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Vol. XXXIV No. 9  Internet Update III                         CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE                                                         214th Legislature

Prepared: February 16, 2010                           Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule                            First Annual Session


*Denotes Changes

 

 


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010

 

Assembly Budget Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.

The Assembly Budget Committee will take testimony on Governor Christie's proposal for closing the Fiscal Year 2010 estimated budget shortfall.

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010

 

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 Budget and Appropriations Meeting

Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Commerce Meeting

Chair: Sen. Gill, Nia H.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Van Drew, Jeff

S245 [Bateman, Christopher/Rice, Ronald L.+1], St. auth., loc. govt. unit-purch. req.

S593 [Baroni, Bill/Van Drew, Jeff+1], Homestead prop. tax. reimb.-elig.

S762 [Beck, Jennifer/Kyrillos, Joseph M.+1], Earle Naval Weapons Station-housing

S880 [Connors, Christopher J.], Homestead prop. tax. reimb.-concerns

S913 [Madden, Fred H.], Tenants-concerns grounds for removal

S1108 [Van Drew, Jeff], Police cruisers-concerns useful life

S1111 [Van Drew, Jeff], Homestead prop. tax prog.-elig criteria

 

Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting

2:30 PM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Weinberg, Loretta

S89 [Rice, Ronald L.], Health care provider billing-concerns

S324 [Codey, Richard J./Kean, Thomas H.], St psych hosp-concern training for staff

S363 [Weinberg, Loretta/Allen, Diane B.], Hosp. Tech. Task Force-estab.

S377 [Weinberg, Loretta+1], Med. Examiners Bd.-concerns memb.

S383 [Singer, Robert W./Bucco, Anthony R.+1], Cigarettes/tobacco products-retail sales

S443 [Turner, Shirley K.], Smoking in cert. pub. places-proh.

S669 [Buono, Barbara/Weinberg, Loretta], Smoking, pub. parks and beaches-proh.

S812 [Vitale, Joseph F./Baroni, Bill+3], Contact lenses-concerns dispensing

S889 [Ciesla, Andrew R.], Beaches, St.-owned-proh. smoking

 

 

 

 

 

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010 (continued)

 

Senate Judiciary Meeting 11:00 AM

Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.

Interviewed:

to be State Treasurer:

Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff of New York, New York to replace R. David Rousseau, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Civil Service Commission:

Robert M. Czech, Esq. of Sea Girt to replace Hope Cooper, for the term prescribed by law.

 

Senate Labor Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Madden, Fred H.

S229 [Kean, Sean T.], Workers' comp-repymt., pension recipents

S676 [Sarlo, Paul A./Gill, Nia H.+1], Worker's comp, loss of hand or foot-incr

S935 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Madden, Fred H.+1], Workers' comp. suppl. benf.-concerns

S1301 [Madden, Fred H./Doherty, Michael J.], Shared work prog.-auth unemp. benf.

 

Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting

Chair: Sen. Girgenti, John A.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting 9:30 AM Committee Room 6,

1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Whelan, Jim

Due to the large number of persons expected to testify on these bills, the Chairman requests that each person limit his or her testimony to five minutes or less.

S2 [Scutari, Nicholas P./O'Toole, Kevin J.+21], Pub emp pensions-elig, allowance, rights

S3 [Doherty, Michael J./Whelan, Jim+21], SHBP, SEHBP-elig, cost share, waiver

S4 [O'Toole, Kevin J./Buono, Barbara+25], Sick leave, disab. benf.-PERS, TPAF

SCR1 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Kean, Thomas H.+22], St-admin. retire. sys.-annual St contrib

 

Senate Transportation Meeting

Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.

The Committee will not meet.

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group [C] Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group [D] Committees scheduled to meet

 

Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 8, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Albano, Nelson T.

The Committee will hear testimony from invited speakers concerning the School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

 

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010 (continued)

 

Assembly Education Meeting 2:00 PM

Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Diegnan, Patrick J.

The Committee will receive testimony from Bret D. Schundler, Acting Commissioner of Education, on Department of Education priorities.

A355 [Jasey, Mila M./Voss, Joan M.], Interdist. Pub. Sch. Choice Prog.-estab.

A415 [Rumana, Scott T./Cryan, Joseph], Sch. dist. audits-concerns

A1894 [Cryan, Joseph/Casagrande, Caroline], Sch. dist. emp.-concerns tuition assist.

A2260 [Diegnan, Patrick J.], Sch. bus, svc. life-concerns

 

Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Meeting 3:00 PM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. McKeon, John F.

A602 [Peterson, Erik/McKeon, John F.], Highlands transfer of devel. rights prog

A1847 [Chiusano, Gary R./Rudder, Scott], Dam restoration proj.-approp.

A2232 [McKeon, John F.], Island Beach St. Park prog-dedicate fees

Pending Introduction and/or Referral:

A2070 [Green, Jerry], Wastewater mgmt. plans-concerns

ACR106 [Stender, Linda/Quijano, Annette/Cryan, Joseph], Urges Governor to call for public and private participation in Earth Hour 2010.

 

Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Scalera, Frederick

The Chairman has invited Laura Zink Marx, Executive Director of NJ-211, to discuss the organization's responsibilities as a public safety information provider.

A1586 [Scalera, Frederick/Johnson, Gordon M.+3], Pol. veh global position sys-proh access

A1589 [Scalera, Frederick/Evans, Elease+1], Sports fac.-submit evacuation plan

 

Assembly Human Services Meeting 2:00 PM

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

Chair: Asw. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie

The Committee will receive testimony from invited speakers concerning the Traumatic Brain Injury Fund.

A1748 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Tucker, Cleopatra G.+2], Domestic viol.-concerns

A2038 [Fuentes, Angel/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Devel. disab. offender-estab. reg.

 

Assembly Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Asw. Greenstein, Linda R.

The Committee will receive testimony from invited guests to discuss the implications of the recent United States Supreme Court opinion, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, on New Jersey's pay to play laws.

A1893 [Cryan, Joseph], Alco. bev. retail lic.-concerns

A2073 [Greenstein, Linda R./DeAngelo, Wayne P.], Parole elig. inmates, cert.-review cases

Pending Introduction and Referral:

A2296 [Stender, Linda], Palimony agreements-modifies req.

 

Assembly Labor Meeting

Chair: Asm. Egan, Joseph V.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Conners, Jack

The Chairman has invited Major General Glenn K. Rieth, the Adjutant General of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs, to update the Committee on the Department's current initiatives.

A1677 [Greenwald, Louis D./Conners, Jack], Pub. higher ed. website-vet. benf. link

A1943 [Conners, Jack/Tucker, Cleopatra G.], Handicap accessible veh. purch.-concern

A1952 [Conners, Jack], Deceased svc. memb. benf.-concerns

 

Assembly State Government Meeting 2:00 PM

Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Stender, Linda

The Committee will hear testimony on the 2010 Census from Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., a representative of the U.S. Census Bureau, and Leonard Preston of the New Jersey State Data Center.

A914 [Chivukula, Upendra J./Oliver, Sheila Y.+2], Electronic transactions by St.-concerns

A1291 [Holzapfel, James W./Wolfe, David W.], Internet-St. agencies implement use

A1541 [Lampitt, Pamela R./Gusciora, Reed+2], St. agency-concerns periodic report req.

 

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010 (continued)

 

Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 11,

4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Wisniewski, John S.

The Committee invites the public to testify on the potential impact of the Governor's proposal to cut the State's subsidy to New Jersey TRANSIT and any fare increases or service reductions that may result.

A407 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Casagrande, Caroline+1], Pub. transit veh-proh wireless phone use

A1471 [Wisniewski, John S./Prieto, Vincent], Autocabs-concerns

A2254 [Quigley, Joan M./Wisniewski, John S.], Handicapped parking zones-proh. towing

 

Joint State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee Meeting

2:30 PM Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

NPL4629DCF;4520DCF; 4630DCF,LPS & LPA

 

NJ Law Revision Commission Meeting 4:30 PM

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

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010

 

**SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session:

S2 [Scutari, Nicholas P./O'Toole, Kevin J.+21], Pub emp pensions-elig, allowance, rights

S3 [Doherty, Michael J./Whelan, Jim+21], SHBP, SEHBP-elig, cost share, waiver

S4 [O'Toole, Kevin J./Buono, Barbara+25], Sick leave, disab. benf.-PERS, TPAF

S95 [Rice, Ronald L./Cunningham, Sandra B.], Sch. fac. proj. contracts-concerns

S104 [Rice, Ronald L.], Sr. managing underwriters-opportunities

S114 [Connors, Christopher J./Madden, Fred H.+5], Beach access-concerns

S189 [Haines, Philip E./Scutari, Nicholas P.+1], Bump key-estab. penal. for use

S212 [Whelan, Jim], Coastal area-concerns wind energy fac.

S221 [Kean, Sean T.+2], Fishing gear on artificial reefs-proh.

S225 [Kean, Sean T./Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Chosin Few Memor. Hwy.-desig. Rt. 35

S245 [Bateman, Christopher/Rice, Ronald L.+1], St. auth., loc. govt. unit-purch. req.

S443 [Turner, Shirley K.], Smoking in cert. pub. places-proh.

S501 [Girgenti, John A.+2], Emerg. mgt. dept.-expands auth.

S515 [Weinberg, Loretta/Whelan, Jim], Physicians continuing ed.-concerns

S589 [Beach, James/Haines, Philip E.+1], Deceased svc. memb. benf.-concerns

S676 [Sarlo, Paul A./Gill, Nia H.+1], Worker's comp, loss of hand or foot-incr

S733 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Ciesla, Andrew R.], Airport Safety Fd.-concerns expenditures

S825 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Devel. disab. offender-estab. reg.

S826 [Codey, Richard J./Beck, Jennifer], Sch. dist. emp.-concerns tuition assist.

S828 [Whelan, Jim], Alco. bev. retail lic.-concerns

S895 [Gill, Nia H./Sarlo, Paul A.], Shareholder actions, cert.-concerns

S923 [Whelan, Jim/O'Toole, Kevin J.+1], Mail-in ballots-changes distrib. date

S936 [Cardinale, Gerald/Sarlo, Paul A.], Consumer complaints, cert.-concerns

SCR40 [Beach, James/Girgenti, John A.+1], Svc. memb. Opportunity Coll. Consortium

SJR12 [Turner, Shirley K.], Women's Hist. Mo.-desig. March, each yr.

SR19 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Lesniak, Raymond J.], Sports betting-Senate Pres, legal action

SR23 [Cunningham, Sandra B./Lesniak, Raymond J.], Haitian Prot. Act. of 2009-enact

 

*Senate Judiciary Meeting 9:30 AM

Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.

Interviewed:

to be Commissioner of the Department of Education:

Bret Schundler of Jersey City to replace Lucille E. Davy, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Board of Public Utilities:

Lee A. Solomon, Esq. of Haddonfield to replace Frederick F. Butler, for the term prescribed by law.

 

***Assembly Budget Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.

The Assembly Budget Committee has invited the Acting Treasurer, Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, to discuss the Fiscal Year 2010 estimated budget shortfall & Governor Christie's proposal for closing that shortfall.

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and Board List to be announced

 

 

 

MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010

 

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 4, 2010

 

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

 

MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010

 

SENATE QUORUM 10:00 AM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Committees at the call of the Senate President

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group [C] Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group [D] Committees scheduled to meet

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board List to be announced

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the call of the Speaker

 

MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010

 

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

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010

 

SENATE QUORUM 11:30 AM Senate Chambers

12:00 PM: Budget Message (Assembly Chambers)

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010

 

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

 

MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board List to be announced