NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                            for February 7, 2011

 

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Vol. XXIII No. 7                                                                                214th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      Keith  Bachmann, of New Milford.

      Susan  Steele, of Harrington Park.

      Christine  Farrington, of Wyckoff.

      Gary  Wilcox, of Harrington Park.

 

Nominations Corrected Copy:

 

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

      Bradley  Brewster, Esq., of Hopewell *NOT* Lambertville.

 

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

      Arthur M. Haney, of Old Bridge Township *NOT* Matawan.

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

SCR145    Madden,F    Security Command Ctr.-approve report 

SR105    Gill,N    Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto-resign

Bills Introduced:

S2684    Stack,B/Cunningham,S    Machetes-proh. possession   REF SLP

S2685    Singer,R/Lesniak,R+2    Offender, hinder apprehension-incr penal   REF SLP

S2686    Greenstein,L    Transfer of devel. rights-concerns   REF SEG

S2687    Greenstein,L    Hotels, motels-annual inspection cycle   REF SCU

S2688    Greenstein,L    Nursing staff, health care fac.-concerns   REF SHH

S2689    Greenstein,L    Rape care advocates-concerns   REF SJU

S2690    Greenstein,L    Domestic Viol. Victim Prot. Pilot Prog.   REF SJU

S2691    Greenstein,L    Pleasant T. Macon Hwy-desig portion Rt.1   REF STR

S2692    Bucco,A    Prevailing wage law-repeals   REF SLA

S2693    Bucco,A    MV franchises-revises provisions   REF SCM

S2695    Beach,J    Child booster seat-incr. penal., non-use   REF STR

S2696    Sweeney,S    St.-admin. retire. sys.-make changes   REF SSG

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A1471 AcaAca (2R)    Wisniewski,J/Prieto,V    Taxicab laws-makes sundry changes   REP

S233    Bateman,C    MV fines, cert.-decreases   REP

S550    Cunningham,S/Sacco,N+1    Port. Auth. of NY & NJ bd mtg-pub notice   REP

S1662    Bateman,C/Pennacchio,J    Incarcerated indiv.-proh temp disab benf   REP

S1823 Sca (1R)    Madden,F/Kean,S+2    Taxicab laws-makes sundry changes   REP/SCA

S2450 Sca (1R)    O'Toole,K    Co road proj-req to fix curbs if damaged   REP/SCA

S2458    Codey,R/Cunningham,S+3    Asst. living fac.-estab. resid. rights   REP

S2539    Greenstein,L    NJT fare incr.-Rate Counsel evaluate   REP

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont’d)

 

S2543 Scs (SCS)    Singer,R    Bedbug eradication svc-resid. fac. req.   REP/SCS

S2609 Sca (1R)    Turner,S/Madden,F    Taxes, paid into St. disab benf. fd-adj.   REP/SCA

S2659    Weinberg,L/Vitale,J    Pub. Health Council-revise memb.   REP

S2680    Madden,F/Beach,J    Unemp. benf.-extends   REP

SJR57 Sca (1R)    Madden,F/Greenstein,L    American Red Cross Mo-desig. March   REP/SCA

Bills Referred/SBA:

S233    Bateman,C    MV fines, cert.-decreases  

S2539    Greenstein,L    NJT fare incr.-Rate Counsel evaluate  

S2609 Sca (1R)    Turner,S/Madden,F    Taxes, paid into St. disab benf. fd-adj.  

Bills Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:

S1730 ScsAca (SCS/1R)    Norcross,D/O'Toole,K+7    Pub. off. and emp.-reside in NJ  

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

S1 ScsSaScsAcaAcaSa (SCS/3R)    Lesniak,R/Van Drew,J+3    Affordable housing-reforms procedures   FROM R/S

Co-Sponsors Added:

S286   (Beach,J)    Constr. code fees, loc.-concerns

S539   (Whelan,J)    Dog fighting-estab. crime

S1154   (Bucco,A)    Svc. dogs-estab. new crime

S1351 Scs (SCS)   (Gordon,R)    Pub. body meetings-revises law

S1352 Scs (SCS)   (Gordon,R)    Martin O'Shea Open Pub. Records Act

S2114 Sca (1R)   (Allen,D)    Dating viol. policy-sch. dist. adopt

S2541   (Bucco,A)    Police dog-enhance penal. for killing

S2685   (Kyrillos,J; Oroho,S)   Offender, hinder apprehension-incr penal

SCR131   (Gordon,R)    Priv pub svcs contracts-set min standard

SR89   (Gordon,R)    Civil War 150th Anniv. Committee-commend

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S115   (Beach,J)    Domestic viol. assessments-concerns

S1535   (Allen,D)    Homeless Coordinating/Fd Prog Task Force

S1662   (Pennacchio,J)    Incarcerated indiv.-proh temp disab benf

S1925   (Lesniak,R)    Sch. dist, charter sch-nepotism policies

S2194   (Beck,J)    Child Safe Playing Fields Act

 

Note to the 01/20/2011 Digest:

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

 

S2541    Madden,F/Norcross,D+1    Police dog-enhance penal. for killing  REP 2RS *NOT* REF SBA

The Senate adjourned at 5:40 PM to meet again on Monday, February 14, 2011 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “3” and “4” scheduled to meet).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION

The Assembly did not meet.  The Assembly will meet on Thursday, February 10, 2011 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “C” and “D” scheduled to meet).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

 

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (2/3/2011):

P.L.2011, c.20.   S212 ScaAcaAa (3R)    Whelan,J/Milam,M+3    2/3/2011    Wind dependent energy fac-allows constr.  

P.L.2011, c.21.   S1189 ScaAca (2R)    Van Drew,J/Connors,C+11    2/3/2011    Vets' Hospital Task Force-estab.  

P.L.2011, c.22.   S1795 ScaAca (2R)    Weinberg,L/Johnson,G    2/3/2011    Bd. of Med. Examiners-investigate lic.