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Vol. XXIV No. 47 215th Legislature $ First Annual Session
SENATE
ACTION
The Senate did
not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday,
December 17, 2012 (QUORUM, Committee Groups 1 and 2 scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY
ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second
AR88
Oliver,S/Bramnick,J Fed
resources East coast recovery;$60.4B
Bills Introduced:
A3591 Burzichelli,J/Benson,D+1 Farmland preserv purposes;$24.290M REF AAP
A3592
Albano,N/Eustace,T+3
A3593
Milam,M/Caputo,R+1 Farmland
preserv. purposes;$16.25M REF AAP
A3594
Riley,C/Chivukula,U+1 Nonprofit
org, farmland preserv.;$4.083M REF AAP
A3596
Johnson,G/Wagner,C Cemetary
companies-concerns cert. fees REF ARP
A3597
Wagner,C/Albano,N+3 Unpaid prop
tax-concerns cert. interest REF AHO
A3598
Gusciora,R/Bramnick,J+1 Mun.
court-conditional dismissal prog. REF
AJU
A3599
Brown,C.J. Pub. util. rate
settlement agreements REF ATU
A3600
Brown,C.J. Pub. util
customers-rate incr notice req REF ATU
A3601
Rudder,S Pub util rate
incr-approvals via website REF ATU
A3602
Rudder,S Pub. util. rate
incr-revise pub hearings REF ATU
A3603
Singleton,T All-Payer Claims
Database Act REF AFI
A3604
Gusciora,R Redevel. permits-EDA
estab. pilot prog. REF ACE
A3605
Albano,N/Dancer,R Dyslexia-screen kindergarten students REF AED
A3606
Albano,N/Dancer,R
Teachers-concerns prof. devel.
REF AED
A3607
Albano,N/Dancer,R Reading
disab.-prov. prof. devel. REF AED
A3608
Albano,N/Dancer,R
Dyslexia-concerns definition REF AED
A3609
Albano,N/Dancer,R Reading
difficulty, diagnosing-cert. req REF
AED
A3610
Cryan,J Veh. sales-disclose
flood damage REF ACO
A3611
Gusciora,R Same-sex
couples-auth. marriage REF AJU
A3612
Dancer,R Impound lots-dedicate
veh. storage rev. REF AHO
A3613
Schaer,G Uniform Commercial
Code-revises REF AFI
A3614
Prieto,V/Watson Coleman,B
Lottery, priv. operation-Leg. approval
REF ARG
A3615
Coutinho,A Eminent
domain-limits use REF ACE
AR129
Albano,N/Dancer,R
Dyslexia-teacher instruction certificate REF AED
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
A700 Ramos,R/Coughlin,C+5 Children, legal representation-prov. REP
A710 AcaAca (2R) Ramos,R/McKeon,J+3
A945
Riley,C Driv. lic.-allow vol.
diabetic notation REP
A955 Aca (1R)
Oliver,S/Greenwald,L+13
Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Prog. REP/ACA
A1080 Aca (1R)
Quijano,A/Spencer,L+4 Talking,
texting while driving-incr fine REP/ACA
A1084 Aca (1R)
Quijano,A/Schaer,G+22 Angel
Investor Tax Cred. Act REP/ACA
A1177 Aca (1R)
Lampitt,P/Benson,D+2 Higher ed.
and bus. partnerships-promote REP/ACA
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
A1293
Jasey,M/Coutinho,A
Student-athlete-collegiate athletic info REP
A1365 Aca (1R)
Rible,D/Angelini,M+5 Special
ed. prog.-task force to study REP/ACA
A1535
Burzichelli,J/Riley,C Consumer
Cred. Fairness Act REP
A1591
Benson,D/Riley,C Real prop.
assess. demo. prog.-estab. REP
A1683 Aca (1R)
Johnson,G/Eustace,T Firearms
ammunition purch.-concerns REP/ACA
A1822
Conaway,H/Singleton,T+1
Vibration analysis, cert. rts.-conduct
REP
A1824 Aca (1R)
Conaway,H/Tucker,C Surgical procedures-limits settings REP/ACA
A1825
Conaway,H/Wagner,C+1 Sports
related eye injury-ed. fact sheet REP
A1832
Conaway,H/Benson,D+2 Pain
med-restrict insur, limiting access REP
A2005 Aca (1R)
Singleton,T/Benson,D+5 Biotech
bus.-prov. bus./income tax cred.
REP/ACA
A2011 AcaAcs (ACS) Singleton,T/Benson,D+8 Homeless vets-vol. income tax contrib. REP/ACS
A2015 Acs (ACS) Singleton,T/Wagner,C+4 Innovation Inspiration Sch. Grant
Prog. REP/ACS
A2037 Acs (ACS) Watson Coleman,B NJ Yellow Dot prog.-estab. REP
A2277 Aca (1R)
Wilson,G/O'Scanlon,D Driv.,
keep right unless overtaking-fine
REP/ACA
A2577 Aca (1R)
Burzichelli,J/Ramos,R Casino
licensee fees-revise calculation
REP/ACA
A2626 Aca (1R)
Greenwald,L/Tucker,C+3
Vet.-waive higher ed. application fees
REP
A2673 Acs (ACS) Benson,D/Caride,M Marijuana, synthetic-proh. sale REP/ACS
A2692
Cryan,J Christopher's Law-gang
viol. prev. prog. REP
A2887
Chivukula,U Energy Master
Plan-incl capacity plans REP
A2888
Chivukula,U Office of Clean
Energy-creates REP
A2893
Vainieri Huttle,V/Giblin,T
Innovative Svc Persons w/Devel Disab Act REP
A2905/2191 Acs (ACS) Ramos,R/Lampitt,P Physician workforce data-DHSS
coordinate REP/ACS
A2932 Aca (1R)
Quijano,A/Ramos,R The Anti-Big
Brother Act REP/ACA
A3005
Johnson,G/Eustace,T+2 ID theft
victim-cease debt collection REP
A3043 Aca (1R)
Green,J/Sumter,S Health care
fac repurposing-bus tax cred REP/ACA
A3155 Aca (1R)
A3166 Aca (1R)
A3219 Aca (1R)
Riley,C/Mosquera,G+4 Domestic
viol. witness-concerns testify REP/ACA
A3270 Aca (1R)
Riley,C/Wagner,C+1 Career
exploration-develop report REP/ACA
A3312 Aca (1R)
Burzichelli,J/Singleton,T+5 New
Jobs for NJ Act REP/ACA
A3319
Burzichelli,J/Ramos,R+2 St depts-concerns
cert fees REP
A3321
Burzichelli,J/Ramos,R+1 Admin
Procedure Act-amends REP
A3352 AcaAca (2R) Vainieri Huttle,V/McHose,A+7 Human Trafficking Prev, Prot,
Treatment REP/ACA
A3410
Diegnan,P/Jasey,M Pupil
directory info.-concerns REP
A3491
Burzichelli,J/Greenwald,L
Special Olympics-vol contrib, tax return REP
A3580 Aca (1R)
Oliver,S/Greenwald,L Workplace
training prog-unemp recipients REP/ACA
A3581 Aca (1R)
Oliver,S/Barnes,P+1 Wages,
failure to pay-concerns procedure
REP/ACA
A3582 Aca (1R)
Mosquera,G/Coughlin,C+
A3591
Burzichelli,J/Benson,D+1
Farmland preserv purposes;$24.290M
REP
A3592
Albano,N/Eustace,T+3
A3593
Milam,M/Caputo,R+1 Farmland
preserv. purposes;$16.25M REP
A3594
Riley,C/Chivukula,U+1 Nonprofit
org, farmland preserv.;$4.083M REP
ACR170
Conaway,H/Benson,D Medicaid
expansion prog.-Gov. support REP
AJR53 Vainieri Huttle,V+1 Children's Product Safety Mo-desig.
Nov. REP
AR12
Caputo,R Energy drinks-reg.,
conduct ed. campaign REP
S69 ScaAca (2R) Codey,R/Madden,F+3 Talking, texting while driving-incr
fine REP/ACA
S71 ScaScs (SCS) Codey,R/Singer,R+1 Yellow Dot prog.-estab. REP
S527 AcaAca (2R) Norcross,D/Connors,C+7 Vet. bus enterprise set-aside
prog-auth. REP/ACA
S530 Aca (1R)
Norcross,D Driv., keep right
unless overtaking-fine REP/ACA
S581 Sca (1R)
Madden,F/Weinberg,L+8 Angel
Investor Tax Cred. Act REP
S600
Beck,J/Ruiz,M+4 Special ed.
prog.-task force to study REP
S1213
Van Drew,J+2 Real prop. assess.
demo. prog.-estab. REP
S1327
Codey,R/Oroho,S
Student-athlete-collegiate athletic info REP
S1336/2002 ScsSa (SCS/1R) Beck,J/Vitale,J Physician workforce data-DHSS
coordinate REP
S1783 Scs (SCS) Turner,S/Bateman,C+3 Marijuana, synthetic-proh. sale REP
S1855
Sweeney,S/Kean,T+1 Special
Olympics-vol contrib, tax return REP
S2057 Aca (1R)
Norcross,D/Gill,N The Anti-Big
Brother Act REP/ACA
SCR132
Vitale,J/Weinberg,L+2 Medicaid
expansion prog.-Gov. support REP
SJR40
Weinberg,L/Greenstein,L+1
Children's Product Safety Mo-desig. Nov. REP
Bills Combined:
A2191 Conaway,H
Physicians-complete Med. Bd. survey
COMB/W A2905 (ACS)
Bills Recommitted:
S527 AcaAca (2R) Norcross,D/Connors,C+7 Vet. bus enterprise set-aside
prog-auth. RCM AAP
Bills Transferred:
A2577 Aca (1R) Burzichelli,J/Ramos,R Casino licensee fees-revise
calculation FROM ARG TO AAP
Co-Sponsors Added:
A508 (Handlin,A; Benson,D) Checkpoints-proh limited, cert veh types
A700
(Lampitt,P) Children, legal
representation-prov.
A710 AcaAca (2R) (Lampitt,P) St. bldgs., new-green or blue roofs req.
A955 Aca (1R)
(Wimberly,B) Workforce Shortage
Loan Redemption Prog.
A1084 Aca (1R)
(Watson Coleman,B; Eustace,T; Wimberly,B) Angel Investor Tax Cred. Act
A1098
(Coughlin,C) Ambulance
dispatchers-estab. protocols
A1177 Aca (1R)
(Wimberly,B; Watson Coleman,B)
Higher ed. and bus. partnerships-promote
A1588
(McKeon,J) Mold hazards-estab.
standards
A2005 Aca (1R)
(Wimberly,B; Ramos,R; Watson Coleman,B) Biotech bus.-prov. bus./income tax cred.
A2011 AcaAcs (ACS) (Lampitt,P; DiMaio,J; McKeon,J) Homeless vets-vol. income tax contrib.
A2015 Acs (ACS)
(Ramos,R; Watson Coleman,B; Handlin,A)
Innovation Inspiration Sch. Grant Prog.
A2753 Aca (1R)
(Coughlin,C) Energy tax
receipts-pay directly to mun.
A3005
(McKeon,J) ID theft
victim-cease debt collection
A3095
(Prieto,V) Opioid Antidote and
Overdose Prev. Act
A3096 Aca w/GR (2R) (Coughlin,C) Offenders-concerns alt. diversion prog.
A3270 Aca (1R)
(Watson Coleman,B) Career exploration-develop report
A3300
(Ramos,R) Pub. work
contracts-concerns
A3303 Aca (1R)
(McKeon,J) Moose's Law-proh
viol. working w/animals
A3312 Aca (1R)
(Watson Coleman,B; Wimberly,B)
New Jobs for NJ Act
A3319
(Watson Coleman,B; Wimberly,B)
St depts-concerns cert fees
A3321
(Wimberly,B) Admin Procedure
Act-amends
A3362 Aca (1R)
(Handlin,A) Mun. prop.,
cert.-exemp. sch. taxes
A3427 Aca (1R)
(McKeon,J) Temp prof-prov qual
nonresid mil spouses
A3458
(Sumter,S) Sch. dist.-concerns
A3519
(Handlin,A) Lic pub adjuster,
cert-estab comp limits
A3521
(DeAngelo,W) Util.
infrastructure-file pub. util maps
A3526
(Handlin,A) Pub. emp health
care-proh multi coverage
A3527
(Handlin,A) Tax sales,
accelerated-concerns
A3528
(Handlin,A) Intersection,
cert-desig alt emerg power
A3535
(Caputo,R; Oliver,S; Tucker,C; Prieto,V; Gusciora,R; Giblin,T) Energy Infrastructure Study Comm.-estab.
A3566
(Handlin,A) Income tax-vol
contrib Hurricane Sandy
A3574
(Handlin,A) Prop.-depreciation
after disaster
A3581 Aca (1R)
(Watson Coleman,B) Wages,
failure to pay-concerns procedure
A3582 Aca (1R)
(DeAngelo,W) Garden St. Manuf.
Jobs Act
A3589
(Handlin,A) Electric distrib.
lines-req. underground
A3591
(Barnes,P) Farmland preserv
purposes;$24.290M
A3592
(Wagner,C; Barnes,P; McKeon,J)
A3593
(McKeon,J) Farmland preserv.
purposes;$16.25M
A3594
(Barnes,P) Nonprofit org,
farmland preserv.;$4.083M
A3598 (
ACR162
(Sumter,S; Coughlin,C)
Companies bring jobs to US-tax incentive
ACR168
(Diegnan,P) Min. wage-set at
$8.25
AR119
(Coughlin,C) Natl Guard-honors
during Hurricane Sandy
AR121
(Handlin,A) Community disaster
loans-Cong. waive cap
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A1098 (O'Donnell,J) Ambulance dispatchers-estab. protocols
A1832
(Benson,D) Pain med-restrict
insur, limiting access
A1912
(Ramos,R) Pervious concrete-St.
req. to use
A2992
(Quijano,A) Admin. political
committees-concerns
A3385
(Wimberly,B) Human trafficking
crime-elim limitations
A3410
(Jasey,M) Pupil directory
info.-concerns
A3436
(Riley,C) Consumer Catastrophe
Preparedness Act
A3445
(Wagner,C) Animals-bd pub trans
in emerg evacuation
A3556
(DeAngelo,W) Amber, Silver
Alert-thru social media
A3584
(Ramos,R) St tax by bus,
cert.-suspends penal.
AJR88
(Webber,J) Pregnancy Infant
Loss Rememberance
AR123
(Oliver,S) Diwali-observe as a
sch. holiday
Second Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:
A3584 (
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
A1293 (Benson,D)
Student-athlete-collegiate athletic info
A2893
(Lampitt,P) Innovative Svc Persons w/Devel Disab Act
A2932 Aca (1R)
(Singleton,T) The Anti-Big
Brother Act
A3320
(Rumana,S) St.
agencies-issuance of general permits
A3322
(Rumana,S) Emerg. warning light
permits-issue cert.
A3335
(Caride,M) Save Electric, Gas
Pub util Customer Svc
A3403 Aca (1R)
(Coutinho,A) Mental
Illness-create Voluntary Registry
A3410
(Watson Coleman,B) Pupil
directory info.-concerns
A3491
(Benson,D) Special Olympics-vol
contrib, tax return
A3513
(DeAngelo,W) Mil. Appreciation Mo.-desig May, each yr
A3518
(Ciattarelli,J) Craft
distillery lic.-creates
A3541
(Webber,J)
A3584 (
A3598
(Fuentes,A.) Mun. court-conditional
dismissal prog.
A3605
(Milam,M) Dyslexia-screen
kindergarten students
A3606
(Milam,M) Teachers-concerns
prof. devel.
A3607
(Milam,M) Reading disab.-prov.
prof. devel.
A3608
(Milam,M) Dyslexia-concerns
definition
A3609
(Milam,M) Reading difficulty,
diagnosing-cert. req
A3614
(Benson,D) Lottery, priv.
operation-Leg. approval
ACR169
(Coughlin,C) Hurricane
Sandy-govt pay essential asst.
AR123
(Greenwald,L) Diwali-observe as
a sch. holiday
AR129
(Miliam,M) Dyslexia-teacher
instruction certificate
Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:
A746 Aca (1R) (McKeon,J)
Gender-motivated viol-estab civil action
A1588
(Ramos,R) Mold hazards-estab.
standards
A2278
(Coughlin,C) Flood Control
Mitigation, Prev. Bond Act
A2932 Aca (1R)
(Jimenez,A) The Anti-Big
Brother Act
A3403 Aca (1R)
(Tucker,C) Mental
Illness-create Voluntary Registry
A3491
(Webber,J) Special Olympics-vol
contrib, tax return
A3581 Aca (1R)
(Wimberly,B) Wages, failure to
pay-concerns procedure
A3593
(Barnes,P) Farmland preserv.
purposes;$16.25M
A3614 (Diegnan,P) Lottery, priv. operation-Leg. approval
ACR162
(Wagner,C) Companies bring jobs
to US-tax incentive
AR123
(Giblin,T) Diwali-observe as a
sch. holiday
Fifth Prime Sponsors Added:
A700 (McKeon,J)
Children, legal representation-prov.
A1134 Acs (ACS)
(Ramos,R) Devel. disab.-bill of
rights for family
A2756 Aca (1R)
(
A3319
(Rumana,S) St depts-concerns
cert fees
A3403 Aca (1R)
(Giblin,T) Mental
Illness-create Voluntary Registry
A3524
(Webber,J) Crimes, during st of
emerg-upgrade penal
A3581 Aca (1R)
(Johnson,G) Wages, failure to
pay-concerns procedure
ACR162
(Eustace,T) Companies bring
jobs to US-tax incentive
AR123
(Green,J) Diwali-observe as a
sch. holiday
Sixth Prime Sponsors Added:
A3312 Aca (1R) (Ramos,R)
New Jobs for NJ Act
A3321
(Rumana,S) Admin Procedure
Act-amends
ACR162
(Benson,D) Companies bring jobs
to US-tax incentive
Seventh Prime Sponsors Added:
A3582 Aca (1R) (Watson Coleman,B) Garden St. Manuf. Jobs Act
Notes to the 12/10/12 Digest:
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
S2159
Codey,R Essex Co, Ed. Bd
Pension Fd-upgrade prov
A2856
McKeon,J/Jasey,M+3
The Assembly adjourned at 2:04 P.M. on Friday, December 14,
2012 to meet again on Monday, December 10, 2012 (SESSION).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (12/10/12):
None