LEGISLATIVE DIGEST
for October 16, 2000
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Vol. XII No. 39 209th Legislature • First Annual Session
SENATE ACTION
The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Thursday, October 19, 2000
(QUORUM, Committee Groups "1" and "2" scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills Introduced:
A2853 Bagger,R Mun. Rehab., Econ. Revitalization Act REF ASG
A2890 Thompson,S Dam repair-serve retirement communities REF AEN
A2891 Bagger,R/Suliga,J St. prisoner housing-reimb. co. REF ALP
A2892 Thompson,S Dams, cert.-concerns maintenance REF AEN
A2893 Barnes,P/Holzapfel,J Breath testing devices-concerns use REF ALP
A2894 Thompson,S/Felice,N Thermal imaging camera-purch loc. police REF ALP
A2895 Caraballo,W/Bagger,R Greater Newark Conservancy;$500K REF AAN
A2896 Holzapfel,J/Heck,R Inmate work details, addl.;$75K REF ALP
A2897 Heck,R Children, endangering welfare-correction REF AJU
A2898 Heck,R/Talarico,G Parent Aides, Teens prog, Bergen Co;$55K REF ASC
ACR134 Lance,L Debt Limitation Clause-voter approval REF ASG
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A792 Crecco,M+1 Sex ed., AIDS ed.-stress abstinence REP
A918 Kelly,J/Friscia,A+2 Drug dealers-estab. civil actions REP
A966 Stuhltrager,G Worker's comp.-prov. pymt. of legal fees REP
A1203 Aca (1R) Corodemus,S Foreign language courses-high sch. cred. REP/ACA
A1459 Blee,F/LeFevre,K Motorcycle-issue special lic. plate REP
A1527 Aca (1R) Doria,J/Friscia,A Workplace Viol. Task Force-estab. REP/ACA
A1632 Aca (1R) O'Toole,K Simulated voting, polling place-minors REP/ACA
A1968 Aca (1R) Felice,N/Impreveduto,A Special sch. elec.-req. cert. notices REP/ACA
A2379 Myers,C Hunting-limit liab., cert. landowners REP
A2487 Aca (1R) Wisniewski,J/Bateman,C+2 Cell phones-noted in traffic accidents REP/ACA
A2533 Weinberg,L/Zisa,C+8 Endangering an injured victim-offense REP
A2610 Gregg,G/Myers,C Affordable housing-concerns REP
A2614 Aca (1R) Gregg,G/Thompson,S Temp. disab./unemp. benf.-modify elig. REP/ACA
A2631 Aca (1R) Green,J/Kelly,J+13 Landlord-control access, rental premises REP/ACA
A2647 Aca (1R) Weingarten,J/O'Toole,K+3 Governor candidates-concerns REP/ACA
A2750 DeCroce,A RR and Transp. Museum-Phillipsburg REP
A2756 Gibson,J Shellfish harvest viol.-incr. penal. REP
A2761 Connors,C/Moran,J Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge REP
A2802 Russo,D/Zisa,C Shoplifting-upgrades offense REP
A2803 Aca (1R) Russo,D/Cohen,N Forgery statute-clarifies REP/ACA
ACR124/126 Acs (ACS) Lance,L/Bagger,R+41 Watershed mgmt reg.-not leg. intent REP/ACS
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont'd)
AJR37 Aca (1R) Augustine,A/Bodine,F+7 Driv Distraction & Hwy Safety Task
Force REP/ACA
S249 Sca (1R) Bennett,J Special sch. elec.-req. cert. notices REP
S572 Robertson,N/Codey,R+1 Simulated voting, polling place-minors REP
S579 Codey,R PFRS-continue cert. memb. REP
S621 Matheussen,J/Robertson,N+3 Drug dealers-estab. civil action REP
S968 ScaSa (2R) Vitale,J/Bennett,J+3 Endangering an injured victim-offense REP
S1554 Connors,L Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge REP
SJR21 ScaAca (2R) Bark,M+2 Driv Distraction & Hwy Safety Task Force REP/ACA
Bills Reported Referred/AAP:
A877 Bateman,C Disab. pensions-clarify income tax excl. REP REF AAP
A1259 Aca (1R) Impreveduto,A+1 Compulsive gambling-curricula REP/ACA REF AAP
A1462 Blee,F/Garcia,R+3 Ed. Incentive Funding Prog. Act;$1M REP REF AAP
A1500/2158 Acs (ACS) Heck,R/O'Toole,K+8 Domestic Viol. Victims' Fd.-estab. REP/ACS REF AAP
A1755 Aca (1R) Wolfe,D/Weingarten,J+1 Sch. bd. memb.-expands indemnification REP/ACA REF AAP
A2272 Murphy,C/DeCroce,A+1 Passaic riv.-flood prone prop.;$15M REP REF AAP
A2635 Aca (1R) Previte,M/Kelly,J+27 Firefighters w/cancer-workers' comp. REP/ACA REF AAP
A2846 Gibson,J/Malone,J Farmland preserv. purposes;$10M REP REF AAP
A2847 Thompson,S/Lance,L Farmland preserv. purposes;$11.1M REP REF AAP
A2848 Myers,C/Cottrell,M Farmland preserv. purposes;$8.280M REP REF AAP
S1240 Sca (1R) Palaia,J/O'Connor,E Compulsive gambling-curricula REP REF AAP
Bills Reported Referred/AHL:
A2328 Aca (1R) Weinberg,L/Zisa,C+1 Health benf terminated-employer notify REP/ACA
REF AHL
Bills Combined:
A2158 Heck,R/O'Toole,K Domestic Viol. Victims' Fd.-estab. COMB/W A1500
ACR126 DiGaetano,P/Doria,J+15 Watershed mgmt reg.-not leg. intent COMB/W ACR124
Bills Withdrawn From The Files:
A2391 Myers,C/Kelly,J First aid vol.-promote recruitment;$1M FROM ALP
Co-Sponsors Added:
A190 Aca (1R) (Cottrell,M; Cruz-Perez,N; Smith,B; Watson Coleman,B; Caraballo,W)
A894 (Zecker,G)
A1411 Aca (1R) (Murphy,C)
A2028 (Greenstein,L)
A2272 (Zecker,G)
A2635 Aca (1R) (Felice,N; Thompson,S)
A2647 Aca (1R) (Smith,R)
ACR2 (Gibson,J)
ACR126 (Murphy,C)
AJR49 (Greenwald,L)
Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:
A2583 (LeFevre,K)
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A2802 (Zisa,C)
A2803 Aca (1R) (Cohen,N)
Public Hearing:
ACR2 Collins,J/Rooney,J+2 Minor child med procedures-notify parent
The Assembly adjourned at 6:10 P.M. to meet on Monday, October 30, 2000 (SESSION).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (10/12/00):
P.L.2000, c.133. A1983 Aa (1R) Vandervalk,C/Bagger,R+5 10/13/2000 Child adoption-reduce
apostille fees