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Vol. XII No. 17 209th Legislature • First Annual Session

SENATE ACTION

The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Thursday, May 4, 2000 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "1" and "2" scheduled to meet).

ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

A2298 Corodemus,S Hazing-upgrade crim. penal. REF AJU

A2299 Gibson,J/Bateman,C Physician-prov. special vol. lic. REF AHL

A2301 Biondi,P/Bateman,C+2 Tobacco settlement money-substance abuse REF AHL

A2302 Biondi,P/Bagger,R+1 Resource Ctr, Women, Their Families;$78K REF ASC

A2303 Weinberg,L/Gusciora,R+10 Firearm purch.-concerns REF ALP

A2304 Doria,J/Collins,J Wrestling, extreme-regulate REF ACT

A2305 Bateman,C/Biondi,P+2 Patient info.-concerns confidentiality REF ABI

A2306 Asselta,N/Gibson,J Carnival-Amusement Ride Safety Bd-memb. REF ALA

A2307 Merkt,R/Augustine,A Primary elections-concerns REF ASG

A2308 Bateman,C/Gusciora,R+2 Black bear hunting-proh. REF AAN

A2309 Talarico,G/Carroll,M Motor fuels taxes-prov. rebates REF ACP

A2310 Jones,L/Bagger,R+1 Adoptees-allows access to birth cert. REF ASC

A2311 DeCroce,A/Merkt,R+31 Mosquito abatement-conduct;$1M REF ATR

A2312 Friscia,A Air pollution, non-road engines-concerns REF AEN

A2313 Lance,L/Bateman,C Colorectal cancer screening-coverage req REF AHL

A2314 Smith,R Prescription drug coverage-concerns REF AHL

A2315 Smith,R+1 PAAD Expansion Prog.-estab. REF ASC

A2316 LeFevre,K/Blee,F Gambling-health benf. cover treatment REF AHL

A2317 Weinberg,L/Zisa,C Co. Hospital Auth. Act REF ALG

A2318 Charles,J/Lance,L+5 Hudson Cradle-DHS;$350K REF ASC

A2319 Cohen,N Social anxiety disorder-prov. coverage REF AHL

A2320 Malone,J/Cottrell,M Dog shelters-concerns rabies inoculation REF AAN

A2321 Malone,J/Cottrell,M Drunk driv. visitation prog.-creates REF ALP

A2322 Malone,J/Holzapfel,J+2 Juv.-concerns counseling, animal cruelty REF ALP

A2323 Azzolina,J/Wisniewski,J+3 Malt alco. bev.-concerns sales REF ACT

A2324 Carroll,M Casino lic.-concerns restrictions REF ASG

A2325 Carroll,M Elections, cert.-changes date REF ASG

A2326 Bateman,C/Doria,J+1 Post-retir. med. benf.-cert. St. emp. REF ASG

A2327 Conners,J/Conaway,H+8 Electronic Transactions Act-creates REF AJU

A2328 Weinberg,L/Zisa,C+1 Health benf terminated-employer notify REF ALA

A2329 Vandervalk,C/Collins,J Child care ctr. emp.-crim. hist. check REF ASC

A2330 Previte,M Bodily fluid at probation offic.-assault REF ALP

A2331 Green,J/Russo,D+28 Dormitory Fire Safety Act REF AHO

A2332 DeCroce,A/Felice,N Airports-transfer of devel. rights REF ATR

A2333 Augustine,A/Lance,L+8 Hist. site proj.;$1M REF AEN

A2334 Murphy,C/DeCroce,A+18 Cancer research-tobacco settlement;$7.5M REF AHL

A2335 Bagger,R Faith Based Community Devel. Initiative REF AHO

Bills Introduced: (cont'd)

A2336 Kelly,J/Doria,J Capital and Ed. Fac. Finan. Act-desig. REF ALG

A2337 Kelly,J Pension adjustment-incr. by 2% per yr. REF ASG

A2338 Kelly,J/O'Toole,K Food, irradiated-req. labeling REF ACP

A2339 Holzapfel,J Home health aides-document patient abuse REF AHL

A2340 DiGaetano,P/Kelly,J HMDC-NJ Meadowlands Commission REF ALG

A2341 Cottrell,M/Vandervalk,C Work First NJ Prog.-concerns elig. REF ASC

A2342 Augustine,A Bd of ed emp-St paid post-retire benf REF ASG

A2343 Gibson,J/Blee,F Atlantic St Marine Fisheries Comm;$28.3K REF AAN

A2356 Weingarten,J Freeholder elections-concerns REF ASG

ACR102 Jones,L/Smith,T+13 So. Carolina's tourism-NAACP boycott REF ASG

ACR103 Gibson,J/Blee,F+2 Ed fac reg by CAFRA rules-not leg intent REF ARO

ACR104 Impreveduto,A/Weinberg,L+21 Sr. cit. homesteads-prop. tax limit REF ALG

AR116 Carroll,M/Weingarten,J+3 Archbishop John Yang Shudao-concerns REF ASG

AR117 LeFevre,K/Greenwald,L+3 Marriage Tax Penal. Relief Act of 2000 REF ASC

AR118 O'Toole,K/Kelly,J Lead poisoning prev.-pub. ed. REF AHL

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A40 Aca (1R) Collins,J/DiGaetano,P Earned Income Tax Credit-estab. REP/ACA

A149 Friscia,A/O'Toole,K+4 Homeowners' insurers-proh cert practices REP

A314 Aca (1R) Vandervalk,C+2 Health Data Comm. Act;$94K REP/ACA

A527 LeFevre,K/Blee,F Urban enterprise zone-annual tax review REP

A651 Gibson,J/Asselta,N Lake Lily, Cape May Co.-restore;$625K REP

A1236 Aca (1R) Malone,J+6 Ed. foundations-prov. grants to estab. REP/ACA

A1257 Aca (1R) Cottrell,M/Malone,J Prev. of Mental Retardation-renames REP/ACA

A1337 Acs (ACS) Augustine,A/Malone,J Nonpub. sch. pupils-sch dist prov transp REP

A1535 Doria,J/Collins,J+1 Status of Minorities Comm.-creates;$200K REP

A1606 Aca (1R) Felice,N/Doria,J+1 Individual health benf. plans-revises REP/ACA

A1638 Aca (1R) Asselta,N/Blee,F+2 Tourism Matching Grant Act;$315K REP

A1933 Merkt,R Comprehensive enforcement prog.-amends REP

A1957 AcaAca (2R) Moran,J/Impreveduto,A Auto body repair fac.-lic. REP/ACA

A1983 Vandervalk,C/Bagger,R+1 Child adoption-reduce apostille fees REP

A1984 Vandervalk,C/Weinberg,L+4 HealthDecisions NJ;$99K REP

A2106 Acs (ACS) Bagger,R/Augustine,A Paper Mill Playhouse;$1M REP/ACS

A2142 Bateman,C/Cohen,N PIP benf.-proh. cert. denial REP

A2157 Bagger,R/Augustine,A+2 Special ed. costs-concerns extraordinary REP

A2204 Blee,F/Charles,J Minority Health Office-renames REP

A2252 Asselta,N/Gregg,G+1 Tourism Advis. Council-concerns memb REP

A2264 Aca (1R) Bateman,C/Cohen,N+2 Finan. instit.-merger of subsidiaries REP/ACA

A2270 Aca (1R) Vandervalk,C Tobacco products to minors-concerns REP/ACA

A2341 Cottrell,M/Vandervalk,C Work First NJ Prog.-concerns elig. REP

AR36 LeFevre,K+2 Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act-enact REP

S236 Bryant,W Work First NJ Prog.-concerns elig. REP

S421 Bucco,A/Singer,R Comprehensive enforcement prog.-amends REP

S717 Sca (1R) Bassano,C/Allen,D Prev. Mental Retardation & Devel. Disab. REP

Bills Reported Referred/AAP:

A461/2035 Acs (ACS) Conaway,H/Vandervalk,C+8 NJ KidCare-estab St finan. assist. prog. REP/ACS REF AAP

A1256 Cottrell,M/Malone,J+9 Survivor benf., cert.-excl. income tax REP REF AAP

A1970 Felice,N/Doria,J+17 Infantile Autism research;$1.5M REP REF AAP

A2104/766 Acs (ACS) Cottrell,M/LeFevre,K DYFS caseworkers-estab staff ratios;$12M REP/ACS REF AAP

A2115 Asselta,N/Malone,J+1 Respite Care, Elderly Prog.-expand;$2M REP REF AAP

A2209 Murphy,C/Thompson,S Medicaid/NJ KidCare-concerns elig., benf REP REF AAP

A2250 Azzolina,J/Thompson,S+10 Korean War Mem., Atlantic City;$500K REP REF AAP

A2279 Collins,J Women's Micro-Bus. Cred. Act;$750K REP REF AAP

Bills Reported Referred/AHL:

A2305 Bateman,C/Biondi,P+2 Patient info.-concerns confidentiality REP REF AHL

Bills Combined:

A766 Previte,M/O'Toole,K+31 DYFS caseworkers-estab staff ratios COMB/W A2104

A2035 Connors,C/Moran,J+1 NJ KidCare-elim. cert. waiting period COMB/W A461

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

A127 Merkt,R/Carroll,M Evidence & svc of process-repeal statute FROM AJU

A949 Aca (1R) Stuhltrager,G Haz. discharge site list-make available FROM 2RA

A1179 Arnone,M Lake restoration proj.;$550K FROM AAP

A1324 Augustine,A Sch. bus exterior-permit advertising FROM AED

A1815 Farragher,C Income tax return-include out-of-st. tax FROM ACT

Co-Sponsors Added:

A149 (Augustine,A; Bateman,C)

A208 Aca (1R) (Arnone,M)

A298 Aca (1R) (Barnes,P; Buono,B)

A322 Aca (1R) (Conaway,H)

A333 (Guear,G)

A358 (Guear,G)

A407 Aca (1R) (LeFevre,K)

A409 (Holzapfel,J; Wolfe,D)

A429 (Bateman,C)

A559 (Guear,G; Payne,W; Wisniewski,J; Weinberg,L; Watson Coleman,B; Steele,A; Quigley,J; Previte,M; Zisa,C; Conaway,H;

Murphy,C; Charles,J; Jones,L; Conners,J; Cruz-Perez,N; Doria,J; Felice,N; Friscia,A; Green,J)

A569 (Jones,L; Murphy,C; Wisniewski,J; Weinberg,L; Watson Coleman,B; Steele,A; Quigley,J; Previte,M; Zisa,C; Conaway,H;

Charles,J; Guear,G; Gusciora,R; Green,J; Friscia,A; Felice,N; Doria,J; Cruz-Perez,N; Conners,J; Payne,W)

A579 (Murphy,C; Previte,M; Quigley,J; Steele,A; Wisniewski,J; Weinberg,L; Jones,L; Zisa,C; Watson Coleman,B; Guear,G;

Friscia,A; Felice,N; Doria,J; Cruz-Perez,N; Conners,J; Conaway,H; Charles,J; Payne,W; Green,J)

A594 (Zisa,C; Bateman,C)

A714 (Asselta,N)

A736 (LeFevre,K)

A793 (Azzolina,J; Smith,T; Thompson,S; Weingarten,J)

A803 (Augustine,A; Smith,T)

A1013 (Jones,L)

A1060 (Previte,M)

A1064 (Guear,G)

A1154/1084 AcsAca (ACS/1R) (Bateman,C)

A1187 (Weinberg,L)

A1217 (Zecker,G)

A1256 (Crecco,M)

A1336 (Felice,N)

A1438 (Thompson,S)

A1523 (Steele,A)

A1606 Aca (1R) (Augustine,A)

A1656 (Doria,J)

A1846 (Arnone,M)

A1862 (Quigley,J)

A1900 (Felice,N)

A1901 (Felice,N)

A1902 (Felice,N)

A1903 (Felice,N)

A1904 (Felice,N)

A1905 (Felice,N)

A1907 (Felice,N)

A1908 (Felice,N)

A1909 (Felice,N)

A1910 (Felice,N)

A1913 (Felice,N)

A1914 (Felice,N)

A1944 (Felice,N)

A1966 Aca (1R) (Bateman,C)

A1984 (Gusciora,R; Murphy,C; Biondi,P; Bateman,C)

A2004 (LeFevre,K; Corodemus,S)

A2014 (Guear,G)

A2016 (Guear,G)

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont'd)

A2023 (Merkt,R)

A2030 (Murphy,C)

A2036 (Jones,L; Wisniewski,J)

A2038 (Wolfe,D)

A2041 Aca (1R) (LeFevre,K)

A2070 (Sires,A)

A2079 (Merkt,R)

A2081 (Green,J)

A2087 (Buono,B; Guear,G; Holzapfel,J; LeFevre,K)

A2115 (LeFevre,K)

A2128 (Felice,N)

A2143 (Wisniewski,J; Weinberg,L; Smith,B; LeFevre,K; Felice,N; Arnone,M; Crecco,M)

A2147 (Augustine,A)

A2150 (Barnes,P)

A2154 (Zisa,C)

A2157 (Bateman,C; Gibson,J)

A2170 (Azzolina,J)

A2181 (Blee,F)

A2194 (Arnone,M)

A2196 (Crecco,M)

A2212 (Biondi,P)

A2215 (Arnone,M)

A2226 (Buono,B)

A2239 (Arnone,M)

A2245 (Malone,J)

A2266 (Arnone,M)

A2273 (Bagger,R)

A2305 (Augustine,A; Merkt,R)

A2308 (Felice,N; Weinberg,L)

A2310 (Weinberg,L)

ACR29 (Thompson,S)

ACR98 (Blee,F)

ACR99 (Blee,F)

AR36 (Augustine,A; Bateman,C)

Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:

A1756 (Weinberg,L)

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A1073 (LeFevre,K)

A2056 (Wisniewski,J)

A2253 (Merkt,R)

A2291 (Merkt,R)

A2295 (Wisniewski,J)

The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointments:

*Effective March 27, 2000

New Jersey Historical Commission:

Assemblyman David C. Russo (40)

Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg (37)

Fisheries Information and Development Center At Rutgers Coordinating Board:

Jeffrey B. Reichle, of Cape May.

The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointments: (cont'd)

*Effective March 27, 2000

State Council for Adult Literacy:

Barry Semple, of Shrewsbury.

Nancy T. Fisher, of East Orange.

Carmelita Acciola, M.A., of Bridgeport.

*Effective April 3, 2000

Light Rail Transit Legislative Panel:

Assemblywoman Rose Marie Heck (38)

Assemblyman Alex DeCroce (26)

Assemblyman Joseph V. Doria, Jr. (31)

*Effective April 18, 2000

Joint Committee on Mentoring:

Assemblyman Thomas Smith (11)

*Effective April 20, 2000

Joint Committee on Mentoring:

Assemblyman Joseph Malone (30)

The Assembly adjourned at 6:05 P.M. to meet on Monday, May 8, 2000 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "C" and "D" scheduled to meet).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (03/27/00):

P.L.2000, c.8. A2213 Aca (1R) Blee,F/Kelly,J+3 03/29/2000 PFRS-revises funding provisions

P.L.2000, c.9. S215 Bassano,C/Bucco,A+76 03/30/2000 Vet. prop. tax deduction-incr.

P.L.2000, c.10. A47 Corodemus,S/Gibson,J+4 04/06/2000 Garden St. Preserv Trust-modifies cap

P.L.2000, c.11. A1673 Aca (1R) DeCroce,A/Bodine,F+10 04/06/2000 St. transp. sys., loc. bridge fd;$205M

P.L.2000, c.12. A1890/1605 AcsAcsAa (ACS/1R) Bateman,C/Doria,J+9 04/06/2000 HMO, cert.-concerns insolvency;$50M

P.L.2000, c.13. A1762 Wolfe,D+9 04/17/2000 Electronic textbooks, nonpub. sch.-aid

P.L.2000, c.14. S28 Kavanaugh,W/McNamara,H+4 04/24/2000 Wage collection-agreement with other St.

P.L.2000, c.15. A1654 Sca (1R) Asselta,N/Gibson,J+3 04/24/2000 Lic. plates, personalized-ease restrict.

P.L.2000, c.16. S267 Bennett,J/Lynch,J+7 04/28/2000 Shoplifting-estab. grading system

P.L.2000, c.17. S492 Ciesla,A/Allen,D+9 04/28/2000 Animal cruelty viol-proh. serving as off

P.L.2000, c.18. A1576 AcaSca (2R) Zisa,C+4 04/28/2000 Resisting arrest-upgrades penal.

P.L.2000, c.19. S252 Bennett,J/Allen,D+4 05/01/2000 Child support, delinquent-community svc.