LEGISLATIVE DIGEST
for March 2, 2000
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Vol. XII No. 11 209th Legislature First Annual Session
SENATE ACTION
The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Thursday, March 16, 2000 (QUORUM,
Committee Groups "1" and "2").
ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills Introduced:
A1900 DiGaetano,P/Kelly,J Zero Tolerance for Guns Act-concerns REF AED
A1901 Steele,A/DiGaetano,P Nov-viol. leaders-offer instruction REF AED
A1902 DeCroce,A/O'Toole,K Media literacy-offer instruction REF AED
A1903 DiGaetano,P/Crecco,M Teacher Youth Mentoring Matchmaker Prog. REF AED
A1904 DiGaetano,P/Thompson,S Sch.-based probation prog.-annual report REF AED
A1905 Thompson,S/Previte,M Juv offenders-divert from ct sys;$2.431M REF ALP
A1906 O'Toole,K/Kelly,J Juv Justic Comm fac secure-sex off;$250K REF ALP
A1907 DiGaetano,P/Thompson,S Juv. probation off. caseloads-reduce;$4M REF ALP
A1908 DiGaetano,P/Kelly,J Juv. Justice Comm. aftercare prog;$500K REF ALP
A1909 Blee,F/LeFevre,K Juv. svc online database;$60K REF ALP
A1910 DiGaetano,P/Thompson,S Youth cts.-resolve cert. complaints, juv REF AJU
A1911 Smith,T/Zisa,C Minor delinquent activity-record keeping REF ALP
A1912 Zisa,C/Smith,T Juv. Central Registry;$204,514 REF ALP
A1913 DiGaetano,P/Talarico,G Juv. records, cert.-expand access REF ALP
A1914 Previte,M/DiGaetano,P Juv. justice sys.-balanced principles REF ALP
A1915 Thompson,S/Geist,G Coordinating Comm. on Youth;$50K REF ALP
A1916 Thompson,S/DiGaetano,P Model youth prog.;$1M REF ALP
A1917 Thompson,S/DiGaetano,P Youth Emp./After Sch Incentive Prog;$25K REF AED
A1918 Thompson,S/DiGaetano,P Youth Emp. Pilot Prog.-St. tax cred. REF AED
A2169 Chatzidakis,L Health benf-physician negotiate contract REF AHL
A2170 Crecco,M Pupil medication-proh sch recommendation REF AED
A2171 Geist,G Resisting arrest-clarifies REF AJU
A2173 Gibson,J/Blee,F Dialysis Seminar/Support Group;$350K REF AHL
A2174 Smith,R Drug testing, mand.-defendant release REF AJU
A2175 Wolfe,D/Malone,J Sch. of the Arts-prov. cert. asst.;$600K REF AED
ACR97 Stanley,C African-Amer., Reparation Proposal Study REF AJU
AR99 Quigley,J+3 Metropolitan area-support cert standards REF ACT
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A159 Aca (1R) Friscia,A Public adjusters-concerns REP/ACA
A263 Aca (1R) Farragher,C Prop. & casualty guaranty fds.-pymt. cap REP/ACA
A324/1821 AcsAca (ACS/1R) Vandervalk,C/Heck,R+3 Nurse aides, recert.-crim. hist. check REP/ACA
A347 Barnes,P Substance abuse prog.-inmate work cred. REP
A432 Aca (1R) Weingarten,J Sex Offender Info. Registry-estab. REP/ACA
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont'd)
A517 Bodine,F Firemen's Home, NJ-updates law REP
A749 Aca (1R) Zecker,G/LeFevre,K NJ Parentage Act-changes time limitation REP/ACA
A778 Holzapfel,J/Asselta,N Internet Crim. Info. Registry-estab. REP
A779 AcaAca (2R) Holzapfel,J/Moran,J+5 DNA testing-broadens group of defendants REP/ACA
A842 Aca (1R) Thompson,S/Weingarten,J+2 Income tax pymt. sys-cred. or debit card REP/ACA
A880 Bateman,C Vol.-indemnification by mun., co. REP
A892 Bateman,C/Biondi,P Price gouging-proh. during st. of emerg. REP
A1135 Aca (1R) Russo,D/Quigley,J+3 Child support-estab liens on settlements REP/ACA
A1183 Arnone,M/Doria,J Loc. govt./sch dist-revise cert mandates REP
A1306 Aca (1R) Geist,G/Collins,J+9 Potable water-testing req.;$75K REP/ACA
A1431 DeCroce,A CONTACT Hotline;$5K REP
A1439 Aca (1R) Vandervalk,C/Cohen,N+2 Community Health Care Assets Prot. Act REP/ACA
A1484 Aca (1R) Heck,R/O'Toole,K+4 Admin. rule-making process-revises REP/ACA
A1783 Garcia,R+5 Euro-prov. continuity of cert. contracts REP
A1803 Tucker,D Revaluation Fiscal Shock-task force REP
A1886 Moran,J/Impreveduto,A Psychoanalysts St. Cert. Act REP
A1930 Russo,D/Zisa,C Court transcripts fees-concerns REP
A1982 Aca (1R) Vandervalk,C/Thompson,S+1 SIDS death-protocol for autopsies REP/ACA
A2058 Bagger,R/Suliga,J Homestead/NJSAVER-concerns rebates REP
A2067 Thompson,S/Wisniewski,J+2 Medical gas piping installation-req cert REP
A2088 Holzapfel,J Voice Verification parole prog.;$99K REP
A2120 Bateman,C/Cohen,N Hemophiliacs-concerns home care svcs. REP
A2139 Gill,N/Impreveduto,A Acupuncture training-concerns REP
A2172 Cottrell,M Child support, delinquent-community svc. REP
AJR23 LeFevre,K/Blee,F Beaches-natl. ocean water qual. standard REP
AJR39 Aca (1R) Bateman,C Drunk Driv. Comm.-creates permanent REP/ACA
AR91 Heck,R/Collins,J Women's Hist. Mo.-desig. March 2000 REP
S116/124 ScsAca (SCS/1R) Connors,L/McNamara,H+7 Nurse aides, certified-crim. hist. check REP/ACA
S252 Bennett,J/Allen,D+3 Child support, delinquent-community svc. REP
S383 Sinagra,J/Codey,R Medical gas piping installation-req cert REP
S439 ScaAca (2R) Sacco,N/Sinagra,J+1 DNA testing-broadens group of defendants REP/ACA
S618 Inverso,P/Cardinale,G Euro introduction-concerns REP
S657 Cardinale,G/Inverso,P+4 Psychoanalysts St. Cert. Act REP
S661 ScaAca (2R) Codey,R/Sinagra,J+2 SIDS death-protocol for autopsies REP/ACA
S786 Sinagra,J Hemophiliacs-concerns home care svcs. REP
SJR12 Aca (1R) DiFrancesco,D/Codey,R+10 Drunk Driv. Comm.-creates permanent REP/ACA
Bills Reported Referred/AAP:
A651 Gibson,J/Asselta,N Lake Lily, Cape May Co.-restore;$625K REP REF AAP
A656 Gibson,J/Asselta,N+3 PAAD elig.-concerns REP REF AAP
A806 Crecco,M+1 Tattooing & Body Piercing Practice Act REP REF AAP
A1172 Aca (1R) Arnone,M/Gusciora,R+8 Historic Prop. Reinvestment Act REP/ACA REF AAP
A1179 Arnone,M Lake restoration proj.;$550K REP REF AAP
A1185 Arnone,M/Doria,J Dual real prop. tax rate sys.-estab. REP REF AAP
A1231 Malone,J/Cottrell,M+5 PAAD, Medicaid dispending fee-incr. $1 REP REF AAP
A1510/553 Acs (ACS) Heck,R/Talarico,G Satellite communications device-grant REP/ACS REF AAP
A1932 Bateman,C Alco. treatment prog.-mv surcharges REP REF AAP
A1940 Aca (1R) Bateman,C/Lance,L PeopleCare Ctr, Inc., Bridgewater;$99K REP/ACA REF AAP
A1957 Aca (1R) Moran,J/Impreveduto,A Auto body repair fac.-lic. REP/ACA REF AAP
A1984 Vandervalk,C/Weinberg,L HealthDecisions NJ;$99K REP REF AAP
A2031 Aca (1R) Blee,F/Gregg,G+1 Medicaid reimb. to nursing fac.-concerns REP/ACA REF AAP
ACR58 Arnone,M/Collins,J+4 Site value taxation sys.-permit mun. REP REF AAP
Bills Combined:
A553 LeFevre,K Satellite telephone grant prog.;$5M COMB/W A1510
Bills Transferred:
A1178 Arnone,M Advertising rates, off.-incr. FROM ASG TO ALG
A2168 DiGaetano,P/Doria,J+9 Dental benf.-insured choose dentist FROM ABI TO AHL
Co-Sponsors Added:
A322 Aca (1R) (LeFevre,K; Crecco,M)
A576 (Cruz-Perez,N)
A594 (Felice,N; Friscia,A; Gusciora,R; Impreveduto,A; Jones,L; Payne,W; Sires,A)
A842 Aca (1R) (Carroll,M)
A845 (Augustine,A)
A1005 (Pou,N)
A1008 (Pou,N)
A1017 (Blee,F)
A1022 (Pou,N)
A1306 Aca (1R) (Smith,B; Bodine,F; Corodemus,S; Wolfe,D)
A1309 (Smith,R)
A1783 (Augustine,A; Bateman,C; Farragher,C; Garrett,E; Merkt,R)
A1862 (Lance,L)
A1890/1605 AcsAcsAa (ACS/1R) (Thompson,S)
A1978 (Zisa,C)
A1982 Aca (1R) (Felice,N)
A2031 Aca (1R) (Felice,N)
A2036 (Gill,N; LeFevre,K; Smith,T; Watson Coleman,B)
A2083 (Arnone,M)
AR95 (Gibson,J)
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A1796 (Quigley,J)
A1888 (Greenstein,L)
A2058 (Suliga,J)
Second Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:
A2126 (DeCroce,A)
Note to the February 24, 2000 Legislative Digest:
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A863 (Cohen,N)
The Assembly adjourned at 6:43 P.M. to meet on Monday, March 6, 2000 (QUORUM,
Committee Groups "C" and "D").
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (2/28/00):
None