NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                            for October 14, 2014

 

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Vol. XXVI No. 46                                                                                  216th Legislature $ First Annual Session

     SENATE ACTION (SESSION)

Bills Introduced:

S2461    Norcross,D    Cidery and meadery lic.-creates   REF SLP

S2462    Norcross,D    911  svc fac-equip w/Next Generation sys   REF SLP

S2463    Norcross,D    MV tracking device, w/out consent-crime   REF SJU

S2464    Norcross,D    Vet. civil svc. preference-expand elig.   REF SMV

S2465    Bucco,A.R.    Mil. monument desecration-crime   REF SJU

S2466    Turner,S    Consumer info 3rd party gas supplier-req   REF SEN

S2467    Turner,S    Gas supplier, 3rd party-concern contract   REF SEN

S2468    Turner,S    Customer & gas suppliers-impose standard   REF SEN

S2469    Sacco,N    Sheriff's off. reemp. list-estab.   REF SLP

S2470    Pennacchio,J    Flood Prot. & Home Elevation Fd.   REF SEN

S2471    Gill,N    St. contracts-proh. cert. domestic corp.   REF SEG

S2472    Gill,N    Judges, cert.-incr. mand. retir. age   REF SJU

S2473    Gill,N    Cell phone-proh location monitoring prog   REF SJU

S2474    Stack,B    Bicycle riding on sidewalks-proh.   REF STR

S2475    Beck,J/Van Drew,J    Vet, civil svc preference-concerns   REF SMV

S2476    Cardinale,G/Beach,J    Virtual instruction-permits use   REF SED

S2477    Beach,J/Madden,F    Sex assault, convicted-no early release   REF SJU

S2478    Beach,J    Sexual assault, higher ed instit-concern   REF SHI

S2479    Beach,J    Domestic viol, child present-addl factor   REF SJU

S2480    Weinberg,L/Beach,J    Arrest-search domestic viol. registry   REF SLP

S2481    Weinberg,L/Beach,J    Domestic Viol., Abuse Task Force-creates   REF SJU

S2482    Beck,J/Cunningham,S    Constr. contracts-concerns prompt pymt.   REF SLA

S2483    Beck,J    Tyler Banuls' Law-devel disab child prot   REF SHH

S2484    Codey,R    Sch. start times-DOE conduct study   REF SED

S2485    Sweeney,S/O'Toole,K    Religious entities-proh. cert. practices   REF SCM

S2486    Pou,N    Personal needs allowance-incr.   REF SHH

S2487    Sarlo,P    Alco. bev. lic.-concerns   REF SLP

S2488    Ruiz,M/Lesniak,R+1    Full Marriage Recog, Civil Union Couples   REF SJU

S2489    Sweeney,S/Whelan,J    Bldg./hwy. infrastructure proj.-concerns   REF SSG

S2490    Sarlo,P    Hackensack Meadowlands Trans Plan. Dist.   REF SCU

S2491    Smith,B    St Oceanographer-estab. position   REF SEN

S2492    Oroho,S/Sweeney,S    Beaver-removes statutory limitation   REF SEN

S2493    Sweeney,S    Lisa's Law-tracking violent offenders   REF SJU

S2494    Lesniak,R    Recycling of food waste-req.   REF SEN

S2510    Sweeney,S    Hosp. transactions, cert.-concerns   REF SSG

SCR148    Gill,N    Judges-incr. mand. retir. age.   REF SJU

SCR149    Rice,R    Newark Sch Dist-investigate operations   REF SED

SJR61    Pou,N    Tax payers-estab. task force to reg.   REF SCM

SJR62    Whelan,J/Oroho,S    Elections Tech Study Comm-create 13 memb   REF SSG

SR94    Smith,B    Rail tank car design-upgrade req.   REF STR

Bills Passed:

 

A3213 AcaAcaAaSa w/GR (5R)    Greenwald,L/Sumter,S+1    Economic Opportunity Act of 2014, Part 3   (22-5)

A3334    Prieto,V/Lagana,J+17    Career readiness-Sch. Report Card req.   (30-0)

A3335 Sca (1R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+15    Prep. prog.-support career readiness   (30-0)

A3337    Prieto,V/Jimenez,A+15    Co. Voc. Sch Dist Partnership Grant Prog   (30-0)

A3338 AcaAa (2R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+20    Dual enrollment prog.-concerns   (30-0)

A3339 Aca (1R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+17    Tech ed prog, industry setting-concerns   (30-0)

Bills Passed: (cont’d)

 

S2460    Lesniak,R/Whelan,J+2    Sport events-partially repeal proh.   (28-1)

SJR41    Beach,J/Whelan,J+1    Vet. Ed. Awareness Wk.-desig. November   (30-0)

SR69    Vitale,J/Beach,J+3    Persons w/Disab Rights-ratify convention   (Voice)

Bills Substituted:

A3334    Prieto,V/Lagana,J+17    Career readiness-Sch. Report Card req.   SUB FOR S2224

A3335 Sca (1R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+15    Prep. prog.-support career readiness   SUB FOR S2225 (1R)

A3337    Prieto,V/Jimenez,A+15    Co. Voc. Sch Dist Partnership Grant Prog   SUB FOR S2228

A3338 AcaAa (2R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+20    Dual enrollment prog.-concerns   SUB FOR S2226 (1R)

A3339 Aca (1R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+17    Tech ed prog, industry setting-concerns   SUB FOR S2227 (1R)

S2224    Ruiz,M/Turner,S+2    Career readiness-Sch. Report Card req.   SUB BY A3334

S2225 Sca (1R)    Ruiz,M/Turner,S+1    Prep. prog.-support career readiness   SUB BY A3335 (1R)

S2226 Sca (1R)    Ruiz,M/Sweeney,S+3    Dual enrollment prog.-concerns   SUB BY A3338 (2R)

S2227 Sca (1R)    Ruiz,M/Sweeney,S+2    Tech ed prog, industry setting-concerns   SUB BY A3339 (1R)

S2228    Ruiz,M/Sweeney,S+3    Co. Voc. Sch Dist Partnership Grant Prog   SUB BY A3337

Bills Transferred:

S2362    Lesniak,R    Higher ed. fac. construction-concerns   FROM SHI TO SEG

Co-Sponsors Added:

S353   (Bateman,C)    Estate tax-phases out

S553   (Beach,J)    Domestic viol. witness-concerns testify

S874   (Stack,B)    Physical therapy-revise statutes

S1173 Sca (1R)   (Stack,B)    Parkinson's Disease Pub. Awareness Act

S1918   (Beach,J)    Victim self-defense justification-create

S2228   (Beck,J)    Co. Voc. Sch Dist Partnership Grant Prog

S2231   (Beach,J)    NJ Elder Index-DHS req. use

S2301   (Oroho,S)    Pharmacy benf. managers-regulate

S2366 Sca (1R)   (Addiego,D; Allen,D; Codey,R; Gordon,R; Madden,F; Rice,R; Singer,R; Whelan,J)    Pharm.-concerns addiction

S2460   (Scutari,N)    Sport events-partially repeal proh.

S2488   (Cunningham,S)  Full Marriage Recog, Civil Union Couples

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S734   (Sacco,N)    Autonomous veh.-driv. lic. endorsement

S1314   (Bucco,A.R.)    Nat'l Guard, cert. comp-excl. income tax

S2442   (Sarlo,P)    Innovation, Research Fellowship Prog.

Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

A3334   (Ruiz,M; Turner,S; Allen,D; Kyrillos,J)    Career readiness-Sch. Report Card req.

A3335 Sca (1R)   (Ruiz,M; Turner,S; Allen,D)    Prep. prog.-support career readiness

A3337   (Ruiz,M; Sweeney,S; Turner,S; Allen,D; Beck,J)    Co. Voc. Sch Dist Partnership Grant Prog

A3338 AcaAa (2R)   (Ruiz,M; Sweeney,S; Turner,S; Allen,D; Doherty,M)    Dual enrollment prog.-concerns

A3339 Aca (1R)   (Ruiz,M; Sweeney,S; Turner,S; Allen,D)    Tech ed prog, industry setting-concerns

The Senate adjourned at 4:00 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, October 16, 2014 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “3” and “4” scheduled to meet).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION

The Assembly did not meet.  The Assembly will meet on Thursday, October 16, 2014 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

A3213 AcaAcaAaSa w/GR (5R)    Greenwald,L/Sumter,S+1    Economic Opportunity Act of 2014, Part 3

A3334    Prieto,V/Lagana,J+17    Career readiness-Sch. Report Card req.

A3337    Prieto,V/Jimenez,A+15    Co. Voc. Sch Dist Partnership Grant Prog

A3338 AcaAa (2R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+20    Dual enrollment prog.-concerns

A3339 Aca (1R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+17    Tech ed prog, industry setting-concerns

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (10/9/2014):

None