NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATIVE DIGEST



for January 7, 1999



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Vol. X No. 51 208th Legislature • First Annual Session

SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

S1632 Bucco,A Household workers-simplify emp reporting



Bills Introduced:

S1592 Ciesla,A Smart Card Study Comm.-creates REF STR

S1593 Bennett,J TPAF retirees-exemp. reenrollment REF SED

S1594 Rice,R Newark prop. revaluation-5 yr. phase-in REF SCU

S1595 Inverso,P/Bucco,A Co. sheriffs, emp-estab. prof. standards REF SCU

S1596 Bark,M/Matheussen,J Jimson weed-estab. sch. awareness prog. REF SED

S1597 Cafiero,J Juv. boot camps-prov. fd.;$10M REF SLP

S1598 Cardinale,G Community Converson Warranty Prog. Act REF SCU

S1599 Bryant,W Cash Mgmt. Fd.-req. cert. investments REF SGB

S1600 Bennett,J/Bucco,A Land reforestation-concerns REF SEN

S1601 Bennett,J/Robertson,N HOPE Scholarship Prog Study Comm;$5K REF SED

S1602 Allen,D Mt. Holly Gardens Community Ctr Inc;$10K REF SBA

S1603 Bassano,C/Connors,L Vet. prop. tax deduct.-incr. $50 to $300 REF SCU

S1604 Bennett,J/Adler,J Telecommunication Tax Equity Rate Relief REF SBA

S1605 Bassano,C/Codey,R+1 Drunk driv, repeat-modify blood alco. REF SLP

S1606 Bassano,C/Codey,R Prev. Mental Retardation & Devel. Disab. REF SSV

S1607 Bucco,A/Kyrillos,J+6 Alco. & drug abuse prog.-deposit 20% REF SJU

S1608 Bucco,A/Martin,R+4 NJHOPE-Lottery Comm. participate REF SGB

S1609 Ciesla,A/Kavanaugh,W Transp. Trust Fd. Auth-incr spending cap REF STR

S1610 Ciesla,A/Kavanaugh,W Bridge Rehab. & Improv. Bond Act REF STR

S1611 Kavanaugh,W/Bucco,A Banking fees, cert.-sets limits REF SGB

S1612 Cardinale,G/Baer,B+2 Sch. bds. not in SHBP-repeal surcharge REF SGB

S1613 Bassano,C/McNamara,H+1 Underground heating oil tanks-DEP cert. REF SEN

S1614 Kyrillos,J/Palaia,J+1 Solid waste w/out containers-proh. REF SEN

S1615 Kyrillos,J Enterprise zone sales tax exemp.-revises REF SEG

S1616 Cardinale,G HMO Consumer Prot. Act REF SHH

S1617 Connors,L/Bassano,C+2 Alco. served to minor, priv. prop.-proh. REF SLP

S1618 Vitale,J/Sinagra,J CHANGES Prog., Middlesex Vo-Tech;$36K REF SED

S1619 Martin,R Special Civil Part court fee laws-amends REF SLO

S1620 Sacco,N Police hiring policies-req. changes REF STR

S1621 Sinagra,J/Singer,R+17 HIP Health Plan;$150M REF SHH

S1622 Rice,R Driv. lic. renewal-settle prior judgment REF SLP

S1623 McNamara,H/Bassano,C Lobster mgmt.-repeals cert. prov. REF SEN

S1624 Singer,R Alco. bev. lic.-issue to golf courses REF SLP

S1625 Singer,R/Robertson,N Assisted living fac.-10% Medicaid-elig. REF SHH

S1626 Allen,D/Matheussen,J+2 Civil svc sys titles, comp-makes changes REF SGB

S1627 Martin,R/Kenny,B Kindergarten prog, Abbott dist-St. aid REF SED

Bills Introduced: (cont'd)

S1628 Vitale,J/Bennett,J+2 Sexual offense victim-proh. lie detector REF SJU

S1629 Rice,R Loc budget consideration-estab mechanism REF SCU

SCR98 Bassano,C/Connors,L Vet. prop. tax deduct.-incr. REF SCU

SCR99 Bucco,A/Martin,R+4 Scholarship-jt. lotteries to fd. REF SGB

SCR100 Codey,R Gov. Reorg. Plan 008-1998-disapproves REF SCM

SCR101 Lesniak,R/Codey,R+9 Impeachment-House of Rep. vote against REF SGB

SJR47 Bennett,J/Matheussen,J Code Adam child safety prog.-recognizes REF SJU

SR68 Kyrillos,J/Palaia,J+2 Garbage from NYC to NJ-thorough review REF SEN

SR69 Inverso,P Monroe Twp., single area code-BPU assign REF STR

SR70 O'Connor,E+2 Land acquisition-Port Auth receive auth. REF SEG

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

S5 Scs (SCS) Inverso,P Electric power/gas industry-restructure REP/SCS

S966 Sca (1R) Martin,R/Allen,D+1 St. aid-dist. w/ low-income pupils REP

S1446 Sca (1R) Matheussen,J/Littell,R Alco. Ed, Rehab. & Enforce. Fd.-incr. fd REP/SCA

SCR102 Inverso,P Richard J. Hughes Complex-acquisition REP

Bills Transferred:

S1394 Schluter,W/O'Connor,E Candidate, possible-comply w/contrib req FROM SGB TO SJU

S1566 Gormley,W/Martin,R Off. misconduct-St. Police file report FROM SLP TO SJU

Co-Sponsors Added:

S1383 (Allen,D)

S1406 Sca (1R) (O'Connor,E)

S1556 (O'Connor,E)

S1605 (Baer,B)

S1607 (Cardinale,G; Kosco,L; Girgenti,J; Sacco,N; Adler,J; Kenny,B)

S1608 (Cardinale,G; Littell, R; Kyrillos,J; Kosco,L)

S1612 (Robertson,N; Girgenti,J)

S1613 (Vitale,J)

S1614 (Bennett,L)

S1617 (Kosco,L; McNamara,H)

S1621 (Bassano,L; Connors,L; McNamara,H; Kosco,L; Ciesla,A; Bucco,A; Adler,J; Girgenti,J; Turner,S; Sacco,N; Lesniak,R; Rice,R; Bark,M; Bryant,W; Vitale,J; Kenny,B; O'Connor,E

S1626 (Sinagra,J; Turner,S)

S1628 (Turner,S; Kyrillos,J)

SCR99 (Littell,R; Kyrillos,J; Cardinale,G; Kosco,L)

SCR101 (Vitale,J; Bryant,W; Baer,B; Turner,S; Adler,J; O'Connor,E; Sacco,N; Girgenti,J; Zane,R)

SR62 (Adler,J)

SR68 (Bennett,J; Vitale,J)

SR70 (Sacco,N; Kenny,B)

Note to the December 17, 1998 Legislative Digest:

Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

S323 (SCS/2R) (Felice,N; Doria,J)

The Senate adjourned at 9:15 P.M. to meet on Tuesday, January 12, 1999 for the Second Annual Session of the 208th Legislature and the Governor's State of the State Address.

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

AR9 DiGaetano,P/Doria,J General Assembly, 1999-org.



Bills Introduced:

A2743 Gusciora,R/Watson Coleman,B Bridge, West Windsor-DOT jurisdiction REF ATR

A2744 Talarico,G/Biondi,P Co./mun. emp.-add'l deferred comp plans REF ASG

A2745 Carroll,M/Talarico,G Homestead tax cred-tobacco settlement REF ALH

A2746 Bodine,F/Chatzidakis,L Jimson weed-estab. sch. awareness prog. REF AED

A2747 Caraballo,W/Quigley,J+4 Dog or cat fur-proh. products REF AAN

A2748 Watson Coleman,B/Doria,J+24 Recreation proj-estab expenditure levels REF AAN

A2749 Suliga,J/Bagger,R+2 Landfill reclamation dist.-assess fees REF ASH

A2750 Caraballo,W/DiGaetano,P+4 Managed Health Care Consumer Asst.;$500K REF AHL

A2751 Impreveduto,A/Weinberg,L Contracts w/nongovt. entities-procedures REF ASG

A2752 Luongo,G/Biondi,P Constr. lien claims-changes filing time REF ALH

A2753 Kramer,P Eminent domain-clarifies procedures REF ASG

A2754 Jones,L Police w/mental disorder-surrender guns REF ALP

A2755 Asselta,N/Gibson,J Liab. insur. coverage-req. on all autos REF ABI

A2756 Cohen,N/Bagger,R Union Co. Comm. Against Hate;$25,000 REF ASC

A2757 Jones,L Police w/mental disorder-notification REF ALP

A2758 Jones,L Complaints against off-annual report req REF ALP

A2759 LeFevre,K/Blee,F Pub. off/emp.-proh. emp. of relative REF ASG

A2760 LeFevre,K/Kelly,J Sr. cit.-req. witness for power of atty. REF ASC

A2761 Cohen,N/Caraballo,W Legal/Ethical Problems, Health Care;$99K REF AHL

A2762 Gibson,J/Asselta,N Juv. boot camps-prov. fd.;$10M REF ALP

A2763 Weinberg,L/Payne,W+1 HMO-estab. open enrollment perior REF ABI

A2764 LeFevre,K/Blee,F Sch. bds., mun. govt.-req. annual mtg. REF AED

A2765 LeFevre,K/Blee,F Sch. zone viol.-extended term statute REF AJU

A2766 Wisniewski,J/Friscia,A+7 Govt., NJ-req. high sch. instruction REF AED

A2767 Arnone,M/Farragher,C Housing auth.-auth 5 yr. term of office REF ALH

A2768 Garrett,E Sexual assault-mand. life imprisonment REF AJU

A2769 Garrett,E Sexual assault, brutal-mand. life term REF AJU

A2770 Garrett,E/Merkt,R+1 Permit fees-DEP assess direct prog. cost REF AEN

A2771 Corodemus,S/LeFevre,K Flood haz. area-low interest loan prog. REF ALH

A2772 Zisa,C Labor contract dispute-budget reserves REF ALH

A2773 O'Toole,K/Wolfe,D Kindergarten prog, Abbott dist-St. aid REF AED

A2774 Caraballo,W/Kelly,J Farmland Assessment Act-estab task force REF AAN

A2775 Kelly,J/DiGaetano,P East Rutherford Boro, study skills;$75K REF AED

A2776 DiGaetano,P/Farragher,C Water qual. planning-DEP review plans REF AEN

A2777 Steele,A Halal-prev consumer fraud in preparation REF ACP

A2778 Gregg,G/Luongo,G+4 Firearms statutes-conform w/Brady Law REF ALP

ACR150 LeFevre,K/Blee,F CAFRA proposed rules-not leg. intent REF APR

ACR151 Gusciora,R/Doria,J+16 Impeachment-House of Rep. vote against REF AJU

AJR62 Doria,J/DeCroce,A Human Organ Donor Info.-estab task force REF AHL

AJR63 Vandervalk,C/Wright,B+19 Women's Wellness Mo.-desig. April REF AHL

AR150 Caraballo,W/Friscia,A+4 Cat or dog fur-Cong. enact leg, proh. REF AAN

AR151 Conners,J/Wisniewski,J Interstate Sys. in NJ-oppose tolls REF ATR

AR152 Blee,F/Cohen,N Obesity Awareness Mo.-desig. April, 1999 REF AHL

AR153 Gusciora,R/Corodemus,S+21 Standard Offer Prog.-BPU strengthen REF APR

AR154 DiGaetano,P/Kelly,J Transcontinental Pipeline-reject REF APR

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A10 Acs (ACS) DiGaetano,P/Bagger,R+6 Electric power/gas industry-restructure REP/ACS

A1124 Garrett,E/Gregg,G Juv. delinquent community svc.-immunity REP

A2246 Aca (1R) Azzolina,J/Thompson,S+1 Stalking law-amend to incl. child victim REP/ACA

A2449 Acs (ACS) Luongo,G+2 Franchise Practices Act-makes changes REP/ACS

A2653 Zisa,C/Carroll,M Writs of execution, cert.-valid, 2 yrs. REP

ACR152 Blee,F/Romano,L Richard J. Hughes Complex-acquisition REP

S673 Aca (1R) Inverso,P Tax Court proceedings-adopt amendments REP/ACA

S1093 ScsSa (SCS/1R) Cardinale,G/Lesniak,R+4 Franchise Practices Act-makes changes REP

Bills Reported Referred/AAP:

A2652 Zisa,C/Carroll,M Special Civil Part court fee laws-amends REP REF AAP

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

A1133 Garrett,E/Carroll,M+19 High occupancy veh. lanes-DOT abolish FROM ATR

AJR62 Doria,J/DeCroce,A Human Organ Donor Info.-estab task force FROM AHL

Co-Sponsors Added:

A11 (Weingarten,J; Romano,L)

A12 (Romano,L)

A13 Aca (1R) (Romano,L; Weingarten,J)

A14 Aca (1R) (Barnes,P; Buono,B; Previte,M; Romano,L; Weingarten,J)

A89 (Arnone,M)

A125 (Garrett,E)

A258 (Holzapfel,J)

A259/781 Acs (ACS) (Blee,F; DiGaetano,P)

A382 (Arnone,M)

A388 (Conaway,H; Conners,J; Garrett,E)

A527 (Gregg,G)

A678 Aca (1R) (Holzapfel,J)

A684 (LeFevre,K)

A802 Aca (1R) (Arnone,M; Bateman,C)

A904 (Garrett,E)

A1023 Aca (1R) (Conners,J)

A1079 Aca (1R) (DiGaetano,P)

A1350/911 Acs (ACS) (Holzapfel,J)

A1397 (Arnone,M)

A1450 (Garrett,E)

A1525 (Zecker,G)

A1626 (Previte,M)

A1724 (Greenwald,L)

A1786 (Garrett,E)

A1787 (Quigley,J; Arnone,M; Charles,J; Cruz-Perez,N; Green,J)

A1791 (Arnone,M)

A1798 AcaAca (2R) (Weingarten,J)

A1836 Aca (1R) (Arnone,M)

A1918 (Arnone,M)

A2023 Aca (1R) (Conners,J)

A2055 (Conners,J)

A2242 (Lance,L)

A2297 (Greenwald,L)

A2321 (Cruz-Perez,N)

A2385 Aca (1R) (Friscia,A)

A2420 (Merkt,R)

A2421 (Merkt,R)

A2427 (Kramer,P)

A2460 (DeCroce,A; Greenwald,L)

A2503 Aca (1R) (Zecker,G)

A2506 (Cottrell,M; Holzapfel,J; Wolfe,D)

A2577 (Zecker,G)

A2583 (Greenwald,L; Previte,M)

A2588 (Gusciora,R; Zisa,C; Weinberg,L; Roberts,J; Quigley,J; Payne,W; Green,J; Crecco,M; Charles,J; Caraballo,W; Smith,R)

A2589 (Crecco,M)

A2618 (Weinberg,L)

A2644 (LeFevre,K)

A2645 (Zecker,G)

A2659 (Watson Coleman,B; Conaway,H)









Co-Sponsors Added: (cont'd)

A2660 (Watson Coleman,B; Conaway,H; Conners,J)

A2661 (Watson Coleman,B)

A2662 (Conaway,H)

A2680 (Greenwald,L)

A2684 (Blee,F)

A2707 (Arnone,M)

A2721 (Wright,B)

A2740 (Gill,N; Jones,L)

A2781 (Gregg,G)

ACR79 (Garrett,E)

ACR145 Aca (1R) (Zecker,G)

AJR51 (Weingarten,J)

AR120 (Arnone,M; Quigley,J; Green,J; Friscia,A; Charles,J; Cruz-Perez,N)

AR123 Aca (1R) (Zecker,G)

AR146 (Doria,J; Murphy,C; Previte,M; Vandervalk,C; Weinberg,L)

AR148 (Wolfe,D)

The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointment:

* Effective January 5, 1999

State Commission of Investigation:

Audriann Kernan, Esq., of West Deptford.

The Assembly adjourned at 8:30 P.M. to meet on Tuesday, January 12, 1999 (Reorganization, SESSION, Joint Session to Receive the Governor's State of the State Address).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (12/17/98):

P.L.1998, c.142 A1959 w/GR (1R) DiGaetano,P/Connors,C+41 12/18/98 Cord Blood Resource Ctr.;$5M

P.L.1998, c.143 S1399 DiFrancesco,D/Bennett,J+39 12/21/98 Catastrophic Illness in Children Fd-elig

P.L.1998, c.144 S1424 Bassano,C+3 12/23/98 Corporate proxy voting-allow telephonic

P.L.1998, c.145 A1517 w/GR (1R) Malone,J/Cottrell,M+14 12/23/98 Emerg. svc. vol.-earn tuition cred.

P.L.1998, c.146 A2651 Acs (ACS) Bateman,C/Biondi,P+2 12/23/98 Police training course-take w/o appt.

P.L.1998, c.147. S1227 SaSsSa (SS/1R) Lynch,J/Kavanaugh,W+2 12/24/98 Nomination petition-changes deadline

P.L.1998, c.148. A1799 Sa (1R) Farragher,C/Corodemus,S+6 1/5/99 Police-co estab crisis intervention prog

P.L.1998, c.149. A1801 AcaSa (2R) Farragher,C/Corodemus,S+7 1/5/99 Law Enforce Crisis Intervention hotline

P.L.1998, c.150. A1028 Aca (1R) Zisa,C/Asselta,N+1 1/5/99 Peace Off. Memorial Day-desig. May 15th