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Vol. XXVIII No. 6 CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 211th Legislature

Prepared: February 3, 2004 Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule. First Annual Session

* Denotes Changes





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



Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting

Chair: Sen. Bryant, Wayne R.

The Committee will not meet.



Senate Commerce Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 1,

1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Baer, Byron M.

For Discussion Only:

S362 [Turner, Shirley K.], Individual finan. info.-protects privacy

S493 [Buono, Barbara], Finan. Info. Privacy Act



Senate Economic Growth Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Lesniak, Raymond J.

S84 [James, Sharpe+1], Cruelty to animals-concerns

S191 [Lesniak, Raymond J.], Animal cruelty crimes-concerns penalties

S206 [Smith, Bob/Lance, Leonard], Commercial nonagric. activities-concerns

S211 [Singer, Robert W.+2], Lifeline Cred./Tenants Asst.-COL incr.

S317 [Bark, Martha W.+2], Main St. NJ prog.-concerns

S594 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Lance, Leonard], Jersey Fresh farm products-St. purch req

SR12 [Coniglio, Joseph], Natl. forest mgmt reg-denounces rollback



Senate Environment Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob

For Discussion Only:

S192 [Smith, Bob], Water resources & water qual.-concerns

S196 [Smith, Bob], Land, conserv/recreation-concerns

S460 [McNamara, Henry P.+1], Haz. substances, flood plains-concerns

S466 [McNamara, Henry P.+2], Statewide Water Supply Plan-revisions



Senate State Government Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Coniglio, Joseph

S318 [Bark, Martha W.], Energy Star products-req. St. to purch.

S566 [Baer, Byron M./Kyrillos, Joseph M.+7], Juneteenth Independence Day

S701 [Coniglio, Joseph], Help America Vote Act of 2002-implements

Pending Introduction and Referral:

SJR19 [Turner, Shirley K.], Black Hist. Mo.-desig. Feb., each yr.



Senate Transportation Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.

S141 [Connors, Leonard T.], Toll monitoring sys.-concerns info.

S251 [Coniglio, Joseph/Sarlo, Paul A.], Pedestrian safety-concerns

S308 [Bark, Martha W.], Airports, cert.-desig. reliever airport

S513 [Sacco, Nicholas J.], Funeral svcs. limo driv.-concerns lic.

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S852 [Karcher, Ellen/Ciesla, Andrew R.], Intracoastal Waterway Feasibility Study





THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2004 (continued)



ASSEMBLY SESSION 2:00 PM Assembly Chambers

Voting Session:

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

A208 [Previte, Mary T./Van Drew, Jeff/Greenstein, Linda R.+6], Kinship Legal Guardianship Notification

A337 [Weinberg, Loretta/Johnson, Gordon M.+1], FF, cert.-concerns death benf.

A354 [Weinberg, Loretta/Johnson, Gordon M.+3], Mun. zoning bds-appt four alternate memb

A427 [Impreveduto, Anthony], Leased veh.-concerns cert. lic. plates

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

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

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

A646 [Stender, Linda], Commercial veh., cert-concern hrs of svc

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

A863 [Barnes, Peter J./Diegnan, Patrick J./Hackett, Mims/Wisniewski, John S.+1], Mun. streets-concerns

A896 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Malone, Joseph R.+3], Teacher certification-concerns

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

A1047 [Wolfe, David W./Kean, Sean T.+19], Sept. 11 Memor. Bridge-Rt. No. 70 bridge

A1194 [Quigley, Joan M./Cohen, Neil M.+3], Biometric Identifier Privacy Act

A1205 [Quigley, Joan M./Scalera, Frederick], Students' SS no.-proh. display

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

A1560 [Smith, Robert J./Voss, Joan M.+7], Domestic viol. shelters-not pub. record

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

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

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

AJR68 [Stanley, Craig A.+8], Study Attendance in Pub. Sch. Task Force

AR66 [Stender, Linda+26], First responder fds.-relesase to mun.

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

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



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



Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Rice, Ronald L.

S71 [Rice, Ronald L./James, Sharpe], Const proj, mun-concerns cert. contracts

S155 [Bryant, Wayne R.], Sch.-time curfew ordinance-mun. adopt

S330 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Deputy sheriffs, uncomp.-concerns

S676 [Connors, Leonard T.], Prop. tax appeal-delinquencies satisfied

SJR13 [McNamara, Henry P./Connors, Leonard T.], Low income tax cred housing-guidlines

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S851 [Turner, Shirley K.], Affordable Housing-estab. Jt. Committee



Senate Education Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Turner, Shirley K.

The Committee will discuss the data collection systems, including NJ SMART

(Standards Measurement and Resource for Teaching) and the teacher certification

process, with Dwight Pfennig, Deputy Commissioner of Education.





MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2004 (continued)



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.

S64 [Rice, Ronald L./Gill, Nia H.+2], Grandparenting Resource Ctr. Prog.;$1.5M

S214 [Singer, Robert W./Inverso, Peter A.], SSI recipient-annual cost-of-living incr

S477 [Buono, Barbara/Codey, Richard J.+1], Stroke ctrs.-concerns desig.;$14M

S479 [Buono, Barbara], Stroke case registry in St.-estab.

S553 [Vitale, Joseph F./Adler, John H.], Statewide Immunization Reg. Act

S684 [Vitale, Joseph F.], Pub. Health Council-adds two memb.



Senate Judiciary Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 4,

1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Adler, John H.

S94 [James, Sharpe], MV theft offenses-upgrade penal.

S105 [Inverso, Peter A./Bucco, Anthony R.], Domestic viol. shelters-not pub. record

S273 [Adler, John H./Gormley, William L.], Criminal mischief-upgrades

S316 [Bark, Martha W.+2], Tampering-concerns crim. penal.



Senate Labor Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 1,

1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Sweeney, Stephen M.

The Committee will provide representatives of labor, business and members of the general public with an opportunity to comment on Reorganization Plan No. 001-2004 to reorganize

the State's workforce development system within the Department of Labor.

S409 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Worker's comp.-elim. during imprisonment

S598 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Constr. proj., cert.-prevailing wage req



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.

S52 [Kavanaugh, Walter J.+4], Photo id cards, digital-children obtain

S70 [Rice, Ronald L.+15], Inmate Ed. & Voc. Training Study Comm.

S106 [Inverso, Peter A./Allen, Diane B.+1], Sex offender reg.-false address penal.

S250 [Coniglio, Joseph/Girgenti, John A.+3], Natl. Guard, housing-income tax exclud.

S334 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Crime against pub util emp-upgrade penal

S521 [Girgenti, John A.], Paterson motor veh. agency-reopen

S534 [Girgenti, John A./Sacco, Nicholas J.], Juv central registry info-clarify access

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S863 [Vitale, Joseph F.], Clarifies sentencing provisions for certain drunk driving offenses

SJR16 [Connors, Leonard T.], P.O.W.-M.I.A. Wk. of Remembrance-April



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 10:30 AM

Campus Center, Rutgers, The State University of NJ,

326 Penn Street, Camden, NJ

Chair: Asw. Weinberg, Loretta

The Committee will receive testimony concerning the continuing impasse between Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey 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