LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

for December 7, 2000

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Vol. XII No. 47 209th Legislature • First Annual Session

SENATE ACTION

The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Thursday, December 14, 2000 (Select Committees at the Call of the Senate President).

ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

A2996 LeFevre,K/Holzapfel,J+1 Sch. bd. memb. relative-travel expenses REF AED

A2997 Holzapfel,J/Wolfe,D Cyber piracy among candidates-crime REF ASG

A2998 Gregg,G/Greenwald,L Tobacco products-adjusts tax rates REF AHL

A2999 DiGaetano,P/Doria,J Garden St New Millenium Scholarship Prog REF AED

A3001 Bodine,F/Chatzidakis,L Defense Industry Retention Prog.-estab. REF ACT

A3002 Greenstein,L/Guear,G Charter sch.-concerns applications REF AED

A3003 Gregg,G/Carroll,M Gen election candidate who dies-concerns REF ASG

A3004 Carroll,M/Gregg,G Election ballot, punch card type-proh. REF ASG

A3005 Holzapfel,J+2 Homeowners' assn., cert.-exemp sales tax REF AHO

A3006 Malone,J/Wolfe,D Pub. sch. dist.-long-range fac. plans REF AED

A3007 Conaway,H/Conners,J Willingboro Sch. Dist.-fac.;$300K REF AED

A3008 Conners,J/Conaway,H Roosevelt Pond Recreation Proj.;$500K REF AAP

A3009 Wolfe,D/Malone,J Student's disciplinary records-transfer REF AED

A3010 DeCroce,A/Doria,J Circle of Mobility-amends definition REF ATR

A3011 Weinberg,L/Pou,N+2 Minority, female set-aside contract-req. REF ASG

A3012 Impreveduto,A/Quigley,J Sch. bus-driver present w/pupil on bus REF AED

A3013 Arnone,M/Biondi,P+1 Interlocal svcs. agreements-concerns REF ALG

A3014 Greenwald,L Police, firefighter-post retir. med benf REF ASG

A3015 Buono,B/Wisniewski,J+1 Bridges, overpasses-map of low clearance REF ATR

A3016 Blee,F/LeFevre,K Absecon Bay/Lakes Bay dredging;$2.3M REF AEN

A3017 Blee,F/Quigley,J+4 Hepatitis C-estab. ed., prev. prog;$2.5M REF AHL

A3018 Blee,F/Quigley,J+4 Nursing home admission agreement-concern REF AHL

A3019 Blee,F/Lance,L Higher Ed. Internship Prog.-estab.;$5M REF AED

A3020 Cohen,N/DiGaetano,P Port Auth.-elecronic toll sys. violation REF ATR

A3021 Garrett,E/Gregg,G Black bear pop.-bans intentional feeding REF AAN

A3022 Blee,F/Pou,N Social Svcs. for the Homeless prog.;$2M REF ASC

A3023 Moran,J/Connors,C DYFS Oversight-estab. task force REF ASC

A3024 Murphy,C/Merkt,R+4 SHBP retirees-concerns coverage REF ASG

A3025 Caraballo,W/Bateman,C Secured transactions-concerns REF ABI

A3026 Cohen,N Abortifacients-health benf. cover REF ABI

A3027 Impreveduto,A Home Inspection Prof. Lic. Act-revises REF ACP

A3028 Greenstein,L Unsolicited telemarketing sales-proh. REF ATU

A3033 DiGaetano,P/Biondi,P+7 Vol, active memb-prov. income tax credit REF ALP

A3034 DiGaetano,P/Biondi,P+4 Internet Voting Pilot Prog.-estab. REF ASG

A3037 Bagger,R/Augustine,A Solid waste by rail car-St./co. approval REF ASH

A3038 Malone,J/Cottrell,M+4 Religious org, lease prop-prop tax exemp REF AAP

ACR137 Carroll,M/Talarico,G+2 Court decisions-auth. Leg. to invalidate REF AJU

ACR138 Connors,C/Moran,J Nuclear fuel, disposal-recover damages REF ASH

AR161 DeCroce,A/Carroll,M+9 Vice Pres. Gore-concede the election REF ASG

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A1158 Arnone,M/Farragher,C Equestrians-req. motorist reduce speed REP

A1217 Aca (1R) Corodemus,S+2 Pupil transp. contract bids-concerns REP/ACA

A1259 Aca (1R) Impreveduto,A+1 Compulsive gambling-curricula REP

A1500/2158 AcsAca (ACS/1R) Heck,R/O'Toole,K+8 Domestic Viol. Victims' Fd.-estab. REP/ACA

A2104/766 AcsAca (ACS/1R) Cottrell,M/LeFevre,K+30 DYFS caseworkers-estab staff ratios;$12M REP/ACA

A2273 Aca (1R) Kelly,J/O'Toole,K+15 PFRS memb.-enhanced benf. to survivors REP

A2311 AcaAca (2R) DeCroce,A/Merkt,R+32 Mosquito abatement-conduct;$1M REP/ACA

A2376 Acs (ACS) Felice,N/Russo,D Underground storage tanks-finan. asst. REP

A2383 Myers,C/Merkt,R Sales tax-auth. pymt. by vendors REP

A2467 Acs (ACS) Gregg,G/Barnes,P+14 Admin. rules-written in plain English REP/ACS

A2518 Aca (1R) Myers,C/Lance,L+2 Wine promotion acct.-incr. tax REP

A2540 Cruz-Perez,N/Cottrell,M+6 Special ed. treatment options-concerns REP

A2552 AcaAca (2R) Wolfe,D/Malone,J Childhood ed., early-concerns REP/ACA

A2590 AcaAca (2R) DiGaetano,P/Moran,J Sch. pupils-revise asthma self-admin. REP/ACA

A2633 Blee,F/Gibson,J+2 Prostate cancer-vol. contrib, income tax REP

A2659 AcaAca (2R) Biondi,P/Bateman,C+1 Redevel. Area Bond Finan. Law REP/ACA

A2677 Acs (ACS) Thompson,S Veh., improperly weighed-penal. REP/ACS

A2684 Gregg,G/Garrett,E Sch. bds., regional-concerns REP

A2759 Acs (ACS) Bagger,R Brownfields study by Rutgers;$370K REP/ACS

A2804 Russo,D/Cohen,N+4 Workers Comp. Judges Retir. Sys.-estab. REP

A2806 Asselta,N+1 Downtown bus. improvement loan fd.;$5M REP

A2823 Bodine,F/Chatzidakis,L+1 Haiti peacekeeping mission-active svc. REP

A2828 Doria,J/Charles,J+4 Jersey City Armory renovation;$6M REP

A2906 AcaAca (2R) Payne,W Revaluation relief-concerns REP/ACA

A2920 Acs (ACS) DiGaetano,P/Corodemus,S+1 Energy asst. prog.-cert. St. revenues REP

A2930 Smith,T/Kelly,J+1 Low Income Home Energy Asst. Grant REP

A2945 Aca (1R) Malone,J/DeCroce,A+1 Asphalt millings-concerns use REP/ACA

A2960 Vandervalk,C/Russo,D Smoking on sch. grounds-proh. REP

A3010 Aca (1R) DeCroce,A/Doria,J Circle of Mobility-amends definition REP/ACA

A3029 Collins,J/Caraballo,W Organ bequest-ABC age id cards REP

A3030 Wolfe,D/Doria,J St.-operated sch. dist.-concerns REP

A3031 Wolfe,D/Malone,J High sch. grad. req.-concerns REP

A3032 Aca (1R) Lance,L/Malone,J Suppl. approp. from General Fd.;$12.179M REP/ACA

A3038 Malone,J/Cottrell,M+4 Religious org, lease prop-prop tax exemp REP

ACR136 Holzapfel,J St. Police Multi-Purpose Bldg.-constr. REP

AR89 Asselta,N/Gibson,J Rt.55-urges completion REP

S82 Aca (1R) Zane,R Lic plates, personalized-allow duplicate REP/ACA

S143 Bark,M/Singer,R Deaf community, continued asst.;$150K REP

S175 Aca (1R) Allen,D/Inverso,P+4 DYFS caseworkers-estab staff ratios;$12M REP/ACA

S412 Sca (1R) Lynch,J/Sinagra,J+5 Smoking on sch. grounds-proh. REP

S456 Girgenti,J/Palaia,J+1 Sch. bds., regional-concerns REP

S1173 Sca (1R) McNamara,H/Vitale,J Underground storage tank-delay grant cap REP

S1240 Sca (1R) Palaia,J/O'Connor,E Compulsive gambling-curricula REP

S1316 ScsScaAca (SCS/2R) Inverso,P/Adler,J Redevel. Area Bond Finan. Law REP/ACA

S1372 ScaAca (2R) Bennett,J/Allen,D Sch. pupils-revise asthma self-admin. REP/ACA

Bills Reported Referred/AAP:

A1622/2296 Acs (ACS) O'Toole,K/Blee,F+1 Prepaid Higher Ed. Expense Prog.-estab. REP/ACS REF AAP

A2257 Aca (1R) Geist,G/Heck,R Heart disease-women's awareness;$750K REP/ACA REF AAP

A2703 Aca (1R) Bagger,R/Wisniewski,J+4 Govt. Performance Review & Eval. Jt Comm REP/ACA REF AAP

A2798 Aca (1R) Garrett,E+1 Standards/Assessments Accountability Act REP/ACA REF AAP

A2936 Malone,J/DeCroce,A St. prisoners-commercial driv. training REP REF AAP

A2983 Thompson,S/Vandervalk,C+1 FamilyCare Health Coverage Prog-expands REP REF AAP

S1029 Sca (1R) Matheussen,J/Bark,M+7 Heart disease-women's awareness;$750K REP REF AAP

Bills Reported Referred/ABI:

A1862 Cohen,N/Bagger,R+10 Infertility-health insur. cover REP REF ABI

A2167/180 Acs (ACS) Murphy,C/Vandervalk,C+2 Contraceptives, prescribed-insur. cover REP/ACS REF ABI

Bills Combined:

A180 Gusciora,R/Cohen,N+17 Contraceptive, prescription-insur. cover COMB/W A2167

A2296 Impreveduto,A/Moran,J+5 Prepaid Higher Ed. Expense Prog.-estab. COMB/W A1622

Bills Received from Senate/Concurrence w/Senate Amendments/Given Second Reading:

A2204 Sa (1R) Blee,F/Charles,J+21 Minority Health Office-renames;$1.5M

Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee:

S6/138 Scs (SCS) DiFrancesco,D/Bark,M+20 Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act REF ASC

S7 Matheussen,J/Kosco,L+13 Health insur. consumers' rights;$100K REF AHL

S8 Sinagra,J/Inverso,P+13 Managed care oversight;$1.3M REF AHL

S9 Bassano,C/Vitale,J+15 Emerg. health care svcs.-provision REF AHL

S11 Sinagra,J/Vitale,J+15 Health benf. plans-concerns REF AHL

S12 ScaSca (2R) Inverso,P/Allen,D+14 Hosp. accounting mgmt. sys.;$2M REF AHL

S14 ScaSca (2R) Kosco,L/Vitale,J+15 Hosp. Emerg. Svcs. Devel. Fd.-estab.;$9M REF AHL

S15 DiFrancesco,D/Sinagra,J+14 Medicaid reimb. rates-incr. fee for svc. REF AHL

S17 DiFrancesco,D/Robertson,N+17 Hosp. reimb. under medicaid-concerns REF AHL

S18 Sca (1R) Bassano,C/Inverso,P+13 Small emp. health plan-electronic sale REF ABI

S19 ScaSca (2R) Sinagra,J/Codey,R+17 Hosp. fac.-concerns conversion REF AHL

S224 Bryant,W/Matheussen,J Child support-health insur. coverage REF ASC

S369 Sinagra,J/Singer,R+15 Medicaid-community spouse allowance REF AHL

S370 Scs (SCS) Sinagra,J/Vitale,J+19 Health, Dental Care Claims Pymt Resp Act REF ABI

S377 Sinagra,J/Matheussen,J+14 Nonprofit corp. conversion-pub hearing REF AHL

S658 Sca (1R) Singer,R/Bucco,A+14 Managed care carriers-application forms REF AHL

S1024 Bennett,J Restraining orders-concerns REF AJU

S1033/1098 ScsSa (SCS/1R) Bark,M/DiFrancesco,D+4 Physicians, dentists-negotiate w/carrier REF AHL

S1466 Sca (1R) Inverso,P/Vitale,J+2 Emp. leasing co/leasing agreements-reg. REF ALA

S1496 ScaSa (2R) O'Connor,E Civil action procedures-revise statutes REF AJU

S1591 Scs (SCS) Kyrillos,J/Palaia,J+1 Hunger Prev./Nutrition Asst Prog Act;$5M REF ASC

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

A1888 Wolfe,D/Greenstein,L E=mc2 prog.-estab.;$370K FROM AAP

A2308 Bateman,C/Gusciora,R+12 Black bear hunting-proh. FROM AAN

A2378 Farragher,C/Merkt,R+2 Firearm safety prog.-sch. bd. estab. FROM ALP

A2390 Myers,C/Kelly,J Rescue squads-incr. co/mun contrib limit FROM ALP

A3037 Bagger,R/Augustine,A Solid waste by rail car-St./co. approval FROM ASH

Co-Sponsors Added:

A190 Aca (1R) (Charles,J)

A361 (Azzolina,J; Blee,F)

A532 (Conners,J)

A557 (Conners,J)

A589 (Conaway,H)

A714 (LeFevre,K)

A794 (LeFevre,K; Talarico,G)

A892 (Conners,J)

A983 AcsAa (ACS/1R) (Conners,J)

A1028 (Conners,J)

A1177 Aca (1R) (Conners,J)

A1225 (Gibson,J)

A1314 Aca (1R) (Arnone,M)

A1445 (Crecco,M)

A1569 Aca (1R) (Conners,J)

A1622/2296 Acs (ACS) (Garcia,R)

A1689 Aa (1R) (Conners,J)

A1950 Aca (1R) (Steele,A)

A1956/1105 Acs (ACS) (Geist,G)

A1999 Aca (1R) (Conners,J)

A2301 (Zecker,G)

A2421 (Barnes,P)

A2424 Aa (1R) (Conners,J)

A2451 (Felice,N)

A2452 (Felice,N)

A2481 (Azzolina,J)

A2591 (Zisa,C)

A2592 (Zisa,C)

A2623 (Felice,N)

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont'd)

A2637 (Conners,J)

A2661 (Geist,G)

A2698 Aca (1R) (LeFevre,K)

A2797 (Crecco,M)

A2798 Aca (1R) (Crecco,M)

A2804 (Holzapfel,J)

A2806 (Doria,J)

A2841 (Weinberg,L)

A2862 Aca (1R) (Murphy,C)

A2873 Aca (1R) (Arnone,M)

A2891 (Blee,F)

A2920 Acs (ACS) (Arnone,M)

A2983 (Asselta,N)

A2985 (Arnone,M)

A3005 (Wolfe,D)

A3038 (Garrett,E; Merkt,R; Murphy,C; Gregg,G)

ACR26 (Crecco,M)

ACR71 (Crecco,M)

ACR104 (Crecco,M)

AR55 (Conners,J)

AR65 Aca (1R) (Conners,J)

AR78 (Conners,J)

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A180 (Cohen,N)

A1992 (Impreveduto,A)

A2904 (Zisa,C)

A3032 Aca (1R) (Malone,J)

Second Prime Sponsor Withdrawn:

A414 (Bagger,R)

Note to the November 20, 2000 Legislative Digest:

Co-Sponsors Added:

ACR2 (Garrett,E)

The Assembly adjourned at 7:40 P.M. to meet on Monday, December 11, 2000 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (12/4/00):

P.L.2000, c.161. A1140 Aca (1R) Russo,D/Caraballo,W+1 12/07/2000 Uniform Partnership Act-enacts

P.L.2000, c.162. A1184 Arnone,M/Farragher,C+3 12/07/2000 Animal-proh. leaving, inhumane condition

P.L.2000, c.163. A1410 Aca (1R) DeCroce,A+2 12/07/2000 Tony Pompelio Scholarship Fd.-estab.