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Vol. XXVIII No. 2 INTERNET UPDATE I CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 211th Legislature

Prepared: January 20, 2004 Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule. First Annual Session

* Denotes Changes





THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2004



ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet



Assembly Appropriations Meeting

The Committee will not meet.



Assembly Budget Meeting

The Committee will not meet.



Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A437 [Impreveduto, Anthony+1], Biotech. Permit Acceleration Task Force

A484 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Van Drew, Jeff], Urban enterprise zones-amusement tax

A634 [Stender, Linda/Diegnan, Patrick J.], Small bus. eval.-written notice req.



Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A321 [Weinberg, Loretta/Impreveduto, Anthony], Ads-concerns use of names

A969 [Chatzidakis, Larry/Bodine, Francis L.+4], Cred. cards, unsolicited-proh. delivery

A1453 [Wisniewski, John S./Impreveduto, Anthony+3], Merchandise ads-incl. cert. info.

A1770 [Sires, Albio/Burzichelli, John J.+3], Cigarettes-concerns sale



Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A757 [Cohen, Neil M./McKeon, John F.], Electronic fd. transfer-concerns

A891 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Barnes, Peter J.+10], Foreclosures-concerns

A974 [Chatzidakis, Larry+1], Access device-incl. ATM bank cards

A1306 [McKeon, John F.], Check cashers, lic.-concerns cert.



Assembly Federal Relations Meeting

The Committee will not meet.



Assembly Health and Human Services Meeting 10:30 AM

Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A303 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Weinberg, Loretta], Peanut products-concerns use

A1674 [Munoz, Eric/Bramnick, Jon M.+46], Alan Augustine Colon Cancer Research Fd.

AR81 [Johnson, Gordon M./Weinberg, Loretta+2], Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mo.-June

AR91 [Caraballo, Wilfredo/Quigley, Joan M.+1], Hospice care-UMDNJ ed. req.

Pending Introduction and Referral:

A1910 [Weinberg, Loretta/Johnson, Gordon M.], Dunphy Family's Law-estab.

A1911 [Weinberg, Loretta/Manzo, Louis], Newborn infant screening-concerns

A1912 [Weingberg, Loretta], Children Palliative Care Network;$170K

A1913 [Weingberg, Loretta/Vandervalk, Charlotte], Health Care Prof. Reg. Comm; estab.

A1914 [Weinberg, Loretta], Req. cov. infertility treatment



Assembly Housing and Local Government Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A148 [Green, Jerry/Burzichelli, John J.+13], Affordable Housing-estab. Jt. Committee

A354 [Weinberg, Loretta/Johnson, Gordon M.+1], Mun. zoning bds-appt four alternate memb

A1088 [Johnson, Gordon M./Weinberg, Loretta+2], Low income home purchase-creates prog.

A1769 [Sires, Albio/Green, Jerry], Sewer, water connection fees-concerns









THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2004 (continued)



Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting 2:00 PM

Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A219 [Previte, Mary T./Barnes, Peter J.+10], Juv central registry info-clarify access

A322 [Weinberg, Loretta/Johnson, Gordon M.+1], Sex offender reg.-false address penal.

A690 [Smith, Robert J./Burzichelli, John J.], Fed. law enforcement off., cert-concerns

A852 [Barnes, Peter J./Carroll, Michael Patrick+2], Bail recovery agent-concerns lic.

A853 [Barnes, Peter J./Previte, Mary T.+1], Substance abuse prog.-inmate work cred.

A1087 [Johnson, Gordon M./Van Drew, Jeff+7], Search/rescue dogs, kill, injure-penal.

A1630 [Chivukula, Upendra J./Barnes, Peter J.], MV abstract, DWI offenders-concerns



Assembly Regulated Professions and Independent Authorities Meeting

The Committee will not meet.



*Assembly Tourism and Gaming Meeting

The meeting has been Canceled.



Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A521 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Scalera, Frederick], CATV svc termination notices-concerns

A1663 [O'Toole, Kevin J./Russo, David C.], Cogeneration fac.-concerns

AR53 [Van Drew, Jeff/Smith, Robert J.+8], BPU-estab. South Jersey office

AR67 [Stender, Linda/Stanley, Craig A.+1], CATV-sr. cit. reduced, special rates



NJ Law Revision Commission Meeting 4:30 PM

Commission Offices, 7th Floor, 153 Halsey St., Newark, NJ



MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2004



SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet



*Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, N J

Chair: Sen. Rice, Ronald L.

S76 [Rice, Ronald L.], Passaic Valley Sewerage-estab. oversight

S77 [Rice, Ronald L.], Housing nonprofits-concerns

S96 [James, Sharpe], Performing art ctrs-remove support limit

S320 [Bark, Martha W.], Main Street NJ prog.-makes changes

S355 [Turner, Shirley K.], Abandoned prop conversion-tax credit

SCR12 [Connors, Leonard T.+1], Real prop.-concerns assessment



*Senate Education Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 6,

1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Turner, Shirley K.

S193 [Smith, Bob/Palaia, Joseph A.+1], Sick leave banks-sch. emp.

S315 [Bark, Martha W./Allen, Diane B.], Sch. lunches-concerns

S337 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Charter sch. admin. & trustees-concerns









MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2004 (continued)



*Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 1, first Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Vitale, Joseph F.

The Committee will hear testimony from health care professionals, employers & professional org & members of the public on recommendations to improve patient safety through measures that relate to hiring & supervision of licensed health care professionals

S557 [Vitale, Joseph F.+3], Patient Safety Act-estab.



*Senate Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, N.J

Chair: Sen. Adler, John H.

The committee will consider two additional bills pending introduction on 1/26/04: S- Adler Revises wills and estates. (A-2905(ACS/1R)/2002) and S- Turner Creates study commission on the death penalty. (S-1112(1R)/2002)

S540 [Vitale, Joseph F.], Charitable Immunity Act-modifies

S679 [Martin, Robert J.], Uniform Mediation Act-enacts



*Senate Labor Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 1,

1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Sweeney, Stephen M.

The committee is meeting to provide representatives of labor and business and members of the general public with an opportunity to express their concerns and objectives related to issues which may be addressed by the committee during the 2004-05 session.

S653 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Proj. labor agreements-concerns



*Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Girgenti, John A.

S223 [Singer, Robert W.], Fatal accidents-test blood alco. req.

S252 [Coniglio, Joseph], Ammunition, cert.-concerns use by police

S399 [Bucco, Anthony R./Girgenti, John A.], Fire detection equip.-exempt sales taxes

S515 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Sarlo, Paul A.], Juv. Justice Master Plans-concerns

S530 [Girgenti, John A.], DOC investigators-attend police training

S543 [Vitale, Joseph F.], Emerg. warning lights, sirens-concerns



ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2004



SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet



ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced



MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2004



SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet



ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet



TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2004



Assembly Health and Human Services Hearing

(Rescheduled from January 15th), Time and place to be announced.

The Committee will receive testimony concerning the continuing impasse between Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and two of New Jersey's Health care institutions, Hackensack University Medical Center and Cooper University Hospital, with regard to negotiating contractual reimbursement rates. The Committee welcomes suggestions on the most effective means of addressing this issue through legislation.



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2004



ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet













MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2004



SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced



ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced



TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2004



SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

Governor's Annual Budget Message: Time and details to be announced

10:00 AM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet



ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Governor's Annual Budget Message: Time and details to be announced



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2004



ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet



MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2004



SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet



THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2004



ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet



MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2004



SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet



THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2004



ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced



MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2004



ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Select Committees to meet at the call of the Speaker

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced



MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2004



SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Select Committees to meet at the call of the Senate President

Voting Session: Board list to be announced



MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004



SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced