NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                          for December 10, 2012

 

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Vol. XXIV No. 46                                                                                  215th Legislature $ First Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION

The Senate did not meet.  The Senate will meet on Thursday, December 13, 2012 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “3” and “4” scheduled to meet).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

A3584    Amodeo,J/Brown,C.A.    St tax by bus, cert.-suspends penal.   REF AAP

A3585    McGuckin,G    Communications, stored-unlawful access   REF AJU

A3586    Conaway,H    Death by neurological criteria-concerns   REF AHE

A3587    Mainor,C    Veh., RR cars-inspect cert haz materials   REF ATR

A3588    Mainor,C    Bd. of ed. memb.-req. cert. training   REF AED

A3589    Carroll,M    Electric distrib. lines-req. underground   REF ATU

A3590    Wilson,G    Co. park police-auth. transfer   REF ALP

ACR171    Jasey,M/Vainieri Huttle,V    Pregnant women-aware of Sandy impact   REF AWC

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A329 Aca (1R)    Dancer,R/Conaway,H    Prescribed burn-auth. cert circumstances   REP/ACA

A746 Aca (1R)    Barnes,P/Spencer,L    Gender-motivated viol-estab civil action   REP/ACA

A762 Aca (1R)    Barnes,P+1    Stalking-creates civil cause of action   REP/ACA

A798/2124 Acs (ACS)    Munoz,N/Spencer,L+2    Patrick's Law-incr. animal cruelty penal   REP/ACS

A1134 Acs (ACS)    Fuentes,A/Vainieri Huttle,V    Devel disab persons parent-bill of right   REP/ACS

A1154 Aca (1R)    Lampitt,P/Vainieri Huttle,V    Energy Efficiency Leadership awards prog   REP/ACA

A1196    Stender,L/Egan,J+3    Thomas P. Canzanella First Resp Prot Act   REP

A1314    Greenwald,L/Vainieri Huttle,V+2    DEP-submit annual finan. report   REP

A1538    Burzichelli,J/McHose,A    Deer hunting w/firearm-auth. priv. prop.   REP

A2671 Aca (1R)    Conaway,H    St. memor. maintenance-voluntary contrib   REP/ACA

A3019 Aca (1R)    Wilson,G/Lampitt,P    Pub. sch.-serve student produce   REP/ACA

A3300    Singleton,T/Conaway,H    Pub. work contracts-concerns   REP

A3303 Aca (1R)    Singleton,T/Conaway,H    Moose's Law-proh viol. working w/animals   REP/ACA

A3359    Singleton,T/Riley,C    Contractors-concerns registration   REP

A3427 Aca (1R)    Tucker,C/Singleton,T+3    Temp prof-prov qual nonresid mil spouses   REP/ACA

ACR168    Oliver,S/Eustace,T    Min. wage-set at $8.25   REP

AR119    Caputo,R/Tucker,C+3    Natl Guard-honors during Hurricane Sandy   REP

S1303 ScaSaAca (3R)    Kean,T/Codey,R+9    Patrick's Law-incr. animal cruelty penal   REP/ACA

SCR1 Scs (SCS)    Sweeney,S/Turner,S+3    Min. wage-set at $8.25   REP

 

 

 

Bills Reported Referred/AAP:

A1588    Benson,D/Riley,C+1    Mold hazards-estab. standards   REP REF AAP

A2756 Aca (1R)    Quijano,A/Vainieri Huttle,V+4    Surviving spouses-prov. workers' comp   REP/ACA REF AAP

A2856    McKeon,J/Jasey,M+3    Essex Co, Ed. Bd Pension Fd-upgrade prov   REP REF AAP

A2930 Aca (1R)    Wagner,C/Eustace,T    Blue Acres Floodplain Prot Bond Act 2012   REP/ACA REF AAP

A2942    Caputo,R    Pub emp, cert ret.-contrib health care   REP REF AAP

A3003 Aca (1R)    Casagrande,C/Coutinho,A+20    Theft-creates cert new criminal offenses   REP/ACA REF AAP

A3066    Watson Coleman,B/Johnson,G    Wrongful imprisonment-incr. comp.   REP REF AAP

S1219 Sca (1R)    Codey,R/Lesniak,R+2    Wrongful imprisonment-incr. comp.   REP REF AAP

S1469 Sca (1R)    Madden,F/Sweeney,S+8    Surviving spouses-prov. workers' comp   REP REF AAP

S2159    Codey,R    Essex Co, Ed. Bd Pension Fd-upgrade prov   REP REF AAP

Bills Combined:

A2124    Burzichelli,J/Fuentes,A    Patrick's Law-animal cruelty, crime   COMB/W A798 (ACS)

Bills Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:

A718    Ramos,R/Quijano,A+6    Pub. sch-letter enrolling resid students  

A2596    Wisniewski,J/Sumter,S+2    Two-family resid.-remove fire ext req.  

Public Hearing:

ACR88    Wisniewski,J/Watson Coleman,B+8    Mun. court judges, cert.-remove  

Bills Transferred:

A1591    Benson,D/Riley,C    Real prop. assess. demo. prog.-estab.   FROM AHO TO AAP

A2191    Conaway,H    Physicians-complete Med. Bd. survey   FROM ARP TO AHE

S1213    Van Drew,J+2    Real prop. assess. demo. prog.-estab.   FROM AHO TO AAP

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

A3465    Diegnan,P    Mental health prof, cert-limits actions   FROM AJU

Co-Sponsors Added:

A1570 Aca (1R)   (Wimberly,B)    New Home Fire Safety Act

A2519   (Sumter,S)    Games of chance proceeds-support vet org

A3003 Aca (1R)   (Quijano,A)    Theft-creates cert new criminal offenses

A3289 Aca (1R)   (Sumter,S)    Social Impact Bond Act-estab.

A3427 Aca (1R)   (Wilson,G; Diegnan,P)    Temp prof-prov qual nonresid mil spouses

A3469   (Peterson,E)    Medicaid reimb, nursing fac-amend FY2013

A3470   (Simon,D)    Contractors, cert-verify emp. work auth.

A3495   (Sumter,S; Handlin,A)    Residents' Power Prot. Act

A3516   (Handlin,A)    Small bus., cert.-purchases, tax rebate

A3522   (Handlin,A)    Hurrican Sandy relief-income tax deduct.

A3532   (Handlin,A)    Pub. util. disaster response-concerns

A3549   (Handlin,A)    Motor fuel dealers-post info. on website

A3553   (DeAngelo,W)    Early voting process-estab.

A3564   (Handlin,A)    Streetlights-req. pub. util. to repair

A3565   (Handlin,A)    Alt. power generation device-qual. grant

A3569   (Eustace,T; Wagner,C)    Sr. resid. dwellings-install generators

ACR88   (Diegnan,P)    Mun. court judges, cert.-remove

ACR169   (Handlin,A)    Hurricane Sandy-govt pay essential asst.

AR119   (Johnson,G; Gove,D; Brown,C.J.)    Natl Guard-honors during Hurricane Sandy

AR125   (Handlin,A)    Hurricane Sandy-concerns finan. asst.

 

 

 

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A3023 Aca (1R)   (Johnson,G)    Practicing psych, lic.-continuing ed req

A3066   (Johnson,G)    Wrongful imprisonment-incr. comp.

A3471   (Lampitt,P)    Hazing, mental or emotional-criminalizes

A3480   (Lampitt,P)    Devel disab-forms req other than English

A3481   (Webber,J)    Domestic viol offenders-elec. monitoring

A3516   (Wagner,C)    Small bus., cert.-purchases, tax rebate

A3518   (Wagner,C)    Craft distillery lic.-creates

A3535   (Rible,D)    Energy Infrastructure Study Comm.-estab.

A3544   (Singleton,T)    Domestic viol. victims-concerns

A3582   (Coughlin,C)    Garden St. Manuf. Jobs Act

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

A1134 Acs (ACS)   (Coutinho,A)    Devel disab persons parent-bill of right

A1196   (O'Donnell,J)    Thomas P. Canzanella First Resp Prot Act

A3023 Aca (1R)   (Wimberly,B)    Practicing psych, lic.-continuing ed req

A3216   (Ramos,R)    College cost info.-prov. students

A3319   (Egan,J)    St depts-concerns cert fees

A3321   (Egan,J)    Admin Procedure Act-amends

A3516   (Eustace,T)    Small bus., cert.-purchases, tax rebate

A3535   (Benson,D)    Energy Infrastructure Study Comm.-estab.

A3582   (Schaer,G)    Garden St. Manuf. Jobs Act

ACR170   (Wagner,C)    Medicaid expansion prog.-Gov. support

AJR85   (Lampitt,P)    Day of the Girl-desig. October 11

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

A1134 Acs (ACS)   (Tucker,C)    Devel disab persons parent-bill of right

A2756 Aca (1R)   (Ramos,R)    Surviving spouses-prov. workers' comp

A3319   (Stender,L)    St depts-concerns cert fees

A3321   (Stender,L)    Admin Procedure Act-amends

A3377   (Wagner,C)    Adoption subsidy pymts-direct deposit

A3582   (Wisniewski,J)    Garden St. Manuf. Jobs Act

ACR170   (Eustace,T)    Medicaid expansion prog.-Gov. support

Fifth Prime Sponsors Added:

A1177   (Wagner,C)    Higher ed. and bus. partnerships-promote

A2015   (Caride,M)    Innovation Inspiration Sch. Grant Prog.

A3321   (Wisniewski,J)    Admin Procedure Act-amends

A3582   (Wimberly,B)    Garden St. Manuf. Jobs Act

Sixth Prime Sponsors Added:

A1084   (Ramos,R)    Angel Investor Tax Cred. Act

A1177   (Ramos,R)    Higher ed. and bus. partnerships-promote

A3427 Aca (1R)   (Webber,J)    Temp prof-prov qual nonresid mil spouses

A3582   (Cryan,J)    Garden St. Manuf. Jobs Act

 

Note to the 1/10/12 Digest:

Bills Introduced:

 

A698    Ramos,R+10    Colorectal Cancer Research Fd.-estab.   REF AHE *NOT* ATR

 

Note to the 12/06/12 Digest:

 

Bills Reported Referred/AAP:

 

A3289 Aca (1R)    Fuentes,A/Coutinho,A    Social Impact Bond Act-estab.  REP/ACA REF AAP *NOT* REP/ACA

The Assembly adjourned at 5:39 PM to meet again on Thursday, December 13, 2012 (QUORUM, Committees at the Call of the Speaker).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (12/06/2012):

P.L.2012, c.71.   S612 SaAca (2R)    Sweeney,S/Stack,B+2    12/3/2012    Elevator mechanics-prov. for lic.  

P.L.2012, c.72.   S1816 Aca (1R)    Norcross,D/Madden,F+2    12/3/2012    DRPA police-inspect haz material carrier  

P.L.2012, c.73.   A1289 AaAa (2R)    Jasey,M/McKeon,J+9    12/3/2012    Soil contamination-incl loc pub contract  

P.L.2012, c.74.   A1902    Rumana,S/Diegnan,P+7    12/3/2012    Tabitha's Law-notify sch pupil's absence  

P.L.2012, c.75.   A2879    Burzichelli,J/Greenwald,L+6    12/3/2012    Higher ed-proh. personal info disclosure  

P.L.2012, c.76.   A2889 Aa (1R)    Conaway,H/Tucker,C+14    12/3/2012    Nurse, temp lic-qual nonresid mil spouse  

P.L.2012, c.77.   A2949    Green,J/Stender,L+1    12/3/2012    Plainfield Armory-auth. to sell  
P.L.2012, c.78.   S1328 w/GR (1R)    Codey,R/Jasey,M    12/7/2012    Type II dist.-move election to Nov.