NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                           for December 4, 2014

 

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Vol. XXVI No. 52                                                                                  216th Legislature $ First Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION

The Senate did not meet.  The Senate will meet on Monday, December 8, 2014 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “1” and “2” scheduled to meet).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

A3887    Lampitt,P    Basic Skills Training Prog-reporting req   REF ALA

A3888    Lampitt,P/Benson,D    Pedestrian Safety Study Comm.-estab.   REF ATR

A3889    Lampitt,P    Sch. breakfast kiosk pilot prog.   REF AWC

A3890    Lampitt,P    Influenza vaccines, older adults-concern   REF AHE

A3891    Bramnick,J/Rodriguez-Gregg,M    Innovation, Research Fellowship Prog.   REF ALA

A3892    Mainor,C/Moriarty,P    Free Means Free Act   REF ACO

A3893    Russo,D/Rumana,S    Consumer reporting agencies-concerns   REF ACO

A3894    Caputo,R/Pintor Marin,E+6    Internet gaming affiliates-req. lic.   REF ATG

A3895    Dancer,R    Motherhood Viol. Act   REF AWC

A3896    Kean,S/Rible,D    UEZ-changes St. assist.   REF ACE

A3897    Andrzejczak,B    Wild game animals-serve at charity event   REF AAN

A3898    Andrzejczak,B    Bona fide benevolent org clubs-alco. lic   REF ALP

A3899    Andrzejczak,B    No mail list-estab. for resid. of St.   REF ACO

A3900    Space,P/McHose,A    Ret police, handgun carry permit-max age   REF ALP

A3901    Johnson,G/Dancer,R    Fed prop surplus-loc law enforcement use   REF ALP

A3902    DeCroce,B/Singleton,T+2    Step-grandchildren-elim. inheritance tax   REF AAP

A3903    Carroll,M    Vote-use NJ driv. lic. to register   REF AJU

A3904    Carroll,M    Pub. util poles-allow broadband prov use   REF ATU

A3905    Coughlin,C/Eustace,T+1    MV insur. id-auth. electronic   REF AFI

A3906    Coughlin,C    Trans. network companies-reg. w/MVC   REF ATR

A3907    Singleton,T/DeAngelo,W    Smart meters-concerns installation   REF ATU

A3908    Singleton,T/Mosquera,G    Sexual assault by fraud-1st degree crime   REF AJU

A3909    Singleton,T/Tucker,C    Vet, wartime svc. disab.-incr. allowance   REF AMV

A3910    Singleton,T    St. surplus personnel prop-concerns sale   REF ASL

A3911    Pinkin,N    Palliative care svcs-facilitate access   REF AHE

A3912    Gusciora,R/Oliver,S    Wage standards-pol. subdivisions estab.   REF ALA

A3913    Bucco,A.M./Caputo,R+1    Burglary of resid.-2nd degree crime   REF AJU

A3914    Wilson,G/Tucker,C    Vet. motorcycle-estab. special lic plate   REF AMV

A3915    Benson,D/DeAngelo,W    Prop. tax reimb. elig. req.-revises   REF AHO

A3916    Benson,D    Real prop assess cert co-refines process   REF ASL

A3917    Benson,D/DeAngelo,W    Sr. Cit. Priority Parking Prog.-create   REF ASL

A3918    Benson,D/Wisniewski,J    Commercial MV St. Hwy. Parking Act   REF ATR

A3919    Bramnick,J/Handlin,A    Computer crime-promote pub awareness   REF ALP

A3920    Mazzeo,V/Andrzejczak,B    AC Urban Enterprise Zone Prop Tax Relief   REF ACE

A3921    Diegnan,P    Pupil trans. contracts-concerns   REF AED

A3922    Diegnan,P/Rumana,S    Optometrists-continue prescribing meds   REF ARP

A3923    Sumter,S    Police, traumatic event-mental screening   REF ALP

A3924    Space,P/Vainieri Huttle,V    Co. coll.-exempt from mv regis. fee   REF ATR

A3925    Mazzeo,V/Gusciora,R    Brewery lic., limited-concerns   REF ARO

A3926    Burzichelli,J    Tobacco sales, cert.-concerns   REF AAP

A3927    Andrzejczak,B/Mazzeo,V    Rural roadway safety-estab. campaign   REF AAN

A3928    Schaer,G/Mazzeo,V    Uncomp Medicaid Beneficiary Pymt Relief   REF AHE

A3929    Schaer,G    Prop. tax levy cap-concerns exclusions   REF ASL

Bills Introduced: (cont’d)

 

A3930    Andrzejczak,B    Graves Act   REF AJU

A3931    Andrzejczak,B    Handgun permit-revises procedures   REF ALP

A3932    Andrzejczak,B    Diamondback terrapins-prov. prot.   REF AAN

A3933    Andrzejczak,B/Mazzeo,V    Pub. meetings-display flag/recite pledge   REF ASL

A3934    Eustace,T/Schaer,G    Nursing home mattress replacement req.   REF AHE

A3935    Mazzeo,V/Andrzejczak,B+1    Disab. vets, qual. wages-concerns   REF AMV

A3936    Vainieri Huttle,V/Lampitt,P+1    Victim of sexual assault-concerns rights   REF ALP

A3937    Vainieri Huttle,V    Virtual instruction-permits use   REF AED

A3938    Vainieri Huttle,V    Invasion of privacy-upgrades crime   REF AJU

A3939    Vainieri Huttle,V    Pretrial intervention-bars cert. persons   REF AJU

A3940    McGuckin,G    Condo subdivision approval-concerns   REF AHO

A3941    Schepisi,H+2    Crime Victim's Bill of Rights-enhances   REF AJU

A3942    Schepisi,H    Notaries public-concerns   REF ARP

A3943    Pintor Marin,E/Spencer,L    Water supply pub.-priv partnerships-auth   REF ATU

A3944    Garcia,C/McKeon,J+1    Shellfish species-allows cultivation   REF AAN

A3945    Garcia,C/Lagana,J    Health care prov, out-of-network-concern   REF AFI

A3946    Garcia,C/Lagana,J    Personal info collection-restricts   REF ACO

A3947    Garcia,C/Wimberly,B    Sexual assault, higher ed instit-concern   REF AHI

A3948    Benson,D/Lagana,J+1    Money transmitters-concerns   REF AFI

A3949    Benson,D/Jimenez,A    Health care/pub safety workers-isolation   REF ALA

A3950    Prieto,V    Corrections-utilize body scanning equip.   REF ALP

A3951    Prieto,V    Angelie's Law-exempts cert. veh.   REF ATR

A3952    Prieto,V    UEZ sales tax-concerns   REF ACE

A3953    Conaway,H/Singleton,T    Health Insur. Marketplace Act   REF AFI

A3954    Conaway,H/Singleton,T    Drinking water-concerns contaminants   REF AEN

A3955    Conaway,H/Benson,D    Resid substance use fac-bed availability   REF AHE

ACR206    Jasey,M/Oliver,S    Newark Sch Dist-investigate operations   REF AED

ACR207    Carroll,M    Trans. proj., new-proh. incurring debt   REF ATR

ACR208    Pinkin,N/Danielsen,J    James Zadroga 911 Health Comp Reauth Act   REF AHE

ACR209    Fiocchi,S    9-1-1 sys. and emerg. response-maintain   REF ATU

ACR210    Andrzejczak,B    Hunting, fishing-preserve peoples' right   REF AAN

ACR211    Lampitt,P/Greenwald,L+1    Anti-Semitism-condemns all forms   REF ASL

ACR212   Conaway,H/Vainieri Huttle,V    Addiction Prev Treatment-jt task force   REF AHE

AR185    Coughlin,C/Wisniewski,J    Market Square Park, Perth Amboy-Historic   REF ATG

AR186    Carroll,M    a la carte programming-remove barriers   REF ATU

AR187    Andrzejczak,B    Vet, cert.-estab benf from reward money   REF AMV

AR188    Coughlin,C/Lampitt,P    Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Act-extend   REF AFI

AR193    Eustace,T/Andrzejczak,B    Food donation deduct, charitable-enhance   REF AAN

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A622/1469 Acs (ACS)    Moriarty,P/Gusciora,R+2    Dextromethorphan-proh. sale to minors   REP/ACS

A709 Aca (1R)    Angelini,M/Benson,D+8    Prescription drugs, unused-safe disposal   REP/ACA

A984 Aca (1R)    Andrzejczak,B/Wimberly,B    Evidence tampering, cert.-enhance penal.   REP/ACA

A1102    Vainieri Huttle,V/Watson Coleman,B+1    Dementia care homes-prov. lic.   REP

A1876    Burzichelli,J/DeAngelo,W+4    Manuf. rebates, mailed-reg.   REP

A1985    Riley,C/Mukherji,R    Credit card-fuel dealers not responsible   REP

A2023 Aca (1R)    Greenwald,L/Benson,D    Engineers, lic-revise responsible charge   REP/ACA

A3002 Acs (ACS)    Garcia,C/Caputo,R+1    Truth in Caller ID Act-enact   REP/ACS

A3142 Aca (1R)    Singleton,T/Lagana,J+1    Mortgage svcs-regulates cert. activities   REP/ACA

A3549 Aca (1R)    Schaer,G/Vainieri Huttle,V    Medicaid managed care org.-concerns   REP/ACA

A3612    Diegnan,P/Webber,J    Corp. directors actions-concerns   REP

A3614    Diegnan,P/Pinkin,N    Derivative proceedings-applicability law   REP

A3615    Diegnan,P/Pinkin,N    Corp. books and records-concerns   REP

A3616    Diegnan,P/Pinkin,N    Corp. officers-liab. immunity   REP

A3669    Mazzeo,V/Burzichelli,J    Sign prog, cert.-proh. elig.   REP

A3836    Coughlin,C/Webber,J    Assaults on law enforcement off.-upgrade   REP

A3849 Aca (1R)    DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+2    Consumer info 3rd party gas supplier-req   REP/ACA

A3850 Aca (1R)    DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+2    Gas supplier, 3rd party-concern contract   REP/ACA

A3851 Aca (1R)    DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T    Customer & gas suppliers-impose standard   REP/ACA

A3883    Prieto,V    Nursing home resid.-concerns rights   REP

A3905 Aca (1R)    Coughlin,C/Eustace,T+1    MV insur. id-auth. electronic   REP/ACA

ACR212 Aca (1R)    Conaway,H/Vainieri Huttle,V    Addiction Prev Treatment-jt task force   REP/ACA

AJR83    DeAngelo,W+4    Linemen Appreciation Mo.-desig. October   REP

AR188    Coughlin,C/Lampitt,P    Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Act-extend   REP

S2284 Aca (1R)    Pou,N/Weinberg,L    Medicaid managed care org.-concerns   REP/ACA

SJR60    Norcross,D/Beach,J    Linemen Appreciation Mo.-desig. October   REP

 

Bills Combined:

A1469    Diegnan,P/Vainieri Huttle,V+1    Dextromethorphan sale-impose restriction   COMB/W A622 (ACS)

Bills Reported Referred/AAP:

A2208    Vainieri Huttle,V/Lampitt,P    Juv's right to representation-clarify   REP REF AAP

A3330 Aca (1R)    Schaer,G/Mukherji,R    Crim. firearms recovery clearing house   REP/ACA REF AAP

A3723 Aca (1R)    Conaway,H/Mukherji,R+2    Medication-assist. treatment-concerns   REP/ACA REF AAP

A3894    Caputo,R/Pintor Marin,E+6    Internet gaming affiliates-req. lic.   REP REF AAP

A3955    Conaway,H/Benson,D    Resid substance use fac-bed availability   REP REF AAP

Bills Received from Governor/Absolute Veto:

A3340 Aca (1R)    Prieto,V/Jasey,M+13    Co. voc. sch enrollment incr-addl St aid  

A3341 Aca (1R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+17    Adult ed. programs-St. aid  

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

 

S1050 Sca (1R)    Smith,B/Bateman,C+3    Highlands farmland preserv prog-ext date  

Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee:

S536    Gill,N/Whelan,J    Elections, cert.-available to vote early   REF AJU

S2418    Greenstein,L/Gordon,R    Diesel-powered veh-concerns retrofits   REF AEN

Co-Sponsors Added:

A709 Aca (1R)   (Jimenez,A; Wimberly,B)    Prescription drugs, unused-safe disposal

A906   (Ciattarelli,J)    Consumer Access to Health Care Act

A1109 Acs (ACS)   (Rumana,S)    Stephen Komninos' Law-devel. disab. prot

A1350   (Coughlin,C)    Chronic health condition-pilot prog.

A1485   (Peterson,E; Caride,M; Diegnan,P; Johnson,G; Angelini,M; Giblin,T; Green,J; Quijano,A; Singleton,T; DeCroce,B)    Vet honorably

      discharged-estab lic plate

A1648   (O'Scanlon,D; Ciattarelli,J; Diegnan,P; Rible,D)    Physical therapy-revise statutes

A1855   (Mazzeo,V)    Caregiver's Assistance Act

A2338   (Dancer,R)    Sch. bus-enforce law, unlawfully passing

A2354 Aca (1R)   (Giblin,T)    Sick leave, earned-concerns

A3002 Acs (ACS)   (Peterson,E)    Truth in Caller ID Act-enact

A3013   (O'Scanlon,D)    In-St. tuition rates-concerns qual.

A3043   (Mazzeo,V)    Prevailing wage pub. work proj.-auth.

A3208   (Garcia,C)    Unemp comp law-revise exemp, mv operator

A3254   (Ciattarelli,J)    Tobacco products-raises min. age

A3261   (Fiocchi,S)    Sr Farmers' Market Nutrition Prog.

A3296   (Oliver,S)    Cosmetology St. Bd.-modify ed. lic. req.

A3507   (McHose,A)    Stream cleaning activities-amends law

A3508   (Quijano,A)    Vet.-apply for UI benf. online

A3602   (Benson,D)    Cert. of rehabilitation-prov. issuance

A3723 Aca (1R)   (Wimberly,B; Johnson,G)    Medication-assist. treatment-concerns

A3743   (Munoz,N)    Disabled-revise signage req.

A3756   (Green,J)    Fatal accident involving police-review

A3815   (McHose,A)    Permit Extension Act of 2008-extend

A3849 Aca (1R)   (Fiocchi,S; Simon,D)    Consumer info 3rd party gas supplier-req

A3850 Aca (1R)   (Fiocchi,S; Simon,D)    Gas supplier, 3rd party-concern contract

A3859   (Handlin,A)    Bldg./hwy. infrastructure proj.-concerns

A3869   (Giblin,T)    Taxi Comm., St.-estab.

A3870   (Giblin,T; Oliver,S)    DOT proj.-auth. pub.-priv. partnerships

A3885   (Egan,J)    Transfer inheritance tax-concerns

A3905   (Pinkin,N)    MV insur. id-auth. electronic

A3944    (O’Scanlon,D)    Shellfish species-allows cultivation 

ACR149   (Giblin,T)    Limited const. convestion-apply to Cong.

ACR211   (Vainieri Huttle,V)   Anti-Semitism-condemns all forms

AJR13   (Coughlin,C)    Horticultural Therapy Wk-desig. March

AJR83   (Johnson,G; Fiocchi,S; Simon,D)    Linemen Appreciation Mo.-desig. October

AR184   (Giblin,T)    Tolling Interstate hwys, St boarder-proh

 

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A1103   (Singleton,T)    Special Ed. Ombudsman-estab. office

A1489   (Mazzeo,V)    Sample ballot-request by electronic mail

A2264   (Jimenez,A)    Bijou's Law-Pet Groomers Lic. Act

A3614   (Pinkin,N)    Derivative proceedings-applicability law

A3615   (Pinkin,N)    Corp. books and records-concerns

A3616   (Pinkin,N)    Corp. officers-liab. immunity

A3640   (Johnson,G)    Young entrepreneurs prog-estab. EDA

A3739   (DeAngelo,W)    Pub. util.-study street light outages

A3812   (Lagana,J)    PERS, TPAF-concerns final compensation

A3877   (Andrzejczak,B)    Pub. alarm, false-upgrades crime

ACR204   (Green,J)    Preserv. Amer. Homeownership Act of 2014

AR84   (Pinkin,N)    Finan. literacy-undergrad. req. course

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

A1326   (Benson,D)    Autonomous veh.-driv. lic. endorsement

A1916   (DeAngelo,W)    Veterans Court Pilot Prog.

A3133 Aca (1R)   (Munoz,N)    Priv. wildlife habitat cert. prog.-estab

A3480   (Moriarty,P)    Gift cards-elim consumer data collection

A3612   (Pinkin,N)    Corp. directors actions-concerns

A3738   (Sumter,S)    Ed. Commissioner-estab pilot recovery HS

A3756   (Sumter,S)    Fatal accident involving police-review

A3813   (Singleton,T)    Cyber-harassment-domestic viol. statute

A3836   (Pinkin,N)    Assaults on law enforcement off.-upgrade

A3849 Aca (1R)   (Mazzeo,V)    Consumer info 3rd party gas supplier-req

A3850 Aca (1R)   (Mazzeo,V)    Gas supplier, 3rd party-concern contract

A3851 Aca (1R)   (Mazzeo,V)    Customer & gas suppliers-impose standard

A3877   (Mazzeo,V)    Pub. alarm, false-upgrades crime

A3882   (Quijano,A)    Co. Coll students, cert-prov addl St aid

A3905   (Johnson,G)   MV insur. id-auth. electronic

A3924   (McHose,A)   Co. coll.-exempt from mv regis. fee

A3955   (Vainieri Huttle,V)   Resid substance use fac-bed availability

ACR204   (Lagana,J)    Preserv. Amer. Homeownership Act of 2014

ACR212   (Benson,D)    Addiction Prev Treatment-jt task force 

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

A3002 Acs (ACS)   (Jimenez,A)    Truth in Caller ID Act-enact

A3366   (Mosquera,G)    Income tax-incr. pensions exclusions

A3723 Aca (1R)   (Jimenez,A)    Medication-assist. treatment-concerns

A3849 Aca (1R)   (Pintor Marin,E)    Consumer info 3rd party gas supplier-req

A3850 Aca (1R)   (Pintor Marin,E)    Gas supplier, 3rd party-concern contract

A3851 Aca (1R)   (Pintor Marin,E)    Customer & gas suppliers-impose standard

A3877   (Mosquera,G)    Pub. alarm, false-upgrades crime

A3955   (Munoz,N)    Resid substance use fac-bed availability

ACR204   (Andrzejczak,B)    Preserv. Amer. Homeownership Act of 2014

ACR212   (Johnson,G)    Addiction Prev Treatment-jt task force

AR188   (Pinkin,N)    Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Act-extend

Fifth Prime Sponsors Added:

A3857   (Benson,D)    Vet. Court Pilot Prog, several co.-estab

A3884   (Quijano,A)    Vet. civil svc. preference-expends elig.

A3955   (Sumter,S)    Resid substance use fac-bed availability

ACR208   (Quijano,A)    James Zadroga 911 Health Comp Reauth Act

ACR211   (Lagana,J)    Anti-Semitism-condemns all forms

Sixth Prime Sponsors Added:

A3859   (Lagana,J)    Bldg./hwy. infrastructure proj.-concerns

ACR211   (Eustace,T)    Anti-Semitism-condemns all forms

 

 

 

 

Note to the 10/23/2014 Digest:

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

 

SCR125    Sweeney,S/Smith,B+2    Greenhouse Gas Initiative-not leg intent   AWR 2RA *NOT* REF ARO

The Assembly adjourned at 6:06 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, December 11, 2014 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “C” and “D” scheduled to meet).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (12/1/2014):

P.L.2014, c.71.   A3334    Prieto,V/Lagana,J+17    12/3/2014    Career readiness-Sch. Report Card req.  

P.L.2014, c.72.   A3335 Sca (1R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+17    12/3/2014    Prep. prog.-support career readiness  

P.L.2014, c.73.   A3337    Prieto,V/Jimenez,A+15    12/3/2014    Co. Voc. Sch Dist Partnership Grant Prog  

P.L.2014, c.74.   A3338 AcaAa (2R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+20    12/3/2014    Dual enrollment prog.-concerns  

P.L.2014, c.75.   A3339 Aca (1R)    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P+17    12/3/2014    Tech ed prog, industry setting-concerns