NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

for February 11, 2013

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Vol. XXV No. 7 215th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

Assemblyman Gary R. Chiusano, of the 24th Legislative District, has resigned.

SENATE ACTION

The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Thursday, February 21, 2013 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “3” and “4” scheduled to meet).

ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

A3583 Wilson,G Sch. safety-create task force to improve REF ALP

A3798 Mosquera,G Overseas Resid Absentee Voting-revise REF ASG

A3799 Cryan,J Assault weapons ban-strengthens REF ALP

A3800 Cryan,J Ammunition sales-background check req. REF ALP

A3801 Cryan,J Ammunition retail bus-emp. must be lic. REF ALP

A3802 Wimberly,B Reader Privacy Act-enacts REF ACO

A3803 Wimberly,B Video games & viol.-study relationship REF ALP

A3804 Wimberly,B Omega Psi Phi-create lic. plate REF ATR

A3805 Wimberly,B Health benf. co-pays-concerns REF AFI

A3806 Kean,S/Angelini,M+1 Flood zones-raise structure req. REF AHO

A3807 Caputo,R Corp. Disinvestment Prop. Tax Relief Act REF AHO

A3808 Handlin,A/Bucco,A.M. Loc. Government Ethics Law REF AHO

A3809 Angelini,M Generator, standby-resid. installation REF ATU

A3810 DeAngelo,W Emp. contrib. reports-concerns REF ALA

A3811 DeAngelo,W Unemp. comp. benf.-concerns overpayment REF ALA

A3812 DeAngelo,W Records, cert.-transfer to DOLWD REF AHE

A3813 DeAngelo,W Sch security costs-excl mun expenditures REF AED

A3814 DeAngelo,W Sch security-excl. sch. dist expenditure REF AED

A3815 Conaway,H Firearm, illegally sold-ehance penal. REF ALP

A3816 Fuentes,A Pub. Util. Reliability Investment Act REF ATU

A3817 Quijano,A/Cryan,J Job Opportunity Benefit Prog-estab. REF ACE

A3818 Singleton,T/Wimberly,B Uniform Electronic Transactions-clarify REF ARP

A3819 Jimenez,A/Prieto,V Firemen-concerns recertification REF ALP

A3820 Wisniewski,J Prescription drug benf-dev. auth. form REF AFI

A3821 McHose,A/DiMaio,J Med. svcs.-reimb. from inmate welfare fd REF ALP

A3822 McHose,A Rooming house-revise landlord definition REF AHO

A3823 Spencer,L Lead Haz Control Assist Fd;$10M REF ABU

A3824 Spencer,L Preserve NJ Act of 2013 REF AAN

A3825 Burzichelli,J/Albano,N Stray animals at shelters-estab cert req REF AAN

A3826 Burzichelli,J/Spencer,L+1 Reports to leg staff-electronic means REF ARG

A3827 Burzichelli,J Nonresid. income, temp emp-tax exclusion REF AAP

A3828 Burzichelli,J Cold War medal-creates REF AMV

A3829 Ramos,R Child porn cert.-incr. penal. REF AJU

A3830 Spencer,L Water consumption-impose fees REF AAN

ACR178 Eustace,T Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules REF AEN

ACR179 Spencer,L Sales tax rev., FY15-FY44-preservation REF AAN

AJR96 Singleton,T/Conaway,H Steve Sabol Day-desig. October 2 REF ASG

AR148 Fuentes,A Women, combat excl. rule-recind REF AMV

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A101 Aca (1R) Handlin,A/Diegnan,P+1 Rape shield law, civil-creates REP/ACA

A531 Aca (1R) DiMaio,J/Ciattarelli,J Farming activities-concerns complaints REP/ACA

A567 Wagner,C/Gusciora,R+11 Hydraulic fracturing-proh. technique REP

A936/922 Acs (ACS) Riley,C Private wells-water treatment sys. cost REP/ACS

A1447 Aca (1R) Gusciora,R/Wagner,C Pesticide Use Reduction Recognition Act REP/ACA

A2421 Aca (1R) Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V+1 Sch survey student participation-consent REP/ACA

A2512/3721 Acs (ACS) Prieto,V/Jimenez,A Notaries public-mandates REP/ACS

A2750 Ciattarelli,J/Simon,D+1 Peter J Biondi Bypass-desig Rt206 bypass REP

A2869 Aca (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Handlin,A+10 Special ed. students-placement REP/ACA

A2976 Aca (1R) Albano,N/Burzichelli,J Foreign veterinary sch. grads-employ REP/ACA

A3011 Aca (1R) DeAngelo,W/Coughlin,C Vet. Higher Ed Commission-estab. REP/ACA

A3048 Aca (1R) Diegnan,P/Giblin,T+2 Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act REP/ACA

A3283 Aca (1R) Peterson,E/Moriarty,P+20 Support Our Vet.-auth. lic. plate REP/ACA

A3336 Aca (1R) Chivukula,U/Amodeo,J Boat manufacturers-qual. for EDA loans REP/ACA

A3419 Aca (1R) Eustace,T Natural gas veh. refueling-rest area req REP/ACA

A3472 Aca (1R) Albano,N/Riley,C Domestic Abuse Task Force-creates REP/ACA

A3498 Conaway,H Polling place location-concerns change REP

A3620 Diegnan,P/Tucker,C Active duty remains-concerns disposition REP

A3627 Aca (1R) Conaway,H/Wagner,C Ed. subcontracting agreements-concerns REP/ACA

ACR132 Aca (1R) McHose,A+1 United Ireland-urged to take steps REP/ACA

ACR173 Tucker,C Carbon monoxide detector-bldgs install REP

AJR93 Aca (1R) Albano,N/Gove,D Cranberry Harvest Mo-desig. October REP/ACA

AR21 Aca (1R) Webber,J/Tucker,C St. Guard-honors accomplishments REP/ACA

AR89/121 Acs (ACS) Wisniewski,J Community disaster loans-Cong waive cap REP/ACS

AR91 Wisniewski,J/Vainieri Huttle,V PANYNJ-investigate finances REP

AR96 Dancer,R/Clifton,R+2 Armed Forces Heritage House-contrib. REP

AR118 Caputo,R/Quijano,A+1 Emerg. med. svcs-honors during Hurricane REP

AR126 Spencer,L/Oliver,S+1 Measure methane emissions-urge DEP study REP

AR138 Lampitt,P/Mosquera,G+2 Viol Against Women Act-failure to reauth REP

AR145 Diegnan,P/Watson Coleman,B+1 Career and Tech. Ed. Mo.-February 2013 REP

S454 Aca (1R) Turner,S/Vitale,J+1 Sch survey student participation-consent REP/ACA

S1209 Sca (1R) Whelan,J Boat manufacturers-qual. for EDA loans REP

S1899 Bateman,C/Smith,B+14 Peter J Biondi Bypass-desig Rt206 bypass REP

S1912 ScaAca (2R) Madden,F/Oroho,S+4 Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act REP/ACA

S1961 Sca (1R) Whelan,J/Allen,D+3 Vet. Higher Ed Commission-estab. REP

Bills Reported Referred/AAP:

A581 Aca (1R) Spencer,L+2 Indigent-person-concerns fines REP/ACA REF AAP

A1312 Aca (1R) Greenwald,L/Lampitt,P Contaminated sites-concerns REP/ACA REF AAP

A2993 Benson,D/DeAngelo,W Ex-svc. memb, cert.-prov. unemp. benf. REP REF AAP

A3278 Aca (1R) Handlin,A/Barnes,P Untaxed cigarettes-incr. penal. REP/ACA REF AAP

A3544 Aca (1R) Dancer,R/Singleton,T Domestic viol. victims-concerns REP/ACA REF AAP

A3553 Aca (1R) Wisniewski,J/Oliver,S+1 Early voting process-estab. REP/ACA REF AAP

A3692 Burzichelli,J/Eustace,T+1 Crime witness-notify defendant's release REP REF AAP

A3708 Aca (1R) Barnes,P/Johnson,G Internal affairs functions-pilot prog. REP/ACA REF AAP

A3715 Lampitt,P/Wagner,C Viol Against Women Act grantees-support REP REF AAP

Bills Reported Referred/ATR:

A498 Albano,N/Milam,M+1 Agric. driv. lic.-clarify req. REP REF ATR

Bills Combined:

A922 Riley,C/Moriarty,P+1 Private wells, cert.-concerns COMB/W A936 (ACS)

A3721 Caride,M/Schaer,G+2 Notaries public-concerns COMB/W A2512 (ACS)

AR121 Dancer,R+1 Community disaster loans-Cong. waive cap COMB/W AR89 (ACS)

Co-Sponsors Added:

A588 (Watson Coleman,B) Ammunition, penetrate body armor-proh.

A692 (Mosquera,G) Pub emp-proh unilateral term changes

A2869 Aca (1R) (Jasey,M) Special ed. students-placement

A3668 (Watson Coleman,B) Assault firearm manuf-St investment proh

A3788 (DiMaio,J; Angelini,M; Handlin,A) Firearms records-abolish right of access

A3793 (Coughlin,C; Gusciora,R) Earned income tax cred. prog.-incr. benf

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)

A3826 (Handlin,A) Reports to leg staff-electronic means

AR126 (Schepisi,H) Measure methane emissions-urge DEP study

AR145 (Singleton,T) Career and Tech. Ed. Mo.-February 2013

Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:

A3312 Aca (1R) (Moriarty,P) New Jobs for NJ Act

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A581 (Johnson,G) Indigent-person-concerns fines
A2927 (Watson Coleman,B) Sch dist-full-day kindergarten req.

A3249 (Wagner,C) Healthy Workplace Act-estab.

A3336 Aca (1R) (Amodeo,J) Boat manufacturers-qual. for EDA loans

A3714 (Eustace,T) Dogs, vicious-auth seizure & impoundment

A3762 (Wagner,C) Pedestrian death-incr. careless driv.

AR91 (Vainieri Huttle,V) PANYNJ-investigate finances

AR136 (Eustace,T) National Guard, enhance-Cong. pass leg.

AR145 (Watson Coleman,B) Career and Tech. Ed. Mo.-February 2013

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

A2927 (Jasey,M) Sch dist-full-day kindergarten req.

A3072 (Wagner,C) Vacant prop. in forclosure-maintain

A3192 (Wolfe,D) Food labels-req containing cert material

A3472 Aca (1R) (Mosquera,G) Domestic Abuse Task Force-creates

A3627 Aca (1R) (Caputo,R) Ed. subcontracting agreements-concerns

A3675 (Coughlin,C) Emp UI taxes-elim 10% surcharge

A3720 (Eustace,T) Flood Cleanup Fd.-estab.

A3740 (Caride,M) No Early Release Act-revise statutes

A3746 (Eustace,T) Veg. mgmt. near util. lines-tax credit

A3775 (DeAngelo,W) Save NJ Call Center Jobs Act

A3782 (Eustace,T) Devel ctr resid transition-follow-up req

AR133 (Eustace,T) Gun control task force-express support

AR136 (Wagner,C) National Guard, enhance-Cong. pass leg.

AR145 (Jasey,M) Career and Tech. Ed. Mo.-February 2013

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

A3706 (Gusciora,R) Homeowners' assoc bylaws-domestic animal

Seventh Prime Sponsors Added:

A3312 Aca (1R) (Moriarty,P) New Jobs for NJ Act

Note to the 2/7/2013 Digest:

The Assembly adjourned the February 7, 2013 QUORUM at 2:14 P.M. on Friday, February 8, 2013.

The Assembly has not adjourned. The Assembly will meet on Thursday, February 14, 2013 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (2/7/13):

None