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Vol. XI No. 23 208th Legislature • Second Annual Session

SENATE ACTION

The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday, June 14, 1999 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "3" and "4" scheduled to meet).

ASSEMBLY ACTION (SESSION)

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

AR188 Wright,B Sound barrier prog.-Tpk. Auth. study



Bills Introduced:

A3233 Malone,J/Cottrell,M Tourism-promotion in 5th class co. REF ACT

A3234 DeCroce,A NJT constr. contract-award lowest bidder REF ATR

A3235 Gregg,G/Garrett,E Clean water proj.;$5M REF ASH

A3236 Garrett,E/Gregg,G Watershed moratorium-prov annual pymts REF AAP

A3237 Malone,J/Wolfe,D Abbott sch. dist.-parental orientation REF AED

A3238 Crecco,M Custody/visitation-precludes cert person REF ASC

A3239 Conners,J/Conaway,H Rail Transit Tech.-create Leg. Comm. REF ATR

A3240 Doria,J/DiGaetano,P+6 Sewer overflow abatement proj;$12.968M REF AAP

A3241 Geist,G/Wright,B+1 Govt. records-prov. pub. access REF ASG

A3242 Wright,B/Blee,F Armored car security off.-lic. req. REF ACP

A3243 Wright,B/Quigley,J Voting procedures-sch. offer instruction REF AED

A3244 Bagger,R/Heck,R Parental rights proceedings-concerns REF ASC

A3245 Lance,L Deer control research;$200K REF AAN

AJR79 Doria,J/Collins,J Bar Assn. Day-desig. Nov. 8, 1999 REF AJU

AR187 Bateman,C Song, St.: four songs honoring NJ REF ASG

Bills Passed:

A332 AcaAa (2R) Gill,N/Kelly,J+3 Pap smears-clarify insur. coverage req. (77-0-1)

A527 Acs (ACS) Rooney,J/Crecco,M+15 Abortion-req. parental notification (59-17-2)

A549 AcaAca (2R) Rooney,J/Garcia,R+1 Haz. substance, exposure-monitor health (78-0-0)

A671 AcsAca (ACS/1R) Gibson,J/Asselta,N+1 Clean Communities Acct.-revises (78-0-0)

A994 AsSa (AS/1R) LeFevre,K/Cohen,N+8 Street gang activity-estab. penal. (78-0-0)

A1116 Aca (1R) Zisa,C/Weinberg,L Burial of indigent persons-co. pay costs (75-3-0)

A1241 O'Toole,K/Crecco,M+4 Inmates, AIDS status-disclose to off. (71-0-4)

A1293 Carroll,M/Talarico,G Oral recitation in pub. sch.-req. daily (50-16-10)

A1352/200 AcsAa (ACS/1R) Murphy,C/Augustine,A+3 Hindering a prosecution-clarify crime (78-0-0)

Bills Passed: (cont'd)

A1768 AcaAa (2R) Myers,C/Luongo,G+4 Farmland devel. easements-revise req. (77-1-0)

A1818 Russo,D/Doria,J Cred. card-proh. solicitation of student (68-5-4)

A1881 Aa (1R) Cottrell,M/Malone,J+3 Liquefied petroleum gas invoice-concerns (78-0-0)

A1983/S1237 AcaAcaScaScs (SCS) Blee,F/Wolfe,D+12 Higher Ed. Incentive Fd. Prog. Act;$5M (78-0-0)

A2031 Aca (1R) Friscia,A/Cohen,N+23 Impounded MV-proof of insur. req. (78-0-0)

A2392 DiGaetano,P/Doria,J+3 Handicapped parking-chiropractor certify (77-0-1)

A2483 Aca (1R) Wolfe,D/Malone,J Higher ed. proj.;$615,250 (78-0-0)

A2554 Aca (1R) Heck,R/Bateman,C+1 Agape House Homeless Shelter, DCA;$99K (77-0-1)

A2716 AcaAa (2R) Moran,J/Impreveduto,A Tax assessors-estab. continuing ed prog. (77-1-0)

A2781 Myers,C+1 Deer causing crop damage-permit to kill (68-0-8)

A2887 Aa (1R) Azzolina,J/Gregg,G+7 Vet-Dept of Mil Affairs determine status (78-0-0)

A2923 Acs (ACS) Corodemus,S/Augustine,A Dredge materials decontamination;$20M (78-0-0)

A3022 Aca (1R) Asselta,N/Gibson,J+6 Deer hunting w/ bait-permanently auth. (58-10-9)

A3044 Arnone,M/Farragher,C Mun., special charter-revise req. (78-0-0)

AR10 Malone,J/Cottrell,M+1 Yugoslavia-support US Armed Forces (78-0-0)

AR154 DiGaetano,P/Kelly,J+6 Transcontinental Pipeline-reject (75-0-0)

S160 AcaAa (2R) Kyrillos,J/Palaia,J+3 Fed. law off.-auth. to make arrests (78-0-0)

S235 ScaAa (2R) Cafiero,J+2 Mortgages of record, cancellation-req. (78-0-0)

S673 Aca (1R) Inverso,P Tax Court proceedings-adopt amendments (78-0-0)

S775 ScaAca (2R) McNamara,H/Bucco,A Haz. Discharge Site Fd-revise grant qual (78-0-0)

S827 Scs (SCS) Kosco,L+5 Disab. parking-proh. snow obstruction (75-0-1)

S854 ScaSs (SS) Furnari,G+41 Alco. driv. offenses-incr. penal. (75-0-0)

S906 ScsSaAca (SCS/2R) Zane,R+3 Lic. plate, personalized-addl. charge (78-0-0)

S912 Aca (1R) Palaia,J/Bark,M+2 Fire marshal, co.-auth. cert. changes (78-0-0)

S995 Lipman,W/Rice,R+5 Housing proj., cert.-extends tax exemp. (78-0-0)

S1133 Aca (1R) Inverso,P/Bucco,A+18 Self-emp.-deduct health insur. costs (77-0-1)

S1223 ScsAca (SCS/1R) Kyrillos,J+5 Prepaid funeral agreements-concerns (65-11-2)

S1771 Scs (SCS) Kavanaugh,W+3 Insur. carriers-compliance reviews (77-0-0)

Bills Substituted:

A1587 AcsAca (ACS/1R) Azzolina,J/LeFevre,K+1 Special lic. plate-$4.50 transfer fee SUB BY S906 (SCS/2R)

A1803 Aca (1R) Roberts,J/Geist,G Fire marshal, co.-auth. cert. changes SUB BY S912 (1R)

A1821 As (AS) Kelly,J/DiGaetano,P+17 Alco. driv. offenses-incr. penal. SUB BY S854 (SS)

A2124/2142 AcsAca (ACS/1R) Vandervalk,C/Corodemus,S+13 Self-emp.-deduct health insur. costs SUB BY S1133 (1R)

A2176 AcsAa (ACS/1R) Kelly,J/Doria,J Insur. carriers-compliance reviews SUB BY S1771 (SCS)

A2201 Luongo,G/LeFevre,K+3 Disab. parking-proh. snow obstruction SUB BY S827 (SCS)

A2202 AcsAca (ACS/1R) Lance,L/Blee,F+3 Prepaid funeral agreements-concerns SUB BY S1223 (SCS/1R)

A2338 Payne,W+4 Housing proj., cert.-extends tax exemp. SUB BY S995

S827 Scs (SCS) Kosco,L+5 Disab. parking-proh. snow obstruction SUB FOR A2201

S854 ScaSs (SS) Furnari,G+41 Alco. driv. offenses-incr. penal. SUB FOR A1821 (AS)

S906 ScsSaAca (SCS/2R) Zane,R+3 Lic. plate, personalized-addl. charge SUB FOR A1587 (ACS/1R)

S912 Aca (1R) Palaia,J/Bark,M+2 Fire marshal, co.-auth. cert. changes SUB FOR A1803 (1R)

S995 Lipman,W/Rice,R+5 Housing proj., cert.-extends tax exemp. SUB FOR A2338

S1133 Aca (1R) Inverso,P/Bucco,A+18 Self-emp.-deduct health insur. costs SUB FOR A2124/2142 (ACS/1R)

S1223 ScsAca (SCS/1R) Kyrillos,J+5 Prepaid funeral agreements-concerns SUB FOR A2202 (ACS/1R)

S1771 Scs (SCS) Kavanaugh,W+3 Insur. carriers-compliance reviews SUB FOR A2176 (ACS/1R)

Motions:

A527 Acs (ACS) Rooney,J/Crecco,M+15 Abortion-req. parental notification To Aa (Gusciora)

A527 Acs (ACS) Rooney,J/Crecco,M+15 Abortion-req. parental notification To Table Aa (DiGaetano) (48-28-0)

A1293 Carroll,M/Talarico,G Oral recitation in pub. sch.-req. daily To Aa (Gill)

A1293 Carroll,M/Talarico,G Oral recitation in pub. sch.-req. daily To Table Aa (DeCroce) (47-28-1)

Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:

A960 AcsAa (ACS/1R) Augustine,A Pet Purch. Prot. Act (Augustine)

A1647 AcaAa (2R) Gregg,G/LeFevre,K+9 Workers comp.-self employed elig. (Gregg)

A1870 AcaAa (2R) Luongo,G/Geist,G+7 Mayors, former-auth. special lic. plates (Luongo)

Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended: (cont'd)

A2448 AcaAaAa (3R) Luongo,G/Geist,G+5 Constr. devel.-disclose stop work orders (Luongo)

A2481 Aa (1R) Bodine,F+1 Tax abatements, long term-assignment (Bodine)

A2728 AcaAa (2R) Bateman,C/Luongo,G Vol.-indemnification by mun. (Luongo)

A2737 Aa (1R) Collins,J/Blee,F Internship prog.;$124K (Blee)

A2858 AcsAa (ACS/1R) Weingarten,J/O'Toole,K Sch.-restrict bldg. maintenance (Weingarten)

A2986 AcaAa (2R) Blee,F/Garcia,R+2 Ed. Incentive Funding Prog. Act;$1M (Blee)

S1391/A2391/ 2424/2919 ScaSaAcsAa (ACS/1R) Bassano,C/Cardinale,G+6 Obscene material, under 18-crime (Luongo)

Bills Returned Second Reading/Substitute:

A1821 As (AS) Kelly,J/DiGaetano,P+17 Alco. driv. offenses-incr. penal. (DiGaetano)

A1869 AcaAaAs (AS) Myers,C+4 Farmland planning grant prog.-estab. (Myers)

Bills Transferred:

A1820 Doria,J/Impreveduto,A MV accident-proh cert people solicit bus FROM ALP TO AJU

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

A926 Bagger,R/Murphy,C Electricity generator fuel oil-tax exemp FROM APR

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

Co-Sponsors Added:

A18 (Romano,L)

A19 (Bateman,C; LeFevre,K; Romano,L)

A20 (LeFevre,K; Romano,L)

A28 (Crecco,M)

A30 Aca (1R) (LeFevre,K)

A332 AcaAa (2R) (O'Toole,K; Watson Coleman,B)

A489 (Connors,C; Moran,J)

A527 Acs (ACS) (DiGaetano,P; Lance,L)

A549 AcaAca (2R) (Watson Coleman,B)

A664/1110/ 1786/2642 Acs (ACS) (O'Toole,K; Weingarten,J)

A994 AsSa (AS/1R) (DiGaetano,P; Malone,J)

A1241 (Corodemus,S; Talarico,G)

A1260 Aca (1R) (Watson Coleman,B)

A1388 (Buono,B)

A1520 (Conaway,H)

A1821 As (AS) (Malone,J; Felice,N)

A2106 (Cottrell,M)

A2124/2142 AcsAca (ACS/1R) (Conaway,H)

A2133 (DiGaetano,P; Zecker,G; Smith,T; Rooney,J; Moran,J; Malone,J; Geist,G; DeCroce,A; Cottrell,M; Corodemus,S; Connors,C;

Blee,F; Azzolina,J; Asselta,N; Kramer,P)

A2201 (Malone,J)

A2392 (Gill,N; Watson Coleman,B)

A2489 (Felice,N)

A2799 (LeFevre,K)

A2823/2464 Acs (ACS) (Greenwald,L; Previte,M)

A2840 (Garcia,R; Green,J; Smith,T; Suliga,J; Stanley,C; Tucker,D)

A2887 Aa (1R) (Malone,J)

A2978 Aca (1R) (Blee,F; Romano,L)

A2979 AcaAca (2R) (Blee,F; Romano,L)

A2985 AcsAca (ACS/1R) (Steele,A)

A3001 (Wolfe,D)

A3015 AcaAca (2R) (Romano,L)

A3047 (Pou,N; Steele,A)

A3056 Aca (1R) (Gibson,J)

A3073 Aca (1R) (Moran,J; Pou,N; Steele,A)

A3078 Aca (1R) (Cottrell,M)

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont'd)

A3133 (Conners,J)

A3141 (LeFevre,K)

A3203 (Luongo,G)

A3218 (Zecker,G; Conaway,H; Conners,J; Friscia,A; Rooney,J; Smith,T; Vandervalk,C)

A3219 (Friscia,A; Zecker,G; Vandervalk,C; Rooney,J; Conners,J; Conaway,H; Smith,T)

A3240 (Charles,J; Cruz-Perez,N; Roberts,J; Steele,A; Weinberg,L; Zisa,C)

ACR17 (Bateman,C)

ACR29/79/143 Acs (ACS) (Felice,N)

ACR78 (Cottrell,M)

ACR172 (LeFevre,K; Romano,L)

AR10 (Talarico,G)

AR65 (Friscia,A)

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A1293 (Talarico,G)

Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

S827 Scs (SCS) (LeFevre,K; Blee,F; Greenwald,L; Malone,J; Luongo,G)

S854 ScaSs (SS) (Moran,J; Malone,J; Felice,N; Greenwald,L; Corodemus,S; Thompson,S; Azzolina,J; LeFevre,K; Blee,F; Myers,C;

Connors,C; Heck,R; Wright,B; Gibson,J; Asselta,N; Kramer,P; DiGaetano,P; Kelly,J; Bodine,F)

S906 ScsSaAca (SCS/2R) (LeFevre,K; Luongo,G; Azzolina,J)

S912 Aca (1R) (Roberts,J; Geist,G)

S995 (Payne,W; Lance,L; Stanley,C; Tucker,D; Watson Coleman,B)

S1133 Aca (1R) (Farragher,C; Conaway,H; Weingarten,J; Malone,J; Lance,L; Kelly,J; Gibson,J; Bagger,R; Luongo,G; LeFevre,K;

Garrett,E; Cohen,N; Corodemus,S; Vandervalk,C; Gregg,G)

S1223 ScsAca (SCS/1R) (Lance,L; Blee,F; Felice,N; Conaway,H; Gibson,J)

S1771 Scs (SCS) (Doria,J; Kelly,J)

The Assembly adjourned at 6:45 P.M to meet on Monday, June 14, 1999 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

A994 AsSa (AS/1R) LeFevre,K/Cohen,N+8 Street gang activity-estab. penal.

A1983/S1237 AcaAcaScaScs (SCS) Blee,F/Wolfe,D+12 Higher Ed. Incentive Fd. Prog. Act;$5M

S827 Scs (SCS) Kosco,L+5 Disab. parking-proh. snow obstruction

S854 ScaSs (SS) Furnari,G+41 Alco. driv. offenses-incr. penal.

S995 Lipman,W/Rice,R+5 Housing proj., cert.-extends tax exemp.

S1771 Scs (SCS) Kavanaugh,W+3 Insur. carriers-compliance reviews

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (06/07/99):

P.L.1999, c.119. S1640 Sca (1R) Lipman,W/Furnari,G+16 6/9/99 Domestic viol. statistics-reporting req.

P.L.1999, c.120. A1989 Bagger,R/Augustine,A+1 6/9/99 Blue Star Memor. Hwy. Council-DOT estab.

P.L.1999, c.121. A2606 Smith,T/DiGaetano,P+7 6/10/99 Abbott dist., whole sch. reform;$2.7M