Prepared: February 1, 2005 Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule. Second Annual Session
* Denotes Changes
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2005
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
Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Rice, Ronald L.
A2129 [Gusciora, Reed/Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Chivukula, Upendra J./Vas, Joseph+1],
Loc. Pub. Contract Law-concerns
A3247 [Van Drew, Jeff+2], Campgrounds-distinguish from priv. resid
S850 [Turner, Shirley K.], Loc. Pub. Contract Law-concerns
S1990 [Bucco, Anthony R./Gill, Nia H.+2], Overcrowding-auth. addl. fines
S2008 [Asselta, Nicholas], Campgrounds-distinguish from priv. resid
S2112 [Gill, Nia H.], Sr. cit. resid. lease-early termination
S2207 [Karcher, Ellen/Bucco, Anthony R.], Mil. fac.-devel. notification req.
S2230 [Madden, Fred H./Adler, John H.], Prop. tax exemp.-concerns
S2243 [Rice, Ronald L.], Abandoned prop.-concerns
S2254 [James, Sharpe], Tort Claims Law-clarifies pub. entities
SCR40 [Connors, Leonard T.], Prop. improvements, cert.-tax exemp.
Senate Education Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Turner, Shirley K.
The Committee will receive testimony from Gordan A. McInnes, Assistant Commissioner
of Abbott Implementation, and superintendents of Abbott school districts on the
educational progress in Abbott districts.
Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting
10:00 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor,
State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Vitale, Joseph F.
The Committee will hear testimony concerning the State's Early Intervention System administered by the Department of Health and Senior Services. The Committee has invited officials of State government and representatives of Statewide advocacy groups to testify.
Senate Judiciary Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Adler, John H.
Interviewed:
to be a Judge of the Superior Court:
Allison E. Accurso of Ringoes for the term prescribed by law.
A2730 [Stender, Linda/Cohen, Neil M./Chivukula, Upendra J./Greenstein, Linda R./
Green, Jerry+5], Human trafficking-concerns victims
S1848 [Gill, Nia H.], Human trafficking-concerns victims
S1877 [Inverso, Peter A./Lance, Leonard+3], Human trafficking-estab. new crime
S2167 [Adler, John H./Gill, Nia H.], Health benf.-cert. dependents, cert. emp
S2215 [Bryant, Wayne R.], Persons on parole-concerns voting rights
SR89 [Gormley, William L./Kavanaugh, Walter J.+5], Chertoff, Michael-honors nomination
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2005 (continued)
Senate Labor Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Sweeney, Stephen M.
S484 [Buono, Barbara/Adler, John H.], Emp. physical fitness benf-bus tax cred.
S1454 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Income tax-unregis. ind., unincorp. bus.
S1998 [Inverso, Peter A.], Child Labor Law Enforce. Fd-estab.
S2160 [Madden, Fred H./Karcher, Ellen], Domestic Viol Workforce Devel Initiative
S2176 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Fire Sprinkler Fitters-concerns
Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Meeting
10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor,
State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Girgenti, John A.
The Committee will receive testimony concerning gangs and their effect on New Jersey's correctional system in response to the recent incident at Bayside State Prison.
Commissioner of Corrections Devon Brown has been invited to testify.
Senate Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting
Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara
The Committee will not meet.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Group [4] Committees scheduled to meet
1:00 PM: Group [3] Committees scheduled to meet
*Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Bryant, Wayne R.
A2482 [Burzichelli, John J./Gusciora, Reed/McKeon, John F.+2], Mercury switches-
end-of-life veh.
A2754 [Van Drew, Jeff/Gibson, John C.+1], Tourism lodging-amends definition
A3581 [Sires, Albio/Scalera, Frederick/Cohen, Neil M.+4], Sept 11th Mem, Liberty St Park-donations
S277 [Adler, John H./McNamara, Henry P.+1], Contaminated site-remediation asst.
S1292 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Buono, Barbara+3], Mercury switches-end-of-life veh.
S1336 [Buono, Barbara/Sweeney, Stephen M.], Pub. emp., cert-concern leave of absence
S1727 [Asselta, Nicholas], Tourism lodging-amends definition
S1863 [Smith, Bob/Lance, Leonard], Wildlife/wildlife habitat-fed. grants
S1892 [Inverso, Peter A.], Bus. taxes, estimated-concerns
S2137 [Kenny, Bernard F./Doria, Joseph V.+3], Sept 11th Mem, Liberty St Park-donations
S2209 [Bryant, Wayne R./Sweeney, Stephen M.+1], Income tax deadlines-concerns
S2211 [Bryant, Wayne R./Sweeney, Stephen M.], Income tax doc-concerns filing methods
S2214 [Bryant, Wayne R.], Homestead prop tax rebate-clarify claims
S2313 [Bryant, Wayne R.], Garden St. Ethanol Proj.;$1M
S2314 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Asian Longhorn Beetle Prog.;$1.3M
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005 (continued)
Senate Commerce Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Baer, Byron M.
S1722 [Coniglio, Joseph], Debt adjusters, lic.-estab. addl. req.
S1753 [Vitale, Joseph F./Sarlo, Paul A.], Pharmaceutical wholesale distrib-concern
S2020 [Singer, Robert W.], Tree experts-concerns licensure
S2173 [Lesniak, Raymond J./Cardinale, Gerald], Domestic insurers-incr investment limits
S2175 [Baer, Byron M.], Insur. premium-limits finance charge
S2298 [Lesniak, Raymond J.], Standard nonforfeiture law-revises
Senate Economic Growth Meeting
Chair: Sen. Lesniak, Raymond J.
The Committee will not meet.
Senate Environment Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob
The Committee will hear testimony from invited experts on the health effects and
societal costs of fine particulate matter emissions.
A1633 [Chivukula, Upendra J./Egan, Joseph V./Manzo, Louis+5], Brownfields sites-concerns;$285K
A3486 [Sires, Albio/Mayer, David R.+3], Mercury thermometers-bans sale
S1841 [Madden, Fred H.+1], Mercury thermometers-ban sale
S2027 [McNamara, Henry P./Connors, Leonard T.], DEP land, cert. prop. damage-incr. penal
S2116 [Smith, Bob], Brownfields sites-concerns;$285K
S2177 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Littell, Robert E.+1], Dam restoration/repair proj.-finan.
Senate State Government Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Coniglio, Joseph
S541 [Vitale, Joseph F./Martin, Robert J.+5], Dept. of Pub. Advocate-reestab.
S2048 [Doria, Joseph V./Coniglio, Joseph], St. contract-bidder prov. health benf.
SJR43 [Bark, Martha W.], Nazi concentration camp liberation-anniv
Senate Transportation Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.
The Committee has invited Sharon Harrington, Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, to brief the Committee on the Commission's reform efforts since the passsage of the law establishing the Commission.
A1471 [Wisniewski, John S./Johnson, Gordon M.+8], E-Z Pass transponders-
charge to nonresid
S2024 [Coniglio, Joseph], Commercial driv. lic.-concern suspension
S2244 [Inverso, Peter A.], Motorcycle safety courses-accept
S2299 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Singer, Robert W.], Taxicab law-revises
S2300 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Singer, Robert W.], Commercial veh.-concerns operation
SR87 [Turner, Shirley K.], Double hulled tankers-refiners use
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 1:00 PM
Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asw. Watson Coleman, Bonnie
A2265 [Cohen, Neil M./Russo, David C.], Admin. Law Judges Part-estab. in PERS
A2441 [McHose, Alison Littell/Greenstein, Linda R./Conners, Jack+3], Operations No./So. Watch-cert. vet. benf
A2643 [Stanley, Craig A.], Sch. dist. monitoring-concerns
A2806 [Payne, William D./Stanley, Craig A./Caraballo, Wilfredo/Greenstein, Linda R./Hackett, Mims+5], Prosecutorial Unification Pilot Prog Act
A3288 [Scalera, Frederick/Stack, Brian P./Burzichelli, John J.+11], Emerg. svc. wages-permits co, mun. incr.
A3473 [Greenwald, Louis D./Watson Coleman, Bonnie], Streamlined Sales and Use Tax-conforms
A3551 [Voss, Joan M./Mayer, David R./Munoz, Eric+3], Sex crime victim treatment svcs-concerns
A3677 [Sires, Albio/Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Green, Jerry/Hackett, Mims+3], Rental asst. grants and emp svcs-concern
A3708 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie], Trenton Capital City Aid prog.-estab.
S781 [Madden, Fred H./Girgenti, John A.], Sex crime victim treatment svcs-concerns
S1139 [Littell, Robert E./Coniglio, Joseph+13], Operations No./So. Watch-cert. vet. benf
S2067 [Rice, Ronald L./Turner, Shirley K.+1], Rental asst. grants and emp svcs-concern
*Assembly Budget Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.
At the invitation of the Chairman, the Deputy Director of the Division of Taxation, Harold Fox, will discuss the status of the "Streamlined Sales Tax Project."
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005 (continued)
*Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Tucker, Donald Kofi
A3471 [Cryan, Joseph/Caraballo, Wilfredo+3], BPU Bus. Ombudsman-asst. w/ energy issue
A3484 [Greenwald, Louis D./Fisher, Douglas H./Burzichelli, John J.], UEZ bus., cert.-energy purch, tax exemp.
Pending Introduction and Referral:
A3780 [Burzichelli, John J.], permits preference in awarding certain conracts in order to satisfy certain urban revitalization goals.
*Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 8, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asw. Cruz-Perez, Nilsa
A398 [Van Drew, Jeff+4], Pharmacy Qual. Assurance, Error Prev Act
A1445 [Scalera, Frederick/Van Drew, Jeff+2], Charitable org., cert.-concerns
A1866 [Cohen, Neil M.], Auto purch.-sales tax calculation
A3714 [Stender, Linda/Gusciora, Reed], Magazine subscriptions-concerns
A3733 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Vas, Joseph/Scalera, Frederick+3], Price gouging-proh. during st. of emerg.
*Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Cohen, Neil M.
A2006 [Weinberg, Loretta], Individual Health Coverage Prog.-concern
A3163 [Conners, Jack/Mayer, David R.+1], Special auto insur policies-concern elig
A3178 [Caraballo, Wilfredo/Oliver, Sheila Y.], Auto insur policies, special-expand elig
A3379 [Cohen, Neil M.], Small emp. health benf coverage-concerns
A3439 [Cohen, Neil M.], Managed care plans-concerns providers
A3453 [McKeon, John F./Panter, Michael J.], Homeowner's insur-underwriting practices
A3648 [Wolfe, David W./Holzapfel, James W.], Health benf. coverage-extend
A3719 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Chivukula, Upendra J.+2], Health benf. forms, cert.-concerns
S1912 [Vitale, Joseph F./Sweeney, Stephen M.+2], Small emp. health benf coverage-concerns
Pending Introduction and Referral:
A3759 [Cohen, Neil M.], Health benf. coverage, extended-concerns
*Assembly Federal Relations Meeting
Chair: Asm. Gusciora, Reed
The Committee will not meet.
*Assembly Health and Human Services Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asw. Weinberg, Loretta
A2439 [Weinberg, Loretta/Morgan, Robert Lewis], Online prescriptions, cert.-proh.
A3061 [Conaway, Herb+1], Nursing staff, health care fac.-concerns
A3099 [Blee, Francis J./Conover, Kirk W./Cohen, Neil M./McKeon, John F.+5], Leukemia, Lymphoma Society-vol. contrib.
A3501 [Weinberg, Loretta], Emerg. Health Powers Act
A3563 [Fisher, Douglas H./Burzichelli, John J.], Health ctrs., federally qual.-concerns
A3601 [Fisher, Douglas H.], Health Care Prof. Screening Task Force
A3672 [Wisniewski, John S.], CDS, cert.-concerns
A3704 [Roberts, Joseph J./Caraballo, Wilfredo], AIDS Drug Distrib. Prog.;$4,998,581
A3724 [Morgan, Robert Lewis/Weinberg, Loretta/Gordon, Robert M./Wisniewski, John S.+7], Family Health Care Coverage Act
AJR103 [Bodine, Francis L./Chatzidakis, Larry], Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Wk-desig
S1803 [Vitale, Joseph F./Rice, Ronald L.+5], AIDS Drug Distrib. Prog.;$4,998,581
*Assembly Housing and Local Government Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Rooom 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Green, Jerry
A1096 [Johnson, Gordon M./Weinberg, Loretta+1], Child-prot. window guards-concerns
A2338 [Stender, Linda], Zoning ordinances-concerns contents
A2847 [Chiappone, Anthony], Child-prot. window guards-concerns
A3673 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie], Abandoned prop.-concerns
A3710 [Sires, Albio/Manzo, Louis], Mayor, council memb-incr. term of office
Pending Referral:
A1822 [Green, Jerry], UEZA, joint-auth. desig.
*Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Barnes, Peter J.
A686 [Smith, Robert J.], Police off, retired-concerns firearms
A1578 [Pou, Nellie/Weinberg, Loretta+4], Ignition interlock device-clarifies use
A2171 [Cryan, Joseph/Stack, Brian P./Manzo, Louis+6], Uniform crime reporting sys.-concerns
A2903 [Van Drew, Jeff/Eagler, Peter C.+2], Hit and run w/fatality-crime
A2998 [Scalera, Frederick/Van Drew, Jeff+1], Emerg. svcs. volunteer veh.-concerns
A3318 [Wisniewski, John S.], RR police operations-concerns penal.
A3459 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Barnes, Peter J.+1], Police Training Comm.-concerns memb.
A3523 [Roberts, Joseph J./Scalera, Frederick], Fire investigations, cert.-concerns
A3632 [Johnson, Gordon M./Barnes, Peter J.+1], Sexual viol. training-concerns
S1110 [Rice, Ronald L./Gill, Nia H.+5], Gang Land Security Task Force-estab.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005 (continued)
*Assembly Regulated Professions and Independent Authorities Meeting 12:00 PM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor,
State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Eagler, Peter C.
A902 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Barnes, Peter J.+1], Chiropractors, lic.-concerns adjustments
A1264 [Stanley, Craig A.], Barbering/hairstyling-create limited lic
A3682 [Wisniewski, John S.], MV repairs-regulates use, cert. parts
A3687 [Fisher, Douglas H./Eagler, Peter C./Voss, Joan M.+1], Acupuncturists-revise statutes
*Assembly Tourism and Gaming Meeting
Chair: Asm. Van Drew, Jeff
The Committee will not meet.
*Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Caraballo, Wilfredo
A2077 [Scalera, Frederick/Eagler, Peter C.], Cell phone customers-concerns svc.
A2078 [Scalera, Frederick/Mayer, David R.+1], Cellular telephone co.-explain charges
A3390 [Chivukula, Upendra J./Greenstein, Linda R.], Child in proh. sex act-comp. svc. remove
A3703 [Van Drew, Jeff/Eagler, Peter C./Chiappone, Anthony], Customer billing practices-concerns
Pending Introduction and Referral:
AR242 [Caraballo, Wilfredo], Craig Carton held accountable for disrespectful
comments regarding Gov. Codey and his wife.
*Joint Budget Oversight Meeting 9:00 AM
Committee Room 3, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Bryant, Wayne R.
For approval:
Pending transfers--Interdepartmental Accounts to Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs; Interdepartmental Accounts to Dept. of Community Affairs;
other transfers as necessary. Correspondence and other business.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2005
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group [C] Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group [D] Committees scheduled to meet
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2005
Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 10:00 AM
Frances C. Smith Center (School No. 50),
1000 South Elmora Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ
Abbott Subcommittee Meeting Presentation of Report by ACNJ and Rutgers Graduate School of Education: Educating Preschool Teachers, Mapping the Teacher Preparation and
Professional Development System in New Jersey.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2005
Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission Meeting 10:00 AM Division of Pensions and Benefits, 50 West State St., Trenton, NJ
No verbal comments are accepted during the meeting. The Commission should
receive written comments at least ten business days in advance of the meeting.
A926 [Connors, Christopher J./Rumpf, Brian E.], PFRS-purch. cred. for temp. svc.
A1587 [Burzichelli, John J.], Prescribed drugs, cert.-concerne coverag
A1705 [Munoz, Eric+2], PFRS-concerns memb.
A2244 [Wisniewski, John S./Diegnan, Patrick J.], TPAF-purch. cred. for nonpub. sch. svc
A2364 [Mayer, David R./Malone, Joseph R.], TPAF, PERS memb.-concerns retir. benf.
A2454 [Cohen, Neil M.], Maternity svcs-concerns third party pymt
A2457 [Cohen, Neil M.], Neurosurgery svcs.-concerns benf.
A3529 [Van Drew, Jeff/Blee, Francis J.], Worker's comp.-concerns statutes
A3607 [Cohen, Neil M.], TPAF-purch of cert. out-of-st. svc. cred
S230 [Singer, Robert W./Inverso, Peter A.], Vet, combat operations-extend benf. elig
S455 [Kean, Thomas H.], PFRS-concerns memb.
S1812 [Doria, Joseph V./Kenny, Bernard F.], SHBP-co. offer incentive, waive coverage
S1967 [Baer, Byron M.], Pension sys. memb.-concerns
S2074 [Allen, Diane B.], PFRS-purch. cred. for temp. svc.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2005
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
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group [A] Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group [B] Committees scheduled to meet
Joint State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee Meeting
12:00 PM Committee Room 14, 4th Floor,
State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2005
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 QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group [C] Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group [D] Committees scheduled to meet
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2005
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
Select Committees to meet at the call of the Speaker
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Select Committees to meet at the call of the President.
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced
State House Commission Meeting 9:00 AM
Committee Room 14, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2005
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced