Prepared: February 23, 2001 Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule. Second Annual Session
* Denotes Changes
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. Littell, Robert E.
A862 [Bagger, Richard H./Collins, Jack+2], Main Street NJ prog.-creates;$800k
A2380 [Bagger, Richard H./Suliga, Joseph+1], Effluent treatment equip-corp. tax cred.
A2381 [Bagger, Richard H./Suliga, Joseph+1], Effluent treatment equip-exemp sales tax
A2930 [Smith, Tom/Kelly, John V.+6], Low Income Home Energy Asst. Grant
A3032 [Lance, Leonard/Malone, Joseph R.], Suppl approp from General Fd.;$30,979.5M
S1 [DiFrancesco, Donald T./Inverso, Peter A.+20], Homestead rebate benf.-incr., index max.
S2 [DiFrancesco, Donald T./Matheussen, John J.+20], NJ SAVER rebate-accelerates phase-in
S3 [Connors, Leonard T./Sinagra, Jack+21], Leg Initiative Mun Block Grant Prog-incr
S788 [Allen, Diane/Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Main Street NJ prog.-creates;$800K
S847 [Bucco, Anthony R./Kyrillos, Joseph M.+13], Survivor benf., cert.-excl. income tax
S1154 [Sinagra, Jack/Cardinale, Gerald+1], Motor fuel discount coupon, cert-permits
S1209 [Singer, Robert W./Kenny, Bernard F.], Effluent treatment equip-prov. tax cred.
S1210 [Singer, Robert W./Kenny, Bernard F.], Effluent, treated-prov. tax cred.
S1234 [Singer, Robert W./Kenny, Bernard F.], Effluent treatment equip-exemp sales tax
S1310 [Martin, Robert J./Cafiero, James S.], SHBP retirees-concerns coverage
S1330 [Littell, Robert E./Sinagra, Jack], Prescription benf card, standardized-req
S1453 [Cafiero, James S./Connors, Leonard T.], Regional sch. dist.-concerns St. support
S1834 [Gormley, William L./DiFrancesco, Donald T.+9], Low Income Home Energy Asst. Grant
S1963 [Gormley, William L./McNamara, Henry P.+5], Inspector General sch. constr.;$4M
S2076 [Bennett, John O./Bark, Martha W.+1], Racing Comm.;$18M
S2083 [Gormley, William L.], Election Law Enforcement;$3M
Pending Referral:
S2099 [Singer, Robert W.], Lakewood Sch. Dist.;$3M
Senate Education Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Martin, Robert J.
A1203 [Corodemus, Steve], World Language Instr. Comm.-estab.
A1236 [Malone, Joseph R./Blee, Francis J.+8], Ed. foundations-prov. grants to estab.
A1755 [Wolfe, David W./Weingarten, Joel+1], Sch. bd. memb.-expands indemnification
A2943 [Malone, Joseph R./Collins, Jack+2], Sch. dist.-long-range fac. plans
S392 [Lesniak, Raymond J./DiFrancesco, Donald T.+1], Bd. of ed.-file info, sch. viol.
S627 [Matheussen, John J./Martin, Robert J.+1], Suspension from sch.-unexcused absence
S1126 [Ciesla, Andrew R.+1], Subcontracting, pub. sch.-concerns
S1250 [Palaia, Joseph A.], Pupil transp. contract bids-concerns
S1426 [O'Connor, Edward T./Kenny, Bernard F.], Sch. crossing guards-concerns
S1847 [Allen, Diane/Bark, Martha W.], Willingboro Sch. Dist.-fac.;$300K
S2019 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Library grant fds.-concerns
S2077 [Bennett, John O./Palaia, Joseph A.+2], Pupil-aid-in-lieu-of transp-incr amount
S2096 [Littell, Robert E.+1], College Leadership NJ;$50K
S2099 [Singer, Robert W.], Lakewood Sch. Dist.;$3M
Senate Health Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor,
State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Sinagra, Jack
The Committee will receive testimony from persons who have been invited to discuss issues related to the nursing shortage in New Jersey.
A2801 [Russo, David C./Vandervalk, Charlotte+1], Uniform Anatomical Gift Act-amends
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001 (continued)
Senate Health Meeting (continued)
S877 [Singer, Robert W./Allen, Diane+1], Alzheimer's patients-monitor location
S1396 [Bucco, Anthony R./Kosco, Louis F.+1], Dextromethorphan product sale-minor proh
S1589 [Kyrillos, Joseph M./Inverso, Peter A.], Dextromethorphan hydrobromide-proh.
S1604 [Singer, Robert W./Inverso, Peter A.+1], Prostate cancer-vol. contrib, income tax
S1988 [Matheussen, John J./Inverso, Peter A.+6], Uniform Anatomical Gift Act-amends
S2139 [Vitale, Joseph F./Sinagra, Jack], Breast/cervical cancer-Medicaid cover
S2141 [Sinagra, Jack/Codey, Richard J.], Stroke ctrs.-concerns desig.;$2M
SR77 [Bennett, John O./Sinagra, Jack], Stachybotrys atra infestations-prov info
Senate Legislative Oversight Meeting
Chair: Sen. Matheussen, John J.
The Committee will not meet.
Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting
Chair: Sen. Kosco, Louis F.
The Committee will not meet.
Senate State Government Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 7,
2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Kavanaugh, Walter J.
A122 [Merkt, Richard A./Biondi, Peter J.+2], St. real prop., surplus-conveyance
A988 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Lance, Leonard+7], PERS retiree-resume emp. w/ benf.
A1342 [Augustine, Alan M.+1], PERS, TPAF-retirement allowance options
S1289 [Cafiero, James S.], Firefighters, cert.-enroll in PFRS
S1894 [Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Lebanon Crisis participants-expand benf.
S1948 [Bryant, Wayne R./Sinagra, Jack], Human Relations Council-modify gov.
S1956 [Robertson, Norman M./Baer, Byron M.+25], Election equip. upgrade-estab grant prog
S1993 [Kavanaugh, Walter J.], SPRS-permits svc. cred. purchase
S1998 [Allen, Diane/Kyrillos, Joseph M.], PFRS, off-duty-accidental death benf.
S2142 [Martin, Robert J.], JRS-revise elig.
Senate Women's Issues, Children and Family Services Meeting
10:00 AM Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Cafiero, James S.
S194 [Bassano, C. Louis/Bucco, Anthony R.], Adoptees-allows access to med. hist info
S300 [James, Sharpe], Adoption registry, mutual consent-estab.
S1932 [Robertson, Norman M.], Adoptees-allows access to birth cert.
S1950 [Bucco, Anthony R./Cafiero, James S.], Adoption registry, mutual consent-estab.
S2002 [Allen, Diane/Cafiero, James S.], Adoptees birth cert. access-18 and over
Assembly Education Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 1,
1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Wolfe, David W.
A308 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Augustine, Alan M.+1], Tuition Aid Grant prog.-expands
A364 [Conners, Jack/Conaway, Herbert C.+3], Tuition Aid Grant prog.-expands;$29M
A1299 [Geist, George F.], Sch. bds.-adoption of salary policy
A1728 [Lance, Leonard+1], Child of St. inmate-determine resid.
A2749 [Weingarten, Joel/Bagger, Richard H.], George Washington portrait-display;$135K
A2992 [Stanley, Craig A./Wolfe, David W.], Tuition Aid Grant prog.-expands
A3076 [Chatzidakis, Larry/Bodine, Francis L.], Sch. dist. budget cap adjustment-prov.
A3204 [Malone, Joseph R./Cottrell, Melvin], Lakewood Sch. Dist.;$3M
AR168 [Myers, Connie/Lance, Leonard], Science Olympiad Day-desig March 20
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001 (continued)
Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting 10:00 AM
Monmouth University, Young Auditorium, Bey Hall, Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ
Chair: Asm. Holzapfel, James W.
A2433 [Corodemus, Steve/Talarico, Guy F.], Search/rescue dogs, kill, injure-penal.
A2698 [Asselta, Nicholas/Gibson, John C.+1], Animal cruelty crimes, cert.-4th degree
A2899 [Murphy, Carol J.], Emerg. mgt. laws-modernizes
A2931 [Blee, Francis J./LeFevre, Kenneth C.], Emerg. mgt. laws-modernizes
A3097 [Garrett, E. Scott/Myers, Connie], Campgrounds-exemp. cert. req.
A3201 [Holzapfel, James W./Smith, Tom], No Early Release Act-specifies crimes
A3202 [Blee, Francis J.], Domestic terrorism preparedness-$1M
A3214 [Holzapfel, James W.], Parole Bureau-transfers dept.
S92 [Gormley, William L./DiFrancesco, Donald T.+6], Domestic terrorism preparedness-$1M
Joint Budget Oversight Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 3,
1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Co-Chairs: Sen. Littell, Robert E./Asm. Bagger, Richard H.
The Joint Committee will meet to consider:
(1) County Solid Waste Partnership grants, 1985 Bond Act,
(2) Green Acres bond reallocations, project changes,
(3) Pending transfers of appropriations -- Dept. of Transportation,
(4) Other transfers as necessary,
(5) Correspondence and other business.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2001
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 2:00 PM Room 319, State House, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Bagger, Richard H.
A2 [DiGaetano, Paul/Thompson, Samuel D.+20], PFRS-concerns funding
A124 [Merkt, Richard A./Carroll, Michael Patrick+2], Adoptive parents-elim. cert. fees
A659 [Gibson, John C./Asselta, Nicholas], Pinelands mun. landfill site-concerns
A1458 [Blee, Francis J./LeFevre, Kenneth C.+17], Disabled-estab. co. off.
A1462 [Blee, Francis J./Garcia, Raul+3], Ed. Incentive Funding Prog. Act;$1M
A1905 [Thompson, Samuel D./Previte, Mary T.+10], Juv offenders-divert from ct sys;$2.431M
A1912 [Zisa, Charles/Smith, Tom+7], Juv. Central Registry;$204,514
A2625 [Bateman, Christopher/Biondi, Peter J.+6], Fire Engine and Equip. Museum;$7M
A2667 [Heck, Rose Marie/Holzapfel, James W.+2], Forensic lab. fees, sexual assault-estab
A2798 [Garrett, E. Scott+1], Standards/Assessments Accountability Act
A2828 [Doria, Joseph V./Charles, Joseph+4], Jersey City Armory renovation;$6M
A2895 [Caraballo, Wilfredo/Bagger, Richard H.], Greater Newark Conservancy;$500K
A3092 [Holzapfel, James W./Smith, Tom], Parole bd.-incr. memb.
A3123 [Gill, Nia H.+10], PFRS-concerns funding
A3181 [DeCroce, Alex/Bodine, Francis L.], Road repair grants-St., co., mun.;$45M
S1961 [Littell, Robert E./James, Sharpe+17], PFRS-concerns funding
Assembly Banking and Insurance Meeting 10:30 AM
Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Bateman, Christopher
A609 [Quigley, Joan M./Kelly, John V.+3], Health benf. insur-reg. 3rd party admin.
A888 [Bateman, Christopher/Cohen, Neil M.], Loc. govt. unit fds-estab collateral req
A2146 [Farragher, Clare M.], Structured settlements-concerns
A2222 [Arnone, Michael J./Bateman, Christopher+1], Platinum futures-exemp. sales tax
A3025 [Caraballo, Wilfredo/Bateman, Christopher], Secured transactions-concerns
A3067 [Bateman, Christopher], Consumer loans-concerns
A3219 [Bateman, Christopher], Domestic fraternal benf. society-concern
S375 [Sinagra, Jack/Cardinale, Gerald+16], Health benf. insur-reg. 3rd party admin.
S1382 [Martin, Robert J.+1], Secured transactions-concerns
Assembly Budget Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Lance, Leonard
Dr. Joel L. Naroff will address the Committee on issues relating to the NJ and regional economy. Dr. Joseph Senecca and Dr. James Hughes will address economic factors that impact state revenue collections.
Assembly Consumer Affairs and Regulated Professions Meeting
10:00 AM Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Moran, Jeffrey W.
A811 [Crecco, Marion/Talarico, Guy F.+11], Tattooing/body piercing-parental consent
A1272 [Impreveduto, Anthony/Kelly, John V.+1], Gift certificates-valid until redeemed
A2277 [Collins, Jack], Gift certificates-valid until redeemed
A2768 [Impreveduto, Anthony+3], Interior Designers Cert. Act-desig.
A3133 [Bagger, Richard H.], Sr. cit.-revises definition
S680 [Connors, Leonard T.+5], Charities-renewal of regis.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2001 (continued)
Assembly Commerce, Tourism, Gaming and Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor,
State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Azzolina, Joseph
Following the consideration of the bills, the Committee will meet jointly with the Assembly Task Force on Business Retention, Expansion, and Export Opportunities.
A17 [Asselta, Nicholas/Gibson, John C.], UEZA-estab. extended enterprise zones
A1980 [Cohen, Neil M.], Corporate mergers, cert.-concerns
A2446 [LeFevre, Kenneth C./Blee, Francis J.], Urban enterprise zones-concerns
A2736 [Zecker, Gerald H.], UEZA-modifies act
Assembly Environment Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 9,
3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Corodemus, Steve
A2138 [Gill, Nia H./Jones, LeRoy J.], Nishuane Brook flood control;$150K
A2861 [Zecker, Gerald H./Crecco, Marion], Mosquito control plan-St./co. devel.
A2912 [Weingarten, Joel/O'Toole, Kevin J.], Roselle Park, flood control proj.;$3.5M
A3016 [Blee, Francis J./LeFevre, Kenneth C.], Absecon Bay/Lakes Bay dredging;$2.3M
A3139 [Weinberg, Loretta], Hist. New Bridge Landing Park Comm;$90K
A3144 [Talarico, Guy F.+1], New Bridge Landing Hist. Site;$1.1M
Assembly Health Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asw. Vandervalk, Charlotte
A915 [Kelly, John V.+1], Long-term care-do not resuscitate orders
A2168 [DiGaetano, Paul/Doria, Joseph V.+12], Dental benf.-insured choose dentist
A3017 [Blee, Francis J./Quigley, Joan M.+4], Hepatitis C-estab. ed., prev. prog;$2.5M
A3050 [Cohen, Neil M./Gill, Nia H.+69], Leonard Cohen's Law-patient transfers
A3124 [Weingarten, Joel/O'Toole, Kevin J.], Defibrillators, portable-bus. tax cred.
A3217 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Asselta, Nicholas+1], Medicaid prescription drug benf.-concern
A3218 [Blee, Francis J./Vandervalk, Charlotte], Breast/cervical cancer-Medicaid cover
Assembly Local Government Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Arnone, Michael J.
A878 [Bateman, Christopher/Biondi, Peter J.+1], Damaged resid.-prov. refundable tax cred
A1168 [Arnone, Michael J./Smith, Tom], Gambling-mun. ordinances may proh.
A1806 [DiGaetano, Paul/Doria, Joseph V.], Loc. auth.-concerns pymts. to mun.
A2719 [Biondi, Peter J./DeCroce, Alex+1], Mun. zoning hearing-concerns notices
A3057 [Asselta, Nicholas/Gibson, John C.], Wildwood City;$2M
A3137 [Payne, William D.], Amer Society for Pub Administrators;$65K
*Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting
Chair: Asm. Holzapfel, James W.
The Committee will not meet.
Assembly Senior Issues and Community Services Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Cottrell, Melvin
A165 [Gusciora, Reed/Crecco, Marion+4], Nannies-crim. background checks
A721 [Talarico, Guy F.], Rent pymt. grace period-cert. recipients
A2850 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Lance, Leonard+20], Trenton Area Soup Kitchen;$50K
A3023 [Moran, Jeffrey W./Connors, Christopher J.], DYFS Oversight-estab. task force
ACR52 [Stanley, Craig A./Cottrell, Melvin], Natl. Sr. Cit. Day-desig. May 15th
AR169 [Collins, Jack/Heck, Rose Marie], Women's Hist. Mo.-desig. March 2001
S1679 [Rice, Ronald L.], Sr. cit rent-concerns 5 day grace period
Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting
The Committee will not meet.
Assembly Task Force on Business Retention, Expansion, and Export Opportunities Meeting 2:30 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Meeting to be jointly held with Assembly Commerce, Tourism, and Gaming Committee.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2001
Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission Meeting 10:00 AM Division of Pension and Benefits, 50 W. State St., Trenton, NJ
Written comments on bills should be submitted at least ten business days in advance of the meeting.
A1249 [Cottrell, Melvin/Malone, Joseph R.], TPAF vet. retirees-paid health benf.
A2794 [Garcia, Raul], Co. emp. retiree-permits COLA
A2924 [Asselta, Nicholas/Gibson, John C.], DOC administrators, cert.-police powers
A2932 [Blee, Francis J.], Crim. investigator, St.-transfer to PFRS
A2952 [Roberts, Joseph J./Vandervalk, Charlotte], SHBP benf. in retir.-cert. St. emp.
A3014 [Greenwald, Louis D.], Police, firefighter-post retir. med benf
S1395 [Codey, Richard J.], JRS, cert. memb.-prov. max. pension
S1465 [Inverso, Peter A.], PFRS-concerns purch. of svc. cred.
S1893 [Cafiero, James S.], DOC administrators, cert.-police powers
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2001 (continued)
Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission Meeting (continued)
S1907 [Singer, Robert W.], TPAF vet. retirees-paid health benf.
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2001
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2001
Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing
9:30 AM Appel Farm, 457 Shirley Road, Elmer, Salem County, NJ
Joint Public Hearing with the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on the FY 2002 Budget.
Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing
9:30 AM Appel Farm, 457 Shirley Road, Elmer, Salem County, NJ
Joint Public Hearing with the Assembly Budget Committee on the FY 2002 Budget.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2001
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 SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2001
Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing
9:30 AM Montclair State University (Student Center Ballroom), 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ
Joint Public Hearing with the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on the FY 2002 Budget.
Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing
9:30 AM Montclair State University (Student Center Ballroom), 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ
Joint Public Hearing with the Assembly Budget Committee on the FY 2002 Budget.
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2001
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
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2001
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Select Committees to meet at the Call of the President
2:00 PM: Voting Session: Board list to be announced
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2001
Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing
9:30 AM The Trenton War Memorial (Theater Ballroom) Barrack and West Lafayette Streets, Trenton, NJ
Joint Public Hearing with the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on the FY 2002 Budget.
Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing
9:30 AM The Trenton War Memorial (Theater Ballroom), Barrack and West Lafayette Streets, Trenton, NJ
Joint Public Hearing with the Assembly Budget Committee on the FY 2002 Budget.
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2001
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
Select Committees to meet at the call of the Speaker
MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2001
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
*Senate Law and Public Safety Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Kosco, Louis F.
The Committee will hold a public hearing on the following bill:
ACR2/SCR86 (SCS) [Collins/Rooney/Cardinale/Bucco] Proposes constitutional amendment--parental notification for pregnancy related medical or surgical procedures or treatments to be performed on minor.
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced
State House Commission Meeting 9:00 AM
Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2001
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