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for June 3, 1999



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Vol. XI No. 21 208th Legislature • Second Annual Session

SENATE ACTION



The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday, June 7, 1999 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "1" and "2" scheduled to meet).



ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)



Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:



AR10 Malone,J/Cottrell,M Yugoslavia-support US Armed Forces



Bills Introduced:



A28 Wolfe,D Abbott dist. presch.-teachers be cert. REF AED

A1111 Collins,J/Azzolina,J NJ Turnpike-rename NJ Vet. Turnpike;$1M REF ACT

A3195 Suliga,J Inmate furlough-drug/alco. test req. REF ALP

A3196 Suliga,J Inmates-drug/alco. test prior to parole REF ALP

A3197 Heck,R/O'Toole,K Telecommunication svc providers-concerns REF APR

A3198 Wolfe,D Land reforestation-concerns REF AAN

A3199 Azzolina,J/Thompson,S NJ resid.-challenge NYC nonresid. tax REF AAP

A3201 Carroll,M/Doria,J+2 Ectodermal dysplasia-SHBP cover cost REF ASG

A3203 Cohen,N/Augustine,A Bd. of ed.-file info. on viol. in sch. REF AED

A3204 Cohen,N/Augustine,A Sch. Viol. Awareness Wk.-desig. REF AED

A3205 Gusciora,R Minor consent to HIV treatment-permits REF AHL

A3207 Doria,J/Collins,J+29 Senator Wynona Lipman Chair-estab;$100K REF AED

A3208 Previte,M/Greenwald,L Coll., full time student-income tax cred REF AED

A3209 Greenwald,L/Previte,M Warehouseman-concerns liens REF ACT

A3210 Connors,C/Moran,J Mobilization, Training Equip Sight;$2.1M REF ACT

A3211 Bagger,R/Charles,J Petroleum gross receipts tax-concerns REF APR

A3212 Carroll,M/Garrett,E+3 High sch pub-proh denying cert students REF AED

A3213 Wisniewski,J/Kelly,J+8 Vet, cert.-elig. for cert. benf. REF ACT

A3214 Talarico,G/Rooney,J+7 Surtax for nonresid.-impose REF AAP

A3215 Zecker,G Interst. Sanitation Comm.-changes name REF ASH

A3216 Asselta,N/Gibson,J Baseball stadium, Wildwood City;$14M REF AAP

A3217 Asselta,N/Thompson,S+18 Methyl tertiary butyl ether-phase out REF AEN

A3218 Zisa,C/Kelly,J+8 Toxic air pollutant monitoring;$420K REF AEN

A3219 Zisa,C/Kelly,J+8 Haz. air pollutants-monitoring & control REF AEN

A3220 Rooney,J Gasoline, ether oxygenates-proh. sale REF AEN

A3221 Rooney,J/DiGaetano,P St. toll rds.-free passage, fed. holiday REF ATR

A3222 Cruz-Perez,N/Garcia,R+17 Graffiti-prop. owners clean REF ALH

A3223 Lance,L Truck traffic-reg. on Rt. 3l REF ATR

A3224 Lance,L Leases between cert. bus-exemp sales tax REF ACT









Bills Introduced: (cont'd)



A3225 Gregg,G/Carroll,M+1 Highways, 65 MPH-incr. miles REF ALP

A3226 Bateman,C/Cohen,N Loc. govt. unit fds-estab collateral req REF ABI

A3227 Bateman,C/Doria,J Horse races-off-track wagering fac. REF ACT

A3228 Watson Coleman,B/Gusciora,R Lafayette Yard parking lot-auth. sales REF AAP

A3229 Watson Coleman,B/Gusciora,R Trenton Hotel/Conference Ctr.-grant REF AAP

ACR173 Weinberg,L/Zisa,C Social Security-Cong. should strengthen REF ASC

AJR78 Garcia,R/Buono,B Census Awareness Day in NJ-April 1, 2000 REF ASG

AR185 Suliga,J/Augustine,A+6 Paralegals-reject cert. recommendations REF AJU



Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:



A18 Kelly,J/Doria,J+2 Env. infrastructure proj.-auth. loans REP

A19 Biondi,P/Asselta,N+3 Env. infrastructure proj.-approp. fds. REP

A20 Gibson,J/Rooney,J+2 Env. Infrastructure Trust-finan. proj. REP

A664/1110/ 1786/2642 Acs (ACS) Azzolina,J/Gibson,J+28 Vet. prop. tax deduct.-incr. REP

A2055 Aca (1R) Zisa,C/Weinberg,L+52 Prostate Cancer Awareness, Ed. Prog.;$1M REP

A2800/3160 Acs (ACS) Azzolina,J/Payne,W Dredging proj.-port region;$101.3M REP/ACS

A2900/3168 Acs (ACS) DeCroce,A/Doria,J+1 Dredging proj., port region;$27M REP/ACS

A2904 Heck,R/DiGaetano,P+2 Gender Parity in Labor & Ed Council;$95K REP

A2978 Aca (1R) Smith,T/Corodemus,S+16 NJ KidCare-concerns elig. REP

A2979 AcaAca (2R) Thompson,S/Azzolina,J+17 NJ KidCare & sch-estab. partnership;$75K REP/ACA

A3015 AcaAca (2R) Kelly,J/DiGaetano,P+18 NJ KidCare-prov. presumptive elig. REP/ACA

A3052 Aca (1R) Geist,G/Gibson,J+2 Delaware River Deepening proj.;$13M REP

A3202 DeCroce,A Port region, dredging proj-reduce approp REP

ACR29/79/143 Acs (ACS) Gibson,J/DiGaetano,P+21 Vet. prop. tax deduct.-amends NJ constit REP

ACR172 Biondi,P Env. Infrastructure Trust-finan. plan REP

S1448 Allen,D Gender Parity in Labor & Ed Council;$95K REP

S1756 ScaSca (2R) DiFrancesco,D/Robertson,N+9 NJ KidCare-prov. presumptive elig. REP

S1757 ScaSca (2R) DiFrancesco,D/Allen,D+8 NJ KidCare & sch-estab. partnership;$75K REP

S1758 Sca (1R) Sinagra,J/DiFrancesco,D+7 NJ KidCare-income elig. limit REP



Bills Reported Referred/AAP:



A2534 Murphy,C+1 Deaf community, continued asst.;$150K REP REF AAP

A2872 Aca (1R) Merkt,R/Carroll,M+1 Adoptive parents-elim. cert. fees REP/ACA REF AAP



Bills Combined:



A3160 DeCroce,A/Bagger,R+2 Dredging proj.-port region;$101.3M COMB/W A2800

A3168 Doria,J/Charles,J+1 Dredging proj., port region;$136.3M COMB/W A2900



Bills Transferred:



A3147 Kramer,P/Wright,B Riverfront prop. for wetlands-concerns FROM AEN TO ASG



Co-Sponsors Added:



A114 Acs (ACS) (Gregg,G; Malone,J)

A664/1110/ 1786/2642 Acs (ACS) (Watson Coleman,B; Payne,W; Charles,J)

A904 Sca (1R) (O'Toole,K)

A996 (Buono,B)

A1207 (Weinberg,L)

A1787 Aca (1R) (Zisa,C)

A1892 AcaAs (AS) (LeFevre,K)

A2197 (Conners,J)

A2241 (Doria,J)

A2385 Aca (1R) (Conaway,H; Barnes,P; Buono,B)









Co-Sponsors Added: (cont'd)



A2387 (Conners,J)

A2534 (Gusciora,R)

A2735 (Friscia,A)

A2799 (Holzapfel,J; Wolfe,D)

A2872 Aca (1R) (Gusciora,R)

A2898 (Smith,B; Zisa,C)

A2900/3168 Acs (ACS) (Murphy,C)

A2978 Aca (1R) (Conaway,H)

A2985 Acs (ACS) (Wright,B; Green,J; Malone,J)

A3073 Aca (1R) (Conners,J; LeFevre,K; Previte,M; Greenwald,L)

A3091 (Quigley,J)

A3092 (Weinberg,L)

A3093 (Weinberg,L)

A3094 (Weinberg,L)

A3095 (Weinberg,L)

A3096 (Weinberg,L)

A3097 (Weinberg,L)

A3127 (Conaway,H; Conners,J)

A3160 (Murphy,C)

A3165 (Roberts,J)

A3175 (Heck,R)

A3218 (Felice,N; Payne,D; Jones,L)

A3219 (Felice,N; Payne,D; Jones,L)

A3225 (Azzolina,J)

ACR29/79/143 Acs (ACS) (Payne,W; Farragher,C; Weingarten,J; Malone,J; Friscia,A; Romano,L; Watson Coleman,B; Conners,J;

Charles,J)

AR185 (Barnes,P; Gusciora,R; Payne,D; Jones,L; Weinberg,L)



Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:



A2781 (Gregg,G)



Second Prime Sponsors Added:



A2800/3160 Acs (ACS) (Payne,W)

A2898 (Smith,T)

A3175 (O'Toole,K)

AR168 (Cruz-Perez,N)



The Assembly adjourned at 6:25 P.M to meet on Monday, June 7, 1999 (QUORUM, Committee at the Call of the General Assembly Speaker).



Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:



None



Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (05/24/99):



P.L. 1999, c.118. A1040 Bagger,R/Garcia,R+97 5/27/99 NJ resid. against NYC tax-AG assist