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Vol. XXXV No. 14
Internet Update III CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE 214th
Legislature
Prepared: March 1, 2011 Check Internet
site or call this office for updated schedule Second
Annual Session
*Denotes
Changes
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Marc Larkins, CEO of the New Jersey Schools
Development Authority and
Christopher Cerf, Acting Commissioner of the New
Jersey Department of Education
will appear before the Committee.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011
*SENATE SESSION 11:00 AM Senate Chambers
9:30 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet
1:00 PM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet
Voting Session:
A2215 [McKeon, John F./Chivukula, Upendra
J.+36], Green bldg. loan-qualifications
A3353 [Coutinho, Albert/Watson Coleman, Bonnie],
Econ. devel. proj.-estab. closing fd.
A3513 [Oliver, Sheila Y./Greenwald, Louis
D.+21], Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Prog.
A3584 [Oliver, Sheila Y./Cryan, Joseph+31], Back
to
S690 [Sarlo, Paul A./Kean, Thomas H.+30], Garden
St. Film & Digital Media Jobs Act
S1216 [Weinberg, Loretta/Greenstein, Linda
R.+21], Small, women, minority-owned bus-concern
S2345 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Madden, Fred H.+22],
Qual. tax payers-expand tax excl.
S2398 [Madden, Fred H./Sarlo, Paul A.+29],
Higher ed. and bus. partnerships-promote
S2454 [Madden, Fred H./Sarlo, Paul A.+26], Angel
Investor Tax Cred. Act
S2753 [Whelan, Jim/Madden, Fred H.], Corp. bus.
tax formula-modifies
S2754 [Buono, Barbara/Greenstein, Linda R.],
Income tax-estab. alt. bus. calculation
Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.
The Committee has invited Michael Bryan, Acting
Director of Division of Taxation,
to testify on the division's proposed new rule NJAC.
18:1-2.6 dated February 7th regarding the relaxation of tax collection
procedures.
A2260 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Wolfe, David W.+11],
Sch. bus, svc. life-concerns
A3267 [Quijano, Annette/Ramos, Ruben J.+2], Boys
and Girls Club of NJ-vol. contrib.
S508 [Girgenti, John A./Sacco, Nicholas J.],
Youth mentoring prog.-estab. grant prog.
S516 [Weinberg, Loretta/Stack, Brian P.+3],
Central mun. courts-concerns cases
S1040 [Allen, Diane B.], Sch. buses-lengthens
svc. life
S2060 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Vitale, Joseph
F.+4], Amer. Red Cross-NJ Fd.-tax contrib.
S2443 [Vitale, Joseph F./Whelan, Jim+3],
Medicaid Acct. Care Org. Demo Proj-estab
S2609 [Turner, Shirley K./Madden, Fred H.],
Taxes, paid into St. disab benf. fd-adj.
S2675 [Buono, Barbara/Ruiz, M. Teresa+2], Boys
and Girls Club of NJ-vol. contrib.
For Discussion Only:
A2748 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Schaer, Gary S.+4],
Seasonal rental-exemp, bulk sale req.
S2313 [Van Drew, Jeff/Kean, Thomas H.], Seasonal
rentals-exemp. bulk sale req.
Pending Referral:
S2681 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Unclaimed prop.-concerns
Senate Commerce Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Gill, Nia H.
A359 [Schaer, Gary S./Burzichelli, John J.+24],
Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prev. Act
S772 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Singer, Robert W.],
Resid. Distress. Prop Leaseback Act
S773 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Singer, Robert W.],
Resid. Prop. Lease-Purch. Act
S1651 [Turner, Shirley K.], Foreclosure Rescue
Fraud Prev. Act
S2693 [Bucco, Anthony R.], MV franchises-revises
provisions
S2704 [Lesniak, Raymond J./Kyrillos, Joseph
M.+1], Franchise Practices Act-changes
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 (continued)
Senate Commerce and Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Joint Hearing 2:00 PM Committee Room 4,
1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chairs: Sen. Gill, Nia H./ Sen. Weinberg, Loretta
The Committees will meet jointly to receive
testimony from invited guests and written testimony from the public on the
status of federal healthcare reform implementation in
Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting
Chair: Sen. Van Drew, Jeff
The Committee will not meet.
Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting
1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor,
State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Weinberg, Loretta
The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services
will address the Committee on
the activities of the department.
At 2:00, the Committee will meet jointly with
the Senate Commerce Committee.
Senate Labor Meeting 9:30 AM
Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Madden, Fred H.
The Committee will hear testimony regarding the
impact of changes in the standards for misconduct as a cause of
disqualification from receiving unemployment insurance benefits, with
particular attention to the addition of the category of "severe"
misconduct made by P.L.2010, c.37.
Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Girgenti, John A.
A2530 [DeCroce, Alex/Malone, Joseph R.], Emerg
Evacuation Rtes/Procedures Council
S2614 [Lesniak, Raymond J./Cunningham, Sandra B.],
Earn Your Way Out, Prison Recovery Prog.
S2671 [Van Drew, Jeff/Cunningham, Sandra B.],
Breathalyzer refusal-clarify conviction
S2731 [Girgenti, John A./Sacco, Nicholas J.],
Police training certification-last 5 yrs
SJR49 [Van Drew, Jeff], American Heroes
Day-desig. September 11
*Senate Transportation Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.
S161 [Gill, Nia H./Bateman, Christopher], Driv.
lic. renewal-persons 70 and older
S946 [Bateman, Christopher], MV viol.
complaint-prov. time period
S1466 [Doherty, Michael J.+1], St. Police-revise
distrib. of fines
S2691 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Pleasant T. Macon
Hwy-desig portion Rt.1
Pending Introduction and Referral:
S2755 [Madden, Fred H.], Authorizes Municipal
Court Judges to enroll convicted drivers in aggressive driving programs
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 (continued)
*ASSEMBLY SESSION 11:00 AM Assembly Chambers
Voting Session:
A2215 [McKeon, John F./Chivukula, Upendra
J.+36], Green bldg. loan-qualifications
A3353 [Coutinho, Albert/Watson Coleman,
Bonnie+23], Econ. devel. proj.-estab. closing fd.
A3513 [Oliver, Sheila Y./Greenwald, Louis
D.+21], Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Prog.
A3584 [Oliver, Sheila Y./Cryan, Joseph+31], Back
to
A3869 [Greenwald, Louis D./Milam, Matthew W.],
Corp. bus. tax formula-modifies
A3870 [Greenwald, Louis D./Barnes, Peter J.],
Income tax-estab. alt. bus. calculation
S690 [Sarlo, Paul A./Kean, Thomas H.+30], Garden
St. Film & Digital Media Jobs Act
S1216 [Weinberg, Loretta/Greenstein, Linda
R.+21], Small, women, minority-owned bus-concern
S2345 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Madden, Fred H.+22],
Qual. tax payers-expand tax excl.
S2398 [Madden, Fred H./Sarlo, Paul A.+29],
Higher ed. and bus. partnerships-promote
S2454 [Madden, Fred H./Sarlo, Paul A.+26], Angel
Investor Tax Cred. Act
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011
*Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only)
Hearing 9:00 AM
Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
will hold a Public Hearing on
the FY 2012 State Budget.
*ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
Committees at the call of the Speaker
**Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Meeting
12:30 PM Committee Room 8, 3rd Floor,
State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Albano, Nelson T.
A1832 [Casagrande, Caroline/O'Scanlon, Declan
J.], Marlboro Psych. Hosp.-
improve sewerage
A3695 [Burzichelli, John J./Mainor, Charles],
Wildlife Rehabilitation Act
S748 [Beck, Jennifer], Marlboro Psych.
Hosp.-improve sewerage
**Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting
2:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor,
State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Coutinho, Albert
A3233 [Ramos, Ruben J./Caputo, Ralph R.],
Car-sharing prog.-exemp., mv rental fees
A3626 [Chivukula, Upendra J./Cryan, Joseph],
Life science research-prov. corp bus tax
A3859 [Coutinho, Albert], Special improvement
dist.-req. approval
**Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 8, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Moriarty, Paul D.
A3371 [Moriarty, Paul D.], Retail food estab.-uniform
standards req
A3749 [Ramos, Ruben J.], Veh storage fees-proh
when fac is closed
A3770 [Benson, Daniel R./Moriarty, Paul D.],
Svc. contracts-proh. automatic renewal
A3862 [Prieto, Vincent/Ramos, Ruben J.], Motor
fuel dealers-display prices
**Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. McKeon, John F.
The Committee will hear from the Commissioner of
Environmental Protection
and others on issues surrounding the environmental
impact of snow removal.
A2440 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Schroeder, Robert],
Rockland-Bergen Riv. Comm.-
flood prev.
A3653 [Wagner, Connie/Gusciora, Reed], Hydraulic
fracturing-estab. moratorium
AJR67 [Wagner, Connie/Gusciora, Reed], Hydraulic
fracturing-NY, PA disapprove
AR112 [Wagner, Connie/Gusciora, Reed+5],
Fracturing Respon. Awareness Act-enact
S59 [Cardinale, Gerald/Weinberg, Loretta+2],
Prot Act
For Discussion Only:
A1078 [Gusciora, Reed/Chiappone, Anthony],
Pesticide Use Reduction
Recognition Act
A2178 [Munoz, Nancy F.], Pesticide
applications-use silver flags
**Assembly Health and Senior Services Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Conaway, Herb
A243 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Biondi, Peter
J.+15], Immunizations-concerns req.
A1642 [Wagner, Connie/Johnson, Gordon M.+12],
Birth cert.-concerns
A3636 [Coughlin, Craig J./Greenwald, Louis D.],
Medicaid Acct. Care Org. Demo
Proj-estab
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011 (continued)
**Assembly Health and Senior Services Meeting (continued)
A3732 [Quijano, Annette/Vainieri Huttle,
Valerie], Asst. living fac.-estab. resid. rights
A3744 [O'Donnell, Jason/Wagner, Connie+8],
Birthing fac.-screen for heart defects
A3746 [Conaway, Herb/Chivukula, Upendra J.],
Pub. Health Council-revise memb.
A3868 [Conaway, Herb], Drugs,
off-label-individual insur. cover
S2458 [Codey, Richard J./Cunningham, Sandra
B.+5], Asst. living fac.-estab. resid. rights
S2659 [Weinberg, Loretta/Vitale, Joseph F.],
Pub. Health Council-revise memb.
**Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor,
State House Annex,
Chair: Asw. Quijano, Annette
The Committee will hear testimony from invited
guests on the topic of State and local emergency preparedness in light of
recent power outages in the State of
AJR56 [Riley, Celeste M./Evans, Elease+17],
American Red Cross Mo-desig. March
**Assembly Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Barnes, Peter J.
A412 [Diegnan, Patrick J.], Family court
proceedings, cert.-concerns
A3536 [Coughlin, Craig J./Quijano, Annette],
Criminal impersonation-clarifies
A3727 [Quijano, Annette], Uniform atty. id
card-estab. mand.
For Discussion Only:
A3297 [Russo, David C./Rumana, Scott T.+1],
Child-proh. unauth photos
or videotaping
**Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Johnson, Gordon M.
A1061 [Gusciora, Reed/Watson Coleman, Bonnie+7],
Automated MV ID sys.-auth. use
A2704 [
A3154 [Quijano, Annette/Spencer, L. Grace],
Talking, texting while driving-incr fine
A3462 [Johnson, Gordon M./Spencer, L. Grace], K9
Veterans Day-desig. March 13
A3602 [Moriarty, Paul D./Ramos, Ruben J.+1],
Police dog-enhance penal. for killing
A3613 [Bramnick, Jon M./Johnson, Gordon M.],
Police training, alt. route-extends
A3831 [Cryan, Joseph], Wineries-create new lic.
S1833 [Pennacchio, Joseph], K9 Veterans
Day-desig. March 13
S2181 [Codey, Richard J./Girgenti, John A.+2],
Talking, texting while driving-incr fine
S2541 [Madden, Fred H./Norcross, Donald+4],
Police dog-enhance penal. for killing
**Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Conners, Jack
The Committee will hear testimony from Adjutant
General Glenn K. Rieth about the current state of the New Jersey Army and Air
National Guard, as well as future plans for the New Jersey Department of
Military and Veterans' Affairs. The Committee will also hear testimony from
Mrs. Robin Walton, Director of Community Affairs and Government Relations at
A2299 [Wagner, Connie/Conners, Jack+1], Beach
access-concerns
S114 [Connors, Christopher J./Madden, Fred
H.+5], Beach access-concerns
**Assembly Regulated Professions Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Prieto, Vincent
A2678 [Quijano, Annette], Notary pub.
forms-incl. e-mail address
A2775 [
A3824 [Prieto, Vincent/Quijano, Annette],
Notaries public-mandates
**
Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asw. Stender, Linda
The Committee will receive testimony from invited
guests to explore Value-Based Benefit Design models for the delivery of heath
care in the SHBP that would expand access to care and improve health outcomes
at a more efficient cost. .
A910 [Chivukula, Upendra J.+1], High-volume,
basic computing sys.-study
A2452 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/McHose, Alison
Littell], PERS-training on enroll req.
S1392 [Weinberg, Loretta/Oroho, Steven V.],
PERS-training on enrollment req.
Pending Introuction and Referral:
AJR145 [Giblin, Thomas], Timely comm. of
collective barg with State emp union rep
**Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting 10:00
AM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Chivukula, Upendra J.
The committee will receive testimony from
invited guests on the Board of Public Utilities' delay in the distribution of
utility assistance grants for qualified households. The committee will receive
testimony from invited guests regarding NJ's renewable energy infrastructure.
A2042 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Milam, Matthew W.+1],
Solar renewable energy-concerns
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011
*Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing
9:30 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.
The Assembly Budget Committee will hold a public
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012 State Budget. TOPICS: Health, Human Services,
Senior, Family and Children's Issues.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
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 Economic Growth Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, NJ
Chair: Sen. Lesniak, Raymond J.
A3469 [
S285 [Stack, Brian P.], Sewerage connection
fees-concerns
S2428 [Van Drew, Jeff], Agric. driv.
lic.-clarify req.
S2702 [Doherty, Michael J.], Raw milk permit
prog.-estab.
S2710 [Turner, Shirley K.], CATV Universal
Access Fd-delete fd. req.
***Senate Education Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Ruiz, M. Teresa
S1219 [Bucco, Anthony R.], Crimes on
campus-report to loc. police
S1797 [Norcross, Donald], Svc. dogs, used by
students-allow in sch
S2244 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Disab. student sch
trans-flashing lights
S2505 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Pupil transp.
contract-reject lowest bid
***Senate Environment and Energy Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob
A3167 [Coughlin, Craig J./Wagner, Connie+3],
Brownfield remediations-auth. loans
S2278 [Vitale, Joseph F./Whelan, Jim],
Brownfield remediations-auth. loans
S2371 [Smith, Bob], Solar Renewable Energy
Cert.-purchase
S2467 [Smith, Bob/Cardinale, Gerald+1],
St.-owned lands-calculation of value
S2575 [Gordon, Robert M.], Hyraulic
fracturing-proh. memb. support
S2576 [Gordon, Robert M.], Hydraulic
fracturing-proh. technique
S2722 [Smith, Bob/Bateman, Christopher],
Decabromodiphenyl ether-limits sale
***Senate Judiciary Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.
Considered:
to be a member of the
Robert W. Cockren, Esq. of
Interviewed:
to be a Judge of the Superior Court:
Thomas Miller of
Philip Mizzone, Jr. of Borough of Woodland Park for the term prescribed by law.
Edward Neafsey of Avon-By-The-Sea for the term prescribed by law.
A1050 [Quijano, Annette/Wisniewski, John S.+4],
Law, unauth. practice-upgrades offense
S184 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Law practice,
unauth.-upgrades offense
S972 [Allen, Diane B./Beach, James+1], Sexual
assault victims-clarify exam cost
S1798 [Norcross, Donald], Mun. court svc.-agree
to share
S2665 [Weinberg, Loretta/Beck, Jennifer], Status
of women-repeal obsolete statutes
***Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Beach, James
The Jewish War Veterans Department of NJ has
been invited to receive a special resolution honoring their service to the
veteran community.
ACR144 [Conners, Jack/Gove, DiAnne C.+4], Vet.
plot allowance-urge Cong. incr.
S2434 [Van Drew, Jeff], US flags, fly
half-staff-Gov. direct
S2729 [Norcross, Donald], Vet. bus enterprise
set-aside prog-auth.
SCR129 [Beach, James/Connors, Christopher J.+2],
Vet. plot allowance-urge
Cong. incr.
SR82 [Kean, Sean T./Beck, Jennifer], Vet,
***
2nd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Whelan, Jim
A2173 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Stender, Linda],
St. Dept.-estab. website, nonprofit info
A2464 [Burzichelli, John J./Quijano, Annette+1],
St. agency rules-publish, NJ Register
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 (continued)
***
A2722 [Burzichelli, John J./Rumana, Scott T.+2],
OAL-modifies process, cert
case hearings
S343 [Oroho, Steven V./Sweeney, Stephen M.],
Admin. Procedure Act-revises
S1361 [Buono, Barbara], St. Dept.-estab.
website, nonprofit info
S1783 [Oroho, Steven V.], St. agency
rules-publish, NJ Register
S2455 [Norcross, Donald], Superintendent of
elections off.-abolish
S2653 [Rice, Ronald L.], Nominating
petitions-extend deadline
S2666 [Oroho, Steven V.], OAL-modifies process,
cert case hearings
SCR22 [Van Drew, Jeff/Kean, Sean T.],
Raffles-allowed, not-for-profit entities
Pending Introduction and Referral:
S2756 [Beach, James], Permits reg voters to
receive mail-in ballots for future elections.
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011
SENATE Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Committees at the call of the Senate
President
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Time and board list to be
announced
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011
*Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 9:00 AM Tentative - Location to be Determined
Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
will hold a public hearing on
the FY 2012 State Budget.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011
*Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 9:30 AM University Hall Conference Center, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ
Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.
The Assembly Budget Committee will hold a public
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012 State Budget. TOPICS: Education, Higher
Education and Local Government Issues.
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Committees at the call of the Senate
President
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011
*Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing
9:30 AM
Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.
The Assembly Budget Committee will hold a public
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012 State Budget. TOPICS: Public Safety, Economic
Development, Transportation, Environment, Arts, History and Cultural Issues
(and all other subjects not listed above).