NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                           for February 12, 2015

 

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Vol. XXVII No. 6                                                                               216th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION

The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 (Budget Message).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

A4174    Wimberly,B/Sumter,S    Home health care svcs-contracting   REF AHE

A4175    Wimberly,B/Sumter,S    Informants-concerns anonymous   REF ALP

A4176    Wimberly,B/Sumter,S    Alco bev surcharge-dedicate to ed, rehab   REF ARO

A4177    Wimberly,B/Singleton,T    Police, ff civil svc. lists-concerns   REF ASL

A4178    McKeon,J/Jasey,M    Eminent domain-restrict priv pipeline co   REF ATU

A4179    Eustace,T    Wildlife-proh. use of snares   REF AAN

A4180    Eustace,T    Microgrid pilot prog.-estab.   REF ATU

A4181    Eustace,T    Juv. records, prosection-auth. use   REF ALP

A4182    Eustace,T/Sumter,S    Firearm possession-concerns   REF ALP

A4183    Eustace,T    Elections by mail-permit, loc govt units   REF AJU

A4184    Eustace,T    Lotter games, mulit-St-share ad expenses   REF ATG

A4185    Eustace,T    Smart growth issues-concerns   REF AEN

A4186    Eustace,T    Solar Roof Installation Warranty Prog.   REF ATU

A4187    Eustace,T    Police-civil svc intergovt transfer prog   REF ASL

A4188    Garcia,C/Lagana,J    Death certificates-clarifies   REF AHE

A4189    Garcia,C/Sumter,S+4    Charitable food contrib.-tax duduct.   REF AAP

A4190    Diegnan,P/Lagana,J    Standardized assessments-concerns   REF AED

A4191    Webber,J/Singleton,T    St. Debt Capacity Advisory Comm.-estab.   REF ABU

A4192    Singleton,T/Sumter,S    Hosp. constr.-infection risk assess.   REF AHE

A4193    Conaway,H/Singleton,T    Standardized assessments-concerns   REF AED

A4194    Burzichelli,J    Electronic waste destruction-concerns   REF AEN

A4195    Rumana,S    Light frame construction-concerns   REF AHO

A4196    Prieto,V    Hackensack Meadowlands Act-revises   REF ACE

A4197    Andrzejczak,B/Spencer,L    Open space preserv.-dedicate CBT rev.   REF AEN

A4203    McKeon,J/Spencer,L    CBT rev.-dedicate to open space prog.   REF AEN

ACR220    Singleton,T/Jasey,M    Baccalaureate degree prog.-$10K tuition   REF AHI

AJR97    Lagana,J/Eustace,T    Armenian Genocide-recog. 100th anniv.   REF ASL

AJR98    Garcia,C/Mukherji,R+1    Chicano Hist Wk in NJ-desig 1st wk, Feb.   REF ASL

AJR99    Benson,D    Evans Syndrome Awareness Day-Sept. 21   REF AHE

AR214    Fiocchi,S+5    Clay Hunt Suicide Prev. for Vet Act-sign   REF AMV

AR215    Wimberly,B/Sumter,S    Open-air reservoir-concern updated rules   REF AEN

AR216    Eustace,T    VA to utilize hosp.-urge Cong. to auth.   REF AMV

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A226    Gusciora,R/Angelini,M+7    Substance abuse fac-post on DHS website   REP

A841    Mainor,C/Jimenez,A+2    Pub. records-concerns identifying info.   REP

A1013 Aca (1R)    Benson,D/DeAngelo,W    New driv. brochures-incl aggressive driv   REP/ACA

A1046 Aca (1R)    Schaer,G/Johnson,G+8    Wiretap orders for cert. crimes-auth.   REP/ACA

 

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

A1250    Prieto,V    Fire off. and inspectors-concerns   REP

A1728 Aca (1R)    Eustace,T    Natural gas veh. refueling-rest area req   REP/ACA

A1739 Aca (1R)    Eustace,T/Ciattarelli,J    Mun. consolidation-concerns   REP/ACA

A2297 Acs (ACS)    Chivukula,U/Quijano,A    Hist. prop. presev-allow mun partnership   REP/ACS

A2689 Acs (ACS)    DeAngelo,W    St police veh, surplus-offer to fire org   REP/ACS

A3079 Aca (1R)    Jasey,M/Diegnan,P+8    Admin of standardized assess-proh. cert.   REP/ACA

A3090 Aca (1R)    Benson,D/Gusciora,R+1    Govt contracts-bars cert. people   REP/ACA

A3318    Schaer,G/Webber,J    Open space trust fd., co./mun.-concerns   REP

A3351    Diegnan,P    Prop. assess. appeals-concerns   REP

A3359    DeAngelo,W/Giblin,T    Texting-display on inspection sticker   REP

A3927    Andrzejczak,B/Mazzeo,V    Rural roadway safety-estab. campaign   REP

A4007 Aca (1R)    Singleton,T/Mukherji,R+4    Juror source list-expands category   REP/ACA

A4073    Schaer,G/Prieto,V+15    Korman and Park's Law-carbon detectors   REP

A4074    Stender,L/Vainieri Huttle,V    Vendor contract viol.-impose penal.   REP

A4079    Eustace,T/Andrzejczak,B+2    Farmers Against Hunger Day-pub., website   REP

A4146    Andrzejczak,B    Striped bass-reg. taking and mgmt.   REP

A4190    Diegnan,P/Lagana,J    Standardized assessments-concerns   REP

ACR211 Aca (1R)    Lampitt,P/Greenwald,L+22    Anti-Semitism-condemns all forms   REP/ACA

AJR76    Mazzeo,V/Andrzejczak,B+18    Mil. Caregivers Wk.-4th wk. of March   REP

AJR93 Aca (1R)    Eustace,T/Andrzejczak,B+2    Gleaning Wk.,-desig. last wk, September   REP/ACA

AJR94 Aca (1R)    Eustace,T/Andrzejczak,B+2    Farmers Against Hunger Day-desig.   REP/ACA

AR45    Stender,L/Cryan,J    One-seat rides-Raritan Valley to NY PA   REP

AR65    DeAngelo,W/Quijano,A    Airlines-proh baggage fee, mil personnel   REP

S266    Greenstein,L/Bucco,A.R.+1    New driv. brochures-incl aggressive driv   REP

S316 ScaAca (2R)    Gordon,R+1    Mun. consolidation-concerns   REP/ACA

Bills Reported Referred/AAP:

A1392 Acs (ACS)    Wimberly,B/Garcia,C    Defibrillator-req, youth athletic events   REP/ACS REF AAP

A1682/3547 Acs (ACS)    Wisniewski,J/Chivukula,U+1    Property rights, cert.-concerns   REP/ACS REF AAP

A3372    Vainieri Huttle,V/Jasey,M    Parking garages-emerg. veh. accessible   REP REF AAP

A3551 Aca (1R)    Mazzeo,V/Andrzejczak,B+23    Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act   REP/ACA REF AAP

A3552    Mazzeo,V/Andrzejczak,B+19    Disab. vet./caregiver-finan. planning   REP REF AAP

A3554 Aca (1R)    Mazzeo,V/Andrzejczak,B+18    Vet.-elim. income elig. cap respite care   REP/ACA REF AAP

A4122    Wisniewski,J/Moriarty,P    Transp. proj-design and inspection svcs.   REP REF AAP

Bills Combined:

A3547    Andrzejczak,B/Webber,J    Prop-time period for adverse possession   COMB/W A1682 (ACS)

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

A4192    Singleton,T/Shavonda,S    Hosp. constr.-infection risk assess.   FROM AHE
AR139    Space,P+2    Fragile X Syndrome Awareness Day-July 22   FROM AHE

Co-Sponsors Added:

A1020   (Simon,D)    Retir. income-elim. income cap excl.

A1109 Acs (ACS)   (Danielsen,J)    Stephen Komninos' Law-devel. disab. prot

A1281   (Angelini,M)    Transfer inheritance tax-elim.

A1485 Aca (1R)   (O'Scanlon,D)    Vet honorably discharged-estab lic plate

A1985   (Giblin,T)    Credit card-fuel dealers not responsible

A2248   (Garcia,C)    Devel. disab. incidents-verify severity

A2865   (Space,P)    Overcrowding-auth. addl. fines

A2930   (Johnson,G)    Superintendent of sch.-reg. max. salary

A2935   (O'Scanlon,D)    Deployed mil.-auth. prop. tax deferment

A3045   (Space,P)    Pub. questions, cert. mun-revise statute

A3102   (Space,P)    Insur. producer commissions-disclose

A3233   (Space,P)    Down syndrome-prov. cert. info.

A3460 Aca (1R)   (Jimenez,A)    Diabetes self-mgmt. ed.-Medicaid cover

A3551 Aca (1R)   (Diegnan,P; Gove,D; Rumpf,B)    Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act

A3552   (Gove,D; Rumpf,B)    Disab. vet./caregiver-finan. planning

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)

A3554 Aca (1R)   (Gove,D; Rumpf,B)    Vet.-elim. income elig. cap respite care

A3749   (Spencer,L)    Vet, cert-estab prog, prov travel assist

A3936 Aca (1R)   (O'Scanlon,D; Danielsen,J)    Victim of sexual assault-concerns rights

A4053   (Pinkin,N)    Sexual assault higher ed instit-concerns

A4069   (Garcia,C)    St Oceanographer-estab. position

A4088   (Singleton,T)    Haz. Drug Safe Handling Act-estab.

A4095   (Space,P)    Sexually viol. predators-lower comp rate

A4149   (Space,P)    Safe havens for newborns-expand

A4158   (Jimenez,A)    Min. & Women-owned bus.-St. contracting

A4165   (Oliver,S; Kean,S; Lagana,J)    Admin. of standardized assess-concerns

ACR211 Aca (1R)   (Jasey,M)    Anti-Semitism-condemns all forms

AJR57   (Rible,D)    Sarcoidosis Awareness Mo.-desig. April

AJR76   (Gove,D; Rumpf,B)    Mil. Caregivers Wk.-4th wk. of March

AR171   (DeAngelo,W)    Crude oil trans.-US DOT promulgate reg.

AR200   (Jimenez,A)    Law enforcement off.-recognize and honor

AR210   (Jimenez,A)    Addiction Prev. and Treatment-Task Force

AR214   (Munoz,N; DeCroce,B; Garcia,C; Handlin,A; Giblin,T)    Clay Hunt Suicide Prev. for Vet Act-sign

Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:

A1465   (Oliver,S)    Polling place locations-elim. list req.

A1534   (Greenwald,L; O'Scanlon,D)    Immunizations-prov. conscientious exemp.

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A424   (Wimberly,B)    Maternity law, 48 hr.-notify insured

A427   (Wimberly,B)    Health Enterprise Zone law-amends

A2329   (Mazzeo,V)    Campaign contrib.-ELEC req. report

A3372   (Jasey,M)    Parking garages-emerg. veh. accessible

A3879   (Space,P)    Voter reg. records, duplicate-elim.

A4068   (Auth,R)    Watershed lands-concerns taxation

A4114   (Lampitt,P)    Disab. person's resid.-concerns parking

A4163   (Lagana,J)    Foreign Country Money-Judgment Recog Act

A4164   (Munoz,N)    Co. govt. dissolution-concerns

ACR193   (Space,P)    Death penalty-restore

AJR75   (Space,P)    Fragile X Awareness Day-desig. July 22

Second Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:

A1534   (Diegnan,P)    Immunizations-prov. conscientious exemp.

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

A1392 Acs (ACS)   (Taliaferro,A)    Defibrillator-req, youth athletic events

A1708   (Pinkin,N)    Move over law-erect signs

A2329   (Simon,D)    Campaign contrib.-ELEC req. report

A3016   (Wimberly,B)    Better Ed. Savings Trust-tax deduction

A3090 Aca (1R)   (Eustace,T)    Govt contracts-bars cert. people

A3254   (Lampitt,P)    Tobacco products-raises min. age

A3372   (McKeon,J)    Parking garages-emerg. veh. accessible

A3927   (Taliaferro,A)    Rural roadway safety-estab. campaign

A3983   (Giblin,T)    St. sch. aid, cert. dist.-concerns

A3984   (Giblin,T)    Casino investment alter. tax-concerns

A4058   (Space,P)    Handgun permits, other St.-recognize

A4071   (Mukherji,R)    Group homes-fire suppression sys. req.

A4079   (Taliaferro,A)    Farmers Against Hunger Day-pub., website

A4172   (Benson,D)    Foreclosure prop.-creditors maintain

A4190   (Eustace,T)    Standardized assessments-concerns

AJR93 Aca (1R)   (Taliaferro,A)    Gleaning Wk.,-desig. last wk, September

AJR94 Aca (1R)   (Taliaferro,A)    Farmers Against Hunger Day-desig.

 

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

A1046 Aca (1R)   (Eustace,T)    Wiretap orders for cert. crimes-auth.

A1392 Acs (ACS)   (Lagana,J)    Defibrillator-req, youth athletic events

A2354 AcaAca (2R)   (Wimberly,B)    Sick leave, earned-concerns

A3927   (Wilson,G)    Rural roadway safety-estab. campaign

A3985   (Giblin,T)    AC Alliance-removes provisions of law

A4079   (Wilson,G)    Farmers Against Hunger Day-pub., website

A4173   (Benson,D)    Foreclosure prop.-maintain interior

A4189   (Jasey,M)    Charitable food contrib.-tax duduct.

A4190   (Rible,D)    Standardized assessments-concerns

AJR93 Aca (1R)   (Wilson,G)    Gleaning Wk.,-desig. last wk, September

AJR94 Aca (1R)   (Wilson,G)    Farmers Against Hunger Day-desig.

AR65   (Mukherji,R)    Airlines-proh baggage fee, mil personnel

AR196   (Sumter,S)    Rutgers-engage, good faith negotiations

Fourth Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:

A1534   (Bramnick,J)    Immunizations-prov. conscientious exemp.

Fifth Prime Sponsors Added:

A1046 Aca (1R)   (Mazzeo,V)    Wiretap orders for cert. crimes-auth.

A2682 Aa (1R)   (Wimberly,B)    Newborn infant-extends health benf.

A3455   (Danielsen,J)    Class II renewable energy-definition

A3927   (Dancer,R)    Rural roadway safety-estab. campaign

A4167   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    Prog for the elderly and disabled-notify

A4168   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    Prog. for the elderly-submit expenditure

A4169   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    Medicaid home long-term care-DHS monitor

A4190   (Taliaferro,A)    Standardized assessments-concerns

Sixth Prime Sponsors Added:

A4158   (Quijano,A)    Min. & Women-owned bus.-St. contracting
A4190   (Mazzeo,V)    Standardized assessments-concerns

Seventh Prime Sponsors Added:

A4157   (Quijano,A)    Transp.-related infrastructure proj.

A4158   (Mainor,C)    Min. & Women-owned bus.-St. contracting

A4190   (Benson,D)    Standardized assessments-concerns

Eighth Prime Sponsors Added:

A4157   (Mainor,C)    Transp.-related infrastructure proj.
A4190   (Caputo,R)    Standardized assessments-concerns

Ninth Prime Sponsors Added:

A4157   (Jimenez,A)    Transp.-related infrastructure proj.
A4190   (Jasey,M)    Standardized assessments-concerns

 

The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointments:

*Effective February 11, 2015

Assembly Education (AED):

Assemblyman Adam J. Taliaferro (3), to replace former Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (15)

Assembly Agriculture Committee (AAN):

Assemblyman Adam J. Taliaferro (3), to replace former Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley (3)

The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointments: (cont’d)

Assembly Regulated Professions Committee (ARP):

Assemblywoman Elizabeth Maher Muoio (15), to replace former Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley (3)

Assembly Women and Children Committee (AWC):

Assemblywoman Elizabeth Maher Muoio (15)

Note to the 12/11/2014 Digest:

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A3841 Aca (1R)    Munoz,N/Gusciora,R    Stalking-concerns electronic monitoring   REP/ACA *NOT* REF AAP

The Assembly adjourned at 6:05 P.M. to meet again on Monday, February 23, 2015 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (02/09/2015):

None