NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

for January 11, 2011

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Vol. XXIII No. 1 214th Legislature

SENATE ACTION (SESSION)-First Annual Session

Nominations Advise and Consent:

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Robert A. Altman, of Princeton.

Jorge A. Caballero, C.P.A., of Long Valley.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE:

Barbara Sprechman, B.A., C.P.S., of Jackson, to replace Roland Traynor, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC SITES COUNCIL:

Margaret Ellen Nordstrom, of Long Valley.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE KEAN UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Helyn Payne Baltimore, of East Orange.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Thomas Maguire, of Long Valley, to replace Carlos G. Ortiz.

John L. McGoldrick, of Princeton.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Edward A. Whittaker, Ph.D., of Hoboken.

Cynthia Maner Campbell, Esq., of Jersey City.

Owen M. Ryan, Jr., C.P.A., of Basking Ridge, to replace John Moore.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Elizabeth Garcia, P.E., of North Bergen.

Anthony R. Slimowicz, of Long Hill Township, to replace Diane Montalto, resigned.

Anthony J. Knapp, Jr., of North Branch.

Kathleen Wielkopolski, of Chester.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

Edward S. Walsh, P.E., of Basking Ridge, to replace Barry L. Zubrow, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS:

Ofelia Garcia, of Jersey City, to replace Anna M. Aschkenes.

Ruth Lipper, of Summit, to replace Ofelia Garcia.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY:

Ronald Gravino, of Edison, to replace Bishop David G. Evans.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Thomas Zelante, Esq., of Morristown.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RICHARD STOCKTON STATE COLLEGE - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Leo B. Schoffer, Esq., of Margate.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Virginia R. Smith, of Upper Makefield, Pennsylvania, to replace Thomas H. Morgan, Esq., resigned.

Nominations Advise and Consent: (cont’d)

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS:

James Winters, of Bound Brook, to replace Joseph J. Murphy, D.C.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:

Jack A. Fornaro, of Oxford, to replace Frederick Lagarde, resigned.

Claire Chamberlain Eckert, of Bernardsville, to replace Kathleen Dietz.

Andrew J. Mulvihill, of Andover, to replace Josephine E. Hernandez.

J. Peter Simon, of Green Village, to replace Debra Eckert-Casha, Esq., resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Fred J. Abbate, Ph.D., of Moorestown.

J. Stanley Justice, of Trenton.

Brian T. Maloney, of Flemington, to replace George L. Fricke, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE VICTIMS OF CRIME COMPENSATION REVIEW BOARD:

Edward Beck, of South Dennis.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Frederick L. Gruel, of Bridgewater.

TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF THE STATE LOTTERY:

Carole Hedinger, of Toms River, to replace Steve Palmieri.

The Members of both Houses of the 214th Legislature met in Joint Session to receive the State of the State Address from the Honorable Chris Christie, Governor of the State of New Jersey.

SENATE ACTION (SESSION)-Second Annual Session

Nominations Notice of Intention:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

Linda Grasso Jones, of Tinton Falls.

Terry Bottinelli, of Wyckoff.

Angela Borkowski, of Annandale.

Lisa Rose, of West New York.

Donna Gallucio, of Prospect Park.

Leslie-Ann Justus, of Morganville.

Sohail Mohammed, of Clifton.

TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT:

Anne Patterson, of Mendham.

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DELAWARE RIVER JOINT TOLL BRIDGE COMMISSION:

Geoffrey S. Stanley, of Frenchtown, to replace Donald William Hart.

Edward J. Smith, of Asbury, to replace David Degerolamo.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FORT MONMOUTH ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY:

James Gorman, of Colts Neck.

Michael Pane, Esq., of Fair Haven.

Robert Lucky, Ph.D., of Fair Haven.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HIGHLANDS WATER PROTECTION AND PLANNING COUNCIL:

Samuel R. Race, of Belvidere, to replace Tracy Carluccio.

Honorable Timothy P. Dougherty, of Morristown, to replace Mayor Marceil Letts.

Honorable Robert G. Walton, of Hampton, to replace Elizabeth Calabrese, resigned.

Richard Vohden, of Andover, to replace Timothy P. Dillingham, resigned.

Honorable James Rilee, of Succasunna, to replace William Cogger.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HORIZON BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD, INC. OF NJ - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

John C. Kelly, of Convent Station, to replace Eric B. Shuffler.

Russell L. Hewit, of New Vernon, to replace Barry R. Mandelbaum.

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU: (cont’d)

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MONMOUTH COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

Kathleen Cody Bjelka, of Lincroft, to replace Dorothy Devenny.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MORRIS COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

Joan Bedrin Murray, of Denville.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY - BAORD OF TRUSTEES:

Vijayant Pawar, Esq., of Morristown.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Gary C. Dahms, P.E., P.P., C.M.E., of Allenwood, to replace Arthur F. Powell, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY MARITIME PILOT AND DOCKING PILOT COMMISSION:

Charles E. Stapleton, of Annandale, to replace Honorable Joseph Azzolina, deceased.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION:

John Bonanni, of Boonton, to replace Cheryl G. Fuller, C.P.A.

John H. Eskilson, of Newton, to replace Matthew U. Watkins.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY SPORTS AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY:

George Kolber, of Rumson, to replace George A. Castro, II.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS:

Mary-Grace Cangemi, of Red Bank, to replace Amy Simon.

Douglas Katich, of Atlantic Highlands, to replace Anne Koeppe, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND AUTHORITY:

Nelson Ferreira, of Far Hills, to replace Vivian Altman, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY:

Eric Hector Jaso, Esq., of Morristown, to replace Donna M. Pearson, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY:

David Samson, Esq., of Caldwell, to replace Angelo J. Genova, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS:

David Allen, of Brick, to replace Mary-Ellen Rada, D.C.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

Darryl Malcolm, of Blairstown, to replace Robert Moore, resigned.

TO BE THE BURLINGTON COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS:

Joanne Nyikita, of Beverly.

TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS:

Thomas Richard Calcagni, of Chatham Township, to replace David M. Szuchman, Esq.

TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM:

Grace M. Hanlon, M.S.E.D., of Fair Haven, to replace Nancy Byrne.

TO BE THE MONMOUTH COUNTY PROSECUTOR:

Peter Warshaw, Jr., of Middletown.

Bills Introduced:

S2630 Beach,J Mun. shared svcs. energy company-auth. REF SEN

S2631 Cunningham,S Pedestrian death-incr. penal. REF STR

S2632 Kean,S Mold Safe Housing Act REF SCU

S2633 Kean,S Mold hazard-estab. exposure limits REF SEN

S2634 Turner,S First-time off.-estab intervention prog. REF SJU

S2635 Beck,J/Kean,S+1 Special ed. prog.-task force to study REF SED

S2638 Norcross,D Precious metal buyers-incr. viol penal. REF SCM

SCR142 Kean,S Marriage Therapy Exam reg-not leg intent REF SCM

SJR62 Rice,R Casino Gaming Study Comm.-estab. REF SSG

SR102 Beach,J/Allen,D Folic acid consumption-pub info campaign REF SHH

Concurrent Resolution Passed:

Providing for the Legislature to hold a joint session for the purpose of receiving the Governor's State of the State Address.

Co-Sponsors Added:

S2635 (Kyrillos,J) Special ed. prog.-task force to study
S2636 (Beach,J; Buono,B; Codey,R; Cunningham,S; Gill,N; Girgenti,J; Gordon,R; Greenstein,L; Lesniak,R; Madden,F; Rice,R; Sarlo,P; Scutari,N; Smith,B; Stack,B; Weinberg,L; Whelan,J) Tolls, finan. ARC Tunnel proj.-reduce

The Senate President has made the following appointment:

*Effective January 11, 2011

Police and Fire Public Interest Arbitration Impact Task Force:

Ronald G. Bakley, of Erial.

The Senate adjourned at 4:40 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, January 20, 2011 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “1” and “2” scheduled to meet).

ASSEMBLY ACTION (SESSION)

Bills Introduced:

A3718 Coughlin,C Inactive liquor lic-transfer to qual mun REF ALP

A3719 Coughlin,C Stray animal impounded injured-euthanize REF AAN

A3720 Riley,C Driv. lic.-allow vol. diabetic notation REF ALP

A3721 Conners,J/Conaway,H Vet, wartime disab.-incr. paid allowance REF AMV

A3722 Coutinho,A/Spencer,L MV franchises-revises provisions REF ACE

A3723 Quijano,A Trustee's discretionary auth.-clarify REF AJU

A3724 Quijano,A Storm water runoff diversion-proh. REF AEN

A3725 DeAngelo,W/Quijano,A News production expenses-bus. tax credit REF ABU

A3726 DeAngelo,W/Quijano,A Back to Work Prog.-prov. workers' comp. REF ALA

A3727 Quijano,A Uniform atty. id card-estab. mand. REF AJU

A3728 Quijano,A St. Comptroller-mun. compliance audit REF AHO

A3729 Vainieri Huttle,V/Gusciora,R Eminent domain-restrict campaign contrib REF ASG

A3730 Vainieri Huttle,V/Coutinho,A Acquired Brain Injury Fd.-estab. REF AHU

A3731 Quijano,A Solar Renewable Energy Cert.-purchase REF ATU

A3732 Quijano,A/Vainieri Huttle,V Asst. living fac.-estab. resid. rights REF AHE

A3733 Quijano,A/Spencer,L Healthcare Exchange Act REF AFI

A3734 Amodeo,J/Albano,N+2 Loc. law enforcement-St. indemnification REF AHO

A3735 Albano,N/Milam,M Credit card interest-prov. tax deduction REF ABU

A3736 Wisniewski,J/Prieto,V Tolls, finan. ARC Tunnel proj.-reduce REF ATR

A3737 McKeon,J/Jasey,M Anabolic steroids, police/ff use-report REF ALP

A3738 Webber,J Exec co superintendent of sch-Gov remove REF AED

A3739 Webber,J Health care prof., vol.-civil immunity REF AHE

A3740 Stender,L Personal id info, another person's-crime REF AJU

A3741 Quijano,A Min. & Women-owned bus.-St. contracting REF ACE

A3742 Quijano,A Office of Dropout Prev.-estab. REF AED

A3743 Quijano,A Sports off-upgrades penal, cert assaults REF ALP

ACR171 Rumana,S/O'Scanlon,D Fire dist-new/expanded unfunded mandates REF AHO

ACR172 Benson,D/Wagner,C Children's products-Cong. ban phthalates REF ACO

ACR173 McKeon,J/Jasey,M Iran, nuclear weapons-US, prevent REF ASG

ACR174 Stender,L Earth Hour 2011-urges participation REF AEN

AR135 Gusciora,R/Watson Coleman,B+3 Princeton Battlefield preserve-support REF ATA

AR136 McKeon,J/Conaway,H Anabolic steroids-police randomly tested REF ALP

Concurrent Resolution Passed:

Providing for the Legislature to hold a joint session for the purpose of receiving the Governor's State of the State Address.

Bills Received from Senate/Concurrence w/Senate Amendments/Given Second Reading:

A2721 AcaSa (2R) Burzichelli,J/Rumana,S+16 St. agency rule-making-expiration date

Bills Received from Senate/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

S1128 Scs (SCS) Van Drew,J Agric. tourism locations-concerns signs

Co-Sponsors Added:

A3622 (DeCroce,A) Sexual abuse-remove limitations statute

Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:

A2718 (Cryan,J) Transp. Trust Fd.-concerns funding

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

A3626 (Quijano,A) Life science research-prov. corp bus tax

The Assembly adjourned at 5:10 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, January 20, 2011 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “A” and “B” scheduled to meet).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (1/10/11):

None