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Vol. XXVII No. 1 216th
Legislature $ Second
The Members of both Houses of the 216th Legislature met
in Joint Session to receive the State of the State Address from the Honorable
Chris Christie, Governor of the State of
SENATE
ACTION (SESSION)
Nominations Advise and Consent:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT:
Rudolph A. Filko, of
Lisa P. Thornton, of
Nominations Notice of Intention Received
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT:
James J. DeLuca, of
Rudolph A. Filko, of
Magali M.
Francois, of Glen Rock.
Jane Gallina
Mecca, of
Deborah M. Gross-Quatrone, of Saddle
Brook.
Mark T. Janeczko, of Wood-Ridge.
Christopher R. Kazlau, of
Gregg A. Padovano, of
James X. Sattely, of Oradell.
Walter F. Skrod, of Mahwah.
Lisa P. Thornton, of
Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT:
Mark T. Janeczko, of Wood-Ridge.
John G. Hudak, of
Richard C. Wischusen, of
Gregg A. Padovano, of
Rudolph A. Filko, of
Christopher R. Kazlau, of
James X. Sattely, of Oradell.
Walter F. Skrod, of Mahwah.
Deborah M. Gross-Quatrone, of Saddle
Brook.
Jane Gallina
Mecca, of
Magali M.
Francois, of Glen Rock.
Lisa P. Thornton, of
James J. DeLuca, of
TO BE A WORKERS' COMPENSATION JUDGE:
John C. Gavenjian, of Mahwah.
Michael J. Dillon, of
Thomas J. Ludlum, of Glen Rock.
Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:
(cont’d)
TO
BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE:
Thomas Morgan Hurley, of
Nominations Reported from Committee:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT:
Rudolph A. Filko, of
Lisa P. Thornton, of
Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second
SR110 Sweeney,S/Kean,T
Senate Rules-amend 7:7, 9:1 & 17:3
Bills Introduced:
S2693 Beach,J Dental svc. corp.
law-revise provisions
S2694 Singer,R Plant species, invasive-proh.
sale
Bills Passed:
SR110 Sweeney,S/Kean,T
Senate Rules-amend 7:7, 9:1 & 17:3
(30-0)
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. (33-0)
Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:
A709 AcaSa
(2R) Angelini,M/Benson,D+9 Prescription drugs, unused-safe
disposal (26-0) (Kyrillos)
A2996 AcaScaSa
(3R) Lagana,J/Stender,L
Fire hydrants-snow removal req.
(26-0) (Weinberg)
S2254 ScaSa (2R) Whelan,J Fire hydrants-snow removal req. (28-0) (Weinberg)
S2370 ScaSaSa
(3R) Whelan,J/Kyrillos,J+3 Prescription drugs, unused-safe
disposal (27-0) (Kyrillos)
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
A1958 Riley,C/Chivukula,U+1 Agric activities-concerns exemp. letters
A3951 Aca (1R) Prieto,V/Vainieri
Huttle,V+2 Angelie's
Law-exempts cert. veh.
S402 Sca (1R) Sacco,N/Pennacchio,J+2 Move over law-erect signs
S573 Scs (
S699 Kyrillos,J Hunting, every day-auth. during season
S1420 Scs (
S1683 Sca (1R) Oroho,S/Bucco,A.R.+1 Bow hunting, fed. mil
installations-auth
S1848 Allen,D Agric activities-concerns exemp. letters
S2166 Sca (1R) Lesniak,R Comprehensive Reg
Grease Recycling Act
S2492 Oroho,S/Sweeney,S Beaver-removes statutory limitation
S2596 Sca (1R) Sacco,N/Pennacchio,J Angelie's
Law-exempts cert. veh.
S2656 Sca (1R) Oroho,S/Pennacchio,J+1 Senator Robert E Littell
Mem. Hwy.-Rt.15
S2660
Smith,B/Bateman,C+1 Office of Sustainability-creates
S2692 Smith,B/Greenstein,L St House Complex-env
sustainability plan
Bills Referred/SBA:
S402 Sca
(1R) Sacco,N/Pennacchio,J+2 Move over law-erect signs
S573 Scs (
S1420 Scs (
S2166 Sca (1R) Lesniak,R
Comprehensive Reg Grease Recycling Act
S2492 Oroho,S/Sweeney,S Beaver-removes statutory limitation
Bills Referred/SBA: (cont’d)
S2660 Smith,B/Bateman,C+1 Office of Sustainability-creates
S2692 Smith,B/Greenstein,L St House Complex-env
sustainability plan
Bills Received from Governor/Absolute Veto:
S2181 Gordon,R/Weinberg,L+17 PANYNJ-incr
transparency, accountability
Bills Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:
S2183
Sca (1R)
Gordon,R/Weinberg,L+15 PANYNJ-concerns pub. records
access
Bills Transferred:
S2397 Turner,
S2471 Gill,
S2601 Gordon,R Disab. student-allow svc animal, sch
bus FROM SED
TO SHH
S2654 Whelan,J/Singer,R AC Growth Tax Credit Prog.-estab. FROM SCU TO SEG
AJR56 Aca (1R)
Andrzejczak,B/Dancer,R+1 Sch Garden Day in
NJ-design Wednesday FROM SEG TO SED
Co-Sponsors Added:
S353 (O'Toole,K) Estate
tax-phases out
S402 Sca (1R) (Gordon,R;
Holzapfel,J)
Move over law-erect signs
S2013 (Beck,J; Thompson,S) DRPA-elim. power
S2343 (O'Toole,K) Child care subsidy-concerns
S2656 Sca (1R) (Bucco,A.R.) Senator Robert E Littell
Mem. Hwy.-Rt.15
S2660 (Greenstein,L) Office of Sustainability-creates
Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:
S2600 (Gordon,R) Individuals w/devel.
disab-proh transfer
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S402 Sca
(1R) (Pennacchio,J) Move
over law-erect signs
S726 (Beach,J) Innovation zone prog.-estab.
S1279
(Van Drew,J) Lead Haz Control
Assist Fd;$10M
S1366 (Beach,J) Life insur-notice
req, prior to lapse
S1894 (Vitale,J) Tobacco products-proh.
higher ed grounds
S2596 Sca (1R) (Pennacchio,J) Angelie's Law-exempts cert. veh.
S2610 (Beach,J) Professional lic-prov.
online processing
S2656 Sca (1R) (Pennacchio,J) Senator Robert E Littell
Mem. Hwy.-Rt.15
S2666 (Sweeney,S) Clinical Trials Working Group-creates
S2686 (Beck,J) Sexual Assault Survivor Prot Act of 2015
S2692 (Greenstein,L) St House Complex-env
sustainability plan
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
S2600 (Gordon,R) Individuals w/devel.
disab-proh transfer
The Senate President has made
the following appointments:
*Effective
Economic Growth Committee (SEG):
Senator Nilsa
Cruz-Perez (5)
Military & Veterans’ Affairs Committee (
Senator Nilsa
Cruz-Perez (5)
Transportation Committee (
Senator Nilsa
Cruz-Perez (5)
State Commission of Investigation:
Robert J. Burzichelli, Esq., of
Joint
Committee on the Public Schools:
Senator Nilsa
Cruz-Perez (5), to replace Senator Donald Norcross (5), resigned.
*Effective
Ann M. Painter, of Toms River,
to replace Majorie Peck Forgang,
RN,
Note
to the
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
S1195 Vitale,J/Allen,D+5 Sex change-revise birth cert.
procedure
The Senate adjourned at 5:00 P.M. to meet again on Thursday,
(QUORUM, Committee Groups “3” and “4” scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY
ACTION (SESSION)
Bills Introduced:
A4087 Diegnan,P/Lagana,J+2 Drugs returned-wholesale distrib. rebate
A4088
Jimenez,A/Green,J+1 Haz. Drug Safe Handling Act-estab.
A4089 Coughlin,C Dental svc. corp.
law-revise provisions
A4090 Lampitt,P Suppl. Nutrition Assist. Prog-enrollment
A4091 Eustace,T Generation fac., on-site-concerns
A4092 Eustace,T/Mukherji,R Tigers-impose req,
prevent illegal trade
A4093 Eustace,T/Mukherji,R Shark fins-proh,
cert sale or possession
A4094 Conaway,H Epinephrine auto-injector
device-access
A4095
Dancer,R/McGuckin,G+1 Sexually viol. predators-lower
comp rate
A4096 Sumter,S/Mainor,C Police, incapacitated-proh.
termination
AJR95 Lampitt,P Sch. Absentee Awareness Mo.-desig. Sept.
Bills Introduced: (cont’d)
AR199 Fiocchi,S/Brown,
AR200
Fiocchi,S/Brown,C.A.+11 Law
enforcement off.-recognize and honor
AR201 Fiocchi,S/Brown,
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 Withdrawn From The Files:
A3826 Garcia,C/Mosquera,G+1 Children's Health Promo. Fd.-estab. FROM
Co-Sponsors Added:
A3129 (McGuckin,G; Wolfe,D) Prescrip. Monitoring Prog.-revise prov.
A3762 (Egan,J) Accidential disab. benf.-concerns elig.
A3950 (Coughlin,C) Corrections-utilize body scanning equip.
A4095 (Wolfe,D) Sexually viol. predators-lower
comp rate
AR145 (Fiocchi,S) Future
Farmers of Amer.-supports
AR200 (Gove,D;
Bucco,A; Carroll,M; Space,P; Dancer,R; Auth,R; Webber,J; Andrzejczak,B; DiMaio,J; O’Scanlon,D; Peterson,E) Law enforcement off.- recognize and honor
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A3832 (Eustace,T) Megan's
law-conform to fed. req.
A3889 (Wimberly,B) Sch. breakfast kiosk pilot prog.
A3999 (Garcia,C) Mail ballots-concerns return
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
A3832 (Mazzeo,V) Megan's law-conform to fed. req.
A4033 Aca (1R) (Coughlin,C) Pymt. assurance device-proh installation
AR200 (Rible,D) Law enforcement off.-recognize and honor
Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:
A3804 (Webber,J) Admin. rules and
reg.-St agencies review
A3832 (Lagana,J) Megan's law-conform to fed. req.
AR200 (Bramnick,J) Law enforcement off.-recognize and honor
Fifth Prime Sponsors Added:
AR200 (Simon,D) Law enforcement off.-recognize and honor
Sixth Prime Sponsors Added:
A3843 Aca
(1R) (Sumter,S) Outdoor
video surveillance camera-reg.
The Assembly
adjourned at 4:53 P.M. to meet again on Thursday,
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (01/12/2015):
None