life and service   (35-0)

SR139    Sarlo,P/Weinberg,L+16    Fed. tax deduct., prop. tax-oppose elim.   (34-0)

Bills Substituted:

A2061 AcaAca (2R)    Gusciora,R/Singleton,T+8    Strangulation-aggravated assault   SUB FOR S3209

AJR77 Aca (1R)    Dancer,R/Holley,J+3    Dyslexia Awareness Mo.-desig. October   SUB FOR SJR116

S3209    Greenstein,L/Sarlo,P+2    Strangulation-aggravated assault   SUB BY A2061 (2R)

SJR116    Thompson,S+1    Dyslexia Awareness Mo.-desig. October   SUB BY AJR77 (1R)

Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:

A3295 AcaSa (2R)    McKeon,J/Benson,D+3    Clean Veh. Task Force-estab.   (24-0) (Smith)

S110 Sa (1R)    Pennacchio,J    St Invest Council memb-forbid cert votes   (30-0) (Pennacchio)

S985 Sa (1R)    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Clean Veh. Task Force-estab.   (24-0) (Smith)

S2332 ScaSa (2R)    Gordon,R/Oroho,S    Health care industry rep.-estab cert req   (26-0) (Gordon)

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

S1137    Bateman,C+1    Relocation of Children Act  FROM SJU  

Bills Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:

S1297/1990 Scs (SCS)    Vitale,J/Sweeney,S    Sch. bd. candidates-bracket together  

S2214    Turner,S/Cunningham,S+2    Higher ed. tuition-improve transparency  

Bills Given Second Reading w/Governor's Recommendation:

S677 ScaAca w/GR (3R)    Rice,R/Turner,S+6    Racial and ethnic impact statement-req.   (34-0)

Bills Received from Assembly/Concurrence w/Governor's Recommendation/Given Second Reading:

A320 Aca w/GR (2R)    Singleton,T/Vainieri Huttle,V+25    Personal care svc.-estab. Medicaid reimb  

A2297 w/GR (1R)    Vainieri Huttle,V/Spencer,L+15    Contraceptives-req. insur cover, 6 mths  

A2503 AcsSca w/GR (ACS/2R)    Vainieri Huttle,V/Mosquera,G+26    Stephen Komninos' Law-devel. disab. prot  

A3338 Aca w/GR (2R)    Eustace,T/Lagana,J+23    Cig. tax rev.-anti-smoking initiatives  

A4253 Aca w/GR (2R)    Quijano,A/Mukherji,R+7    Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Prog.  

Bills Received from Assembly/Referred to Committee:

A3406    Wisniewski,J/Lampitt,P    Teen driv. orientation prog.-estab.   REF STR

A3407    Wisniewski,J/Lampitt,P    Learner's permit req, special-estab addl   REF SBA

A5128    McKeon,J/Vainieri Huttle,V+2    St. parks open-failure to enact approp.   REF SEN

A5132    Wisniewski,J/McKnight,A    St resid prop-Gov proh, no annual approp   REF SSG

ACR254    Vainieri Huttle,V/Eustace,T+3    Addiction Svcs.-oppose transfer to DOH   REF SHH

Co-Sponsors Added:

 

S371   (Doherty,M)    First responders-req./training standards

S624   (Stack,B)    Elections, cert.-available to vote early

S1026   (Pennacchio,J)    Fentanyl;unlawful use-Incr. penalties

S1575   (Addiego,D)    Right to Try Act

S1632   (Stack,B)    Light frame resid. constr-estab restrict

S1832   (Thompson,S)    Resid. vacant prop.-concerns forclosure

 

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)

 

S1852 Sca (1R)   (Weinberg,L)    Affordable housing, cert.-tax credits

S1937   (Weinberg,L)    Lead paint inspection req.-concerns

S2657   (Pennacchio,J)    Sr. cit. resid repairs-concerns tax cred

S2811   (Diegnan,P.J.)    Health benefits plan-req. cert.

S2879   (Weinberg,L)    Lead paint inspect.-prior to home purch

S2928   (Doherty,M; Pou,N; Stack,B; Thompson,S)    Child Exploit Prev-block internet device

S2969   (Diegnan,P.J.)    Pharm drugs-req continued coverage

S3046   (Stack,B)    Co. housing, cert-surcharge increase

S3178   (Stack,B)    MV Owners' Right to Repair Act

S3189   (Cardinale,G; Codey,R; Diegnan,P.J.; Doherty,M; Cruz-Perez,N; Madden,F; Rice,R; Stack,B)    Brain Injury Fd-dedicate,

   community svcs

S3198   (Diegnan,P.J.)    Student Loan Ombuds-estab, reg. loan svc

S3209   (Allen,D; Beck,J)    Strangulation-aggravated assault

S3298   (Oroho,S)    Ret law enforcement off.-carry handgun

S3303   (Cruz-Perez,N)    Civic Info. Consortium-estab.

S3361   (Rice,R)    Smoking, cert. bldgs.-permits

S3385   (Bateman,C)    Affordable housing-estab. addl. factors

S3386   (Bateman,C)    Affordable housing, St-wide-calculate

S3398   (Bateman,C)    Affordable housing-local zoning auth.

S3405   (Gordon,R)    Chlorpyrifos insecticide-proh. Use

S3439   (Ruiz,M)  Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall-desig.  

SJR98   (Pennacchio,J)    Fibrodysplasis Ossificans Prog. Day

SJR116   (Turner,S)    Dyslexia Awareness Mo.-desig. October

SR124   (Turner,S)    28th anniversary-Taiwan sister state

SR138  (Ruiz,M)   Senator Whelan-honors life and service  

SR139  (Greenstein,L)  Fed. tax deduct., prop. tax-oppose elim. 

A320 Aca w/GR (2R)   (Sarlo,P)    Personal care svc.-estab. Medicaid reimb

 

Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:

S3028 Sca (1R)   (Bateman,C)    Food date labeling-estab. standards

Prime Sponsors Added:

S99   (Bell,C)    AC Growth Tax Credit Prog.-estab.

S103 Sca (1R)   (Bell,C)    Multistate Nurse Lic. Compact-NJ enters

S537   (Corrado,K)    Minor-proh. posting cert. personal info

S538   (Corrado,K)    Sex crime against minor-mand prison term

S539   (Corrado,K)    Right to Home Defense Law

S540   (Corrado,K)    Invasion of privacy crime-upgrades

S541   (Corrado,K)    Invasion of privacy, cert.-upgrade crime

S542   (Corrado,K)    Child-proh. unauth photos or videotaping

S543   (Corrado,K)    Commissions maintain meeting minutes-req

S544   (Corrado,K)    Juv. repeat offender-waiver, adult court

S545   (Corrado,K)    Elected off, convicted-mand forfeit benf

S546   (Corrado,K)    Mil., receiving combat pay-tax exemp.

S547   (Corrado,K)    Reg. contrib. agreements-reauth. use

S548   (Corrado,K)    Traffic-bi-st. auth, advance not of proj

S549   (Corrado,K)    Transp. interference-estab. new crime

S550   (Corrado,K)    Bi-St. Comm. Recommend Reform, PANYNJ

S552   (Corrado,K)    Office of River Maintenance-estab.

S553   (Corrado,K)    Student ed prog-proh physical restraints

S554   (Corrado,K)    Open-air reservoirs-concerns

S555   (Corrado,K)    Pretrial intervention-bars cert. persons

S556   (Corrado,K)    Electric pub. util. operations-concerns

S558   (Corrado,K)    Off of Lic Approval Efficiency Ombudsman

S560   (Corrado,K)    CDS-concerns imitation

S561   (Corrado,K)    Elder abuse, domestic settings-clarifies

S892   (Bell,C)    Main Street Economic Growth Prog.

S923   (Corrado,K)    Rule adoption-proh. fed. standards

S942   (Corrado,K)    Independent auth. emp. info.-concerns

S1163 Sca (1R)   (Corrado,K)    Students w/disab.-estab. restraint req.

S1216   (Corrado,K)    Ethics training-req. govt affairs agents

S1217   (Corrado,K)    Candidate-concerns campaign contrib. use

S1417   (Corrado,K)    Madison Holleran Proper Reporting Act

S1418   (Corrado,K)    St.-admin. pension sys.-benf. exemp.

S1430   (Corrado,K)    Bi-st. auth.-estab. good governance req.

 

Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)

 

S1431   (Corrado,K)    St. & loc auth-estab good governance req

S2054   (Corrado,K)    Sex offender-restrict internet access

S2613   (Corrado,K)    Med devices, qual-corp/income tax cred

S3083   (Bell,C)    Overdose Prevention Act-clarifies

S3091   (Bell,C)    Drug court elig, special probation-estab

S3177   (Bell,C)    Balloon release, cert.-proh.

S3370   (Sarlo,P)    Drones-reg. and proh. cert. operations

S3421   (Bell,C)    Casinos-concerns declared St of emerg.

SCR59   (Corrado,K)    Keeping All Students Safe Act-Cong enact

SR117   (Bell,C)    Disabled-encourage accessible beaches

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S58   (Kean,T)    Higher ed. fac. construction-concerns

S1168   (Diegnan,P.J.)    Animal cruelty viol.-recover costs

S1998   (Stack,B)    Voter regis.-estab. using MVC info

S2260   (Turner,S)    PERS-concerns reenrollment

S2672   (Stack,B)    Voting rights, parole/probation-concern

S2872   (Bell,C)    Garden St. Growth Zone-Bus. incentive

S3136   (Gordon,R)    Hair braiding, eyebrow treading-concerns

S3189   (Van Drew,J)    Brain Injury Fd-dedicate, community svcs

S3209   (Sarlo,P)    Strangulation-aggravated assault

S3318   (Gordon,R)    Red Tape Review Commission-estab.

S3324   (Diegnan,P.J.)    Sunscreen used in sch.-concerns

S3361   (Gordon,R)    Smoking, cert. bldgs.-permits

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

S3439   (Bell,C)  Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall-desig.  

SCR164   (Ruiz,M)   Puerto Rico-exempt from Jones Act  

SR138  (Bell,C)   Senator Whelan-honors life and service  

Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

A2061 AcaAca (2R)   (Greenstein,L)    Strangulation-aggravated assault

AJR77 Aca (1R)   (Thompson,S)    Dyslexia Awareness Mo.-desig. October

Second Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

A2061 AcaAca (2R)   (Sarlo,P)    Strangulation-aggravated assault

Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

 

A2061 AcaAca (2R)   (Allen,D; Beck,J)    Strangulation-aggravated assault

AJR77 Aca (1R)   (Turner,S)    Dyslexia Awareness Mo.-desig. October

 

The Senate President has made the following appointments:

 

*Effective July 31, 2017

New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect:

 

Senator Dawn Marie Addiego (8)

 

*Effective August 8, 2017

University Hospital Community Oversight Board:

 

Taisha Miranda, of Newark.

 

 

 

The Senate President has made the following appointments: (cont’d)

 

*Effective August 10, 2017

Mike Adler Aphasia Task Force:

 

Jacqueline Koury, of Chatham.

 

*Effective August 31, 2017

New Jersey Human Relations Council-Executive Committee:

 

Senator Nellie Pou (35), to replace Senator M. Teresa Ruiz (29), resigned.

 

New Jersey Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Mobility and Support Services Task Force:

 

Cecilia Feeley, Ph.D., of Wayne.

 

*Effective September 19, 2017

State Capitol Joint Management Commission:

 

Eugene Lepore, of Haddonfield.

 

The Senate President has made the following reappointment:

 

*Effective July 31, 2017

New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect:

 

Senator Shirley K. Turner (15)

 

Note to the 11/03/2016 Digest:

Bills Received from Assembly/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

 

AJR77 Aca (1R)    Dancer,R/Holley,J+2    Dyslexia Awareness Mo.-desig. October   R/S SWR 2RS *NOT* REF SHH

 

Note to the 5/25/2017 Digest:

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

 

SR124    Weinberg,L    28th anniversary-Taiwan sister state   SWR 2RS *NOT* REF SSG

 

Note to the 6/29/2017 Digest:

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

 

S1045 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L/Pennacchio,J   Pub body meetings-changes law addressing   REP/SCA  without                                                                                                                                                                                                 recommendation

S1046 Sca (1R)  Weinberg,L/Pennacchio,J  Martin O'Shea Pub Open Records Act  REP/SCA  without recommendation

 

 

 

 

Note to the 7/04/2017 Digest:

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

 

SJR116    Thompson,S    Dyslexia Awareness Mo.-desig. October   SWR 2RS *NOT* REF SHH

 

The Senate adjourned at 5:10 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:

A320 Aca w/GR (2R)    Singleton,T/Vainieri Huttle,V+25    Personal care svc.-estab. Medicaid reimb

A2061 AcaAca (2R)    Gusciora,R/Singleton,T+8    Strangulation-aggravated assault

A2503 AcsSca w/GR (ACS/2R)    Vainieri Huttle,V/Mosquera,G+26    Stephen Komninos' Law-devel. disab. prot

AJR77 Aca (1R)    Dancer,R/Holley,J+3    Dyslexia Awareness Mo.-desig. October

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (8/24/2017):

 

P.L.2017, c.232.   S3311 ScaSa (2R)    Sweeney,S/Mazzeo,V+1    8/25/2017    Mun.-modify incentive prog.  

P.L.2017, c.233.   S2512 ScaSaSaSa (4R)    Madden,F/Beach,J+2    9/13/2017    Emp. leasing agreements-concerns  

P.L.2017, c.234.   S2563 ScaSa (2R)    Weinberg,L/Kean,T+2    9/13/2017    Resid health care fac-proh cert eviction  

P.L.2017, c.235.   A1661 AcaSa (2R)    Schaer,G/Danielsen,J+5    9/13/2017    Med. parole for inmates-expands elig.  

P.L.2017, c.236.   A2511 AcsSca (ACS/1R)    Eustace,T/Turner,S+2    9/13/2017    Life insur.-concerns  

P.L.2017, c.237.   A3433 AcaAaSca (3R)    Greenwald,L/Jones,P+2    9/13/2017    Uniform Fiduciary Access Digital Assets