NEW JERSEY


LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

for January 27, 2000

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Vol. XII No. 4 209th Legislature • First Annual Session

SENATE ACTION


The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday, January 31, 2000 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "1" and "2" scheduled to meet).


ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)


Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:


AR83 Azzolina,J/Gregg,G+5 Fed. Metro. Area Standards Review Comm.


Bills Introduced:


A1888 Wolfe,D E=mc2 prog.-estab.;$370K REF AED

A1891 Smith,T Neighborhood Assoc Victims Bill of Right REF AJU

A1892 Carroll,M Women's Right to Know Act REF AHL

A1893 Carroll,M/Talarico,G Fed Clean Air Mandate Compliance-repeals REF AEN

A1923 Rooney,J Gasoline, ether oxygenates-proh. sale REF AEN

A1924 Wolfe,D Sch. Bus. Off. Assoc.-enroll in PERS REF ASG

A1925 Wolfe,D Flood-prone areas-acquire for recreation REF AAN

A1926 Wolfe,D Sch. emp.-concerns grievance procedures REF ASG

A1927 Friscia,A/Cohen,N Land sale contracts, loc. govt.-concerns REF ALG

A1928 Bodine,F/Chatzidakis,L Inheritance tax transfers-revises REF AAP

A1929 Chatzidakis,L/Bodine,F Cell phone use while driv.-penal. REF ATR

A1930 Russo,D/Zisa,C Court transcripts fees-concerns REF AJU

A1931 Russo,D Lawn sprinkler sys-concerns installation REF AEN

A1932 Bateman,C Alco. treatment prog.-mv surcharges REF ALP

A1933 Merkt,R Comprehensive enforcement prog.-amends REF AJU

A1934 Talarico,G Murder, cert-elim statute of limitations REF AJU

A1935 Wolfe,D Down's Syndrome Awareness-auth lic plate REF ATR

A1936 Bagger,R/Augustine,A Solid waste collection-operating hrs. REF ASH

A1937 Azzolina,J/Thompson,S Taxicab operation, cert. mun.-concerns REF ALG

A1938 Gregg,G/Bodine,F Inspections fac, private-concerns REF ATR

A1939 Myers,C+5 Venison donation prog.:$95K REF AAN

A1940 Bateman,C/Lance,L PeopleCare Ctr, Inc., Bridgewater;$99K REF ASC

A1941 Corodemus,S Foot care svcs.-defines REF AHL

A1942 Holzapfel,J/Wolfe,D Carbon well filtration sys.-Dover Twp. REF AEN

A1943 Crecco,M/Augustine,A Higher ed instit/dormitory-auto fire sys REF AHO

A1944 Connors,C/Moran,J Inflation adjustments, mun-incr. St. aid REF ALG

A1945 Connors,C/Moran,J Beach restoration, blizzard '96;$20M REF AEN


Bills Introduced: (cont'd)


A1946 Connors,C/Moran,J Animal rescue units-civil liab. immunity REF AJU

A1947 Jones,L Emerg. first aid squads-sch. floor plans REF ALP

A1948 Malone,J/Augustine,A St. Health Benf. Comm-add two emp. memb. REF ASG

A1949 Malone,J/Cottrell,M Sheltered workshop, transp. svcs;$650K REF ALA

A1950 Kelly,J Fire prot. equip. installation-lic. prog REF ACP

A1951 Charles,J/Buono,B+2 Earned income cred.-prov. REF AAP

A1952 Carroll,M/Talarico,G Abortifacients-proh. Medicaid funding REF AHL

A1985 Azzolina,J/Gibson,J+6 Vet. prop. tax deduction-incr. REF AAP

ACR88 Weingarten,J/O'Toole,K St. tax incr.-voter approval req. REF ASG

ACR89 Connors,C/Moran,J Coastal Hazard Mgt. Plan for NJ-condemns REF AEN

ACR90 Cottrell,M/Malone,J Commuter rail svc, cert-urge Gov restore REF ATR

ACR91 Gregg,G/Carroll,M Crab pot w/excl. device-not leg. intent REF ARO

AJR39 Bateman,C Drunk Driv. Comm.-creates permanent REF ALP

AR82 Wolfe,D/Holzapfel,J Wreck Pond/Wreck Pond Brook-oppose grant REF AEN


Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:


A41 Bagger,R/Farragher,C Green Acres-St. proj.;$30M REP

A42 Aca (1R) Lance,L/Greenstein,L Recreation lands, nonprofit entity;$12M REP/ACA

A43 Kelly,J/Connors,C Green Acres loc. proj.;$39.895M REP

A44 Smith,T/Myers,C Open space acquisition proj.;$16M REP

A45 Friscia,A/Asselta,N Loc. govt. park dev. proj.;$9.749M REP

A47 Corodemus,S/Gibson,J Garden St. Preserv Trust-modifies cap REP

A106 Rooney,J/Gusciora,R+36 Devel. disab. svcs-application procedure REP

A178 Gusciora,R+7 EMT-cert. as EMT-Ds REP

A305 Aca (1R) Vandervalk,C/Geist,G+3 Child care svc.-income tax deduct. REP/ACA

A341 Barnes,P/Carroll,M+3 Bail runners-req lic. as priv. detective REP

A436/494 Acs (ACS) Weingarten,J/Gregg,G+5 Flood insur.-insurers prov. notice REP/ACS

A679 Connors,C/Moran,J Polygraphist Lic. Act REP

A685 Moran,J/Connors,C Casinos-report cred. to mun., co. off. REP

A688 Moran,J/Connors,C Env. comm.-auth. co. to create REP

A853 Bagger,R/Augustine,A Planning, zoning bds.-appt. 4 alternates REP

A854 Aca (1R) Bagger,R Commercial Recording Div-clarify filings REP/ACA

A857 Bagger,R/Charles,J Petroleum gross receipts tax-concerns REP

A1032 Roberts,J/Cruz-Perez,N Sch.-time curfew ordinance-mun. adopt REP

A1144 Garrett,E/Gregg,G+2 Juv. delinquent community svc.-immunity REP

A1162 Arnone,M Marinas, priv.-exemp. lifeguard req. REP

A1181 Arnone,M/Farragher,C Mun., special charter-revise req. REP

A1190 Azzolina,J/Bateman,C+1 Corp. Overseas Network Prog.-estab. REP

A1200 Azzolina,J/Gregg,G+8 Vet-Dept of Mil Affairs determine status REP

A1210 Corodemus,S/Murphy,C+3 Lake Restoration Leg. Advis. Task Force REP

A1262 Impreveduto,A/Quigley,J HMDC devel. plans-notify concerned mun. REP

A1274 Impreveduto,A/Moran,J Ad. w/ guarantee, deceptive-proh. REP

A1330 Augustine,A/Azzolina,J+2 Lebanon Crisis participants-expand benf. REP

A1389 Greenwald,L+3 Meninigitis-estab. pub. awareness camp. REP

A1403 Greenwald,L Auto collection activity-resid. prop. REP

A1581 Aca (1R) Zisa,C/Carroll,M Special Civil Part court fee laws-amends REP

A1608 O'Toole,K/Crecco,M+4 Inmates, AIDS status-disclose to off. REP

A1889 Lance,L/Bagger,R Pension Funding Bonds-concerns REP

ACR48 Holzapfel,J/Wolfe,D Barbers-issue postage stamp REP

AR42 Connors,C/Moran,J+1 Honesty in Sweepstakes Act-Cong. enact REP

AR72 Blee,F/Malone,J Long-term care insur., private-estab. REP


Bills Reported Referred/AAP:


A306 Aca (1R) Vandervalk,C/Geist,G+7 Day care ctr. support-corp. tax cred. REP/ACA REF AAP

A324/1821 Acs (ACS) Vandervalk,C/Heck,R+2 Nurse aides, recert.-crim. hist. check REP/ACS REF AAP

A518 Aca (1R) Bodine,F/Chatzidakis,L Strawbridge Lake, restoration;$1M REP/ACA REF AAP

A596 Buono,B/Conaway,H+-2 Emp. physical fitness benf-bus tax cred. REP REF AAP

A652 Gibson,J/Asselta,N+4 Radium contaminated water-HMFA loan prog REP REF AAP

A657 Aca (1R) Gibson,J/Asselta,N+3 Defibrillator grants-DOH;$5M REP/ACA REF AAP

A793 Crecco,M/Farragher,C Child, dependent care-income tax cred. REP REF AAP


Bills Reported Referred/AAP: (cont'd)


A975 Aca (1R) Stuhltrager,G/Collins,J So. Woods St. Prison;$254K REP/ACA REF AAP

A1094 Cohen,N Athlete agents-prov. for regis. and reg. REP REF AAP

A1183 Arnone,M Loc. govt./sch dist-revise cert mandates REP REF AAP

A1201 Azzolina,J/Thompson,S Thornes Creek-Waackaack Creek proj;$800K REP REF AAP

A1207 Corodemus,S/LeFevre,K Flood haz. area-low interest loan prog. REP REF AAP

A1846 Gregg,G S corp., reg income-elim. corp. bus. tax REP REF AAP

A1890/1605 Acs (ACS) Bateman,C HMO, cert.-concerns insolvency;$50M REP/ACS REF AAP


Bills Reported Referred/ABI:


A322 Aca (1R) Vandervalk,C/Talarico,G Independent Health Care Appeals Prog. REP/ACA REF ABI


Bills Combined:


A494 Suliga,J/Bateman,C+1 Flood insur.-prov. cert. notice COMB/W A436

A1605 Felice,N+2 HMO Consumer Prot. Act COMB/W A1890

A1821 Moran,J/Connors,C Nurse aides, certified-crim. hist. check COMB/W A324


Bills Withdrawn From The Files:


A530 LeFevre,K Tobacco prod.-proh. possession by minor FROM AHL

A542 LeFevre,K/Blee,F Domestic viol. victim-UI benf. FROM ALA

A554 LeFevre,K/Blee,F Coop. conversions-no realty transfer fee FROM AHO

A643 Gibson,J/Asselta,N+1 Clean Communities Acct.-revises FROM ASH

A655 Gibson,J/Garrett,E+1 Beaver trapping permits-incr. number FROM AAN

A1419 DeCroce,A/Merkt,R Veh. abandonment-unlawful on cert. hwys. FROM ATR


Co-Sponsors Added:


A131 (Suliga,J; Gill,N; Charles,J)

A545 (Cohen,N)

A863 (Cohen,N)

A1333 (Cohen,N)

A1483 (Cohen,N)

A1637 (Weinberg,L)

A1740 (Merkt,R)

A1746 (Cohen,N)

A1864 (Weinberg,L)

A1880 (Weinberg,L)


Second Prime Sponsors Added:


A1889 (Bagger,R)


The Assembly adjourned at 6:30 P.M. to meet on Monday, January 31, 2000 (SESSION).


Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:


None


Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (1/24/00):


None