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