NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                          for December 13, 2012

 

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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 Reading:

 

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    Co. planning incentive grants;$38.5M   REF AAP

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 Reading:

A700    Ramos,R/Coughlin,C+5    Children, legal representation-prov.   REP

A710 AcaAca (2R)    Ramos,R/McKeon,J+3    St. bldgs., new-green or blue roofs req.   REP/ACA

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 Reading: (cont’d)

 

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)    Sumter,S    Mental health screening-assessment req.   REP/ACA

A3166 Aca (1R)    Wilson,G+1    Class Two special off.-appt court duties   REP/ACA

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+1    Garden St. Manuf. Jobs Act   REP/ACA

A3591    Burzichelli,J/Benson,D+1    Farmland preserv purposes;$24.290M   REP

A3592    Albano,N/Eustace,T+3    Co. planning incentive grants;$38.5M   REP

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 St. monitoring

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)   Co. planning incentive grants;$38.5M

A3593   (McKeon,J)   Farmland preserv. purposes;$16.25M

A3594   (Barnes,P)   Nonprofit org, farmland preserv.;$4.083M

A3598   (Brown,C.A.)   Mun. court-conditional dismissal prog.

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 Mo.

AR123   (Oliver,S)    Diwali-observe as a sch. holiday

Second Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:

A3584   (Brown,C.A.)    St tax by bus, cert.-suspends penal.

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)    Highlands Water Prot. and Planning Act

A3584   (Brown,C.A.)    St tax by bus, cert.-suspends penal.

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)   (Albano,N)    Surviving spouses-prov. workers' comp

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 Reading:

 

S2159    Codey,R    Essex Co, Ed. Bd Pension Fd-upgrade prov   REP *NOT* REF AAP

A2856    McKeon,J/Jasey,M+3    Essex Co, Ed. Bd Pension Fd-upgrade prov   REP *NOT* REF AAP

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