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Vol. XXVIII No. 7 217th
Legislature $ First
SENATE ACTION
The Senate did not meet.
The Senate will meet on Monday, February 29, 2016 (QUORUM, Committee
Groups “1” and “2” scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY ACTION
(SESSION)
Bills Introduced:
A30 Prieto,V Work First NJ, TANF-incr. benf. amount REF
AHU
A3063 DiMaio,J Prop, adjoining-permits entry, repairs REF AHO
A3064 Moriarty,P/Diegnan,P St.
contracts-concerns award REF ASL
A3065 Moriarty,P/Diegnan,P+1 Retail return policies-concerns REF ACO
A3066 Bucco,A.M.+1 Affordable Housing Trust Fd-acct. of fds REF AHO
A3067 Bucco,A.M. Road access easement-condemnor
req. REF ATR
A3068 Bucco,A.M./DeCroce,B Minor
emp. cert.-revise application proc REF
ALA
A3069 Bucco,A.M./DeCroce,B Workers'
comp.-req. for cert. corp. REF ALA
A3070 Bucco,A.M. Pub-priv alt.
fueling station pilot prog REF AEN
A3071 Bucco,A.M. Solar
panel installation-estab. reg. REF ATU
A3072 Bucco,A.M./Brown,C Resid devel, natural disasters-proh fees REF AHO
A3073 Munoz,N Homeowners assn-concern
mgmt/maintenance
REF AHO
A3074 Quijano,A/Vainieri Huttle,V Boil water notice-req
via phone or email REF ASL
A3075 Quijano,A/Vainieri Huttle,V Fare Affordability Ridership
Empowerment REF ATR
A3076 Vainieri Huttle,V N.
Princeton Devel. Ctr.-follow-up study REF AHU
A3077 Vainieri Huttle,V Medicaid
applications, incomplete-proc. REF AHE
A3078 Vainieri Huttle,V Suppl Nutrition Assist Prog-prov
receipt REF AHU
A3079 Spencer,L Youth football training-coach complete REF AED
A3080 Vainieri Huttle,V Suppl Nutrition Assist Prog-ensure
benf. REF AHU
A3081 Spencer,L Expungement multi crimes-allows REF AJU
A3082 Vainieri Huttle,V Medicaid
recipients-concerns housing REF AHE
A3083 Vainieri Huttle,V Mike
Adler Aphasia Task Force-estab. REF AHE
A3084 Spencer,L Prosecutor, co.-concerns comp. REF AJU
A3085 Spencer,L Inmates, cert.-random drug testing REF ALP
A3086 Spencer,L Income tax cred.-enroll in NJ Coll. REF AHI
A3087 Quijano,A Thomas P. Canzanella
First Resp Prot Act REF ALA
A3088 Spencer,L Guard dog boarding-kennel definition REF AAN
A3089 Munoz,N/Phoebus,G Domestic
viol.-mand. imprisonment term REF AJU
A3090 Munoz,N Prev. of Domestic Viol. Act of 1991 REF AJU
A3091 Munoz,N Marriage-bars persons under 18 REF AJU
A3092 Bucco,A.M./DeCroce,B Electric
veh charging sys-prop tax exemp REF AEN
A3093 Mazzeo,V/DeAngelo,W Wind
energy proj., qual.-BPU approval REF ATU
A3094 O'Scanlon,D Pub. Corruption Profiteering Penalty
Act REF AJU
A3095 Danielsen,J/Jasey,M Sch.
Counts Co. Coll. Scholarship Prog. REF AHI
A3096 Danielsen,J/Jasey,M Statewide
longitudinal data sys-devel. REF AHI
A3097 Danielsen,J/Jasey,M
Performance-bases funding plans-estab REF AHI
A3098 Greenwald,L
Cosmetology St. Bd.-modify ed. lic. req. REF ARP
A3099 Prieto,V Secure Choice Savings Prog.
Act REF ALA
ACR153 Quijano,A Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act REF ASL
ACR154 Vainieri Huttle,V Housing
Choice Voucher Prog-Cong incr
fd REF AHO
AJR65 DeAngelo,W/Space,P Careers in
Util Wk-desig 3rd wk, October REF ATU
Bills Passed:
A156 Aca
(1R) Tucker,C/Vainieri Huttle,V+4
Upskirting-expand crime of priv
invasion (75-0-0)
A374 Auth,R/Prieto,V+19 Duplicate driv. lic, id cards-concerns
(75-0-0)
A766 Andrzejczak,B/Mazzeo,V+11 Natl Guard memb-suspend
mortgage pymt.
(75-0-0)
A846 Quijano,A/Wisniewski,J+2 Drug allergies-allow driv.
lic. notation
(74-0-0)
A1016 Aca (1R) Jasey,M/DeCroce,B+16 Full-day kindergarten-estab.
task force (63-8-4)
A1256 Caride,M/Singleton,T+1 Sch. nurse certifications-concerns (56-16-2)
A1418 Johnson,G/Caride,M+3 Minors-concerns territorial
jurisdiction (75-0-0)
A1635 Schaer,G/Johnson,G+11 Wiretap orders for cert. crimes-auth. (75-0-0)
A1757 Greenwald,L/Tucker,C+21 Vet.-waive higher ed. application fees (73-0-0)
A1934 Coughlin,C/Johnson,G+17 Vet org.-exemp
nonprofit corp filing fee (75-0-0)
A1946 Coughlin,C/Lampitt,P+6 Cyber-harassment-domestic viol.
statute (74-0-0)
A1957 Aca (1R) Pintor Marin,E/Prieto,V+6
Address Confidentiality Prog.-expand (75-0-0)
A2462 Mazzeo,V/Johnson,G+5 Mort. foreclosure-extend post-mil. prot. (75-0-0)
A2502 Lampitt,P/Mukherji,R+2 Teacher certifications-concerns (75-0-0)
A2546 Singleton,T/Webber,J+4 Econ. devel.
subsidies, cert.-concerning (74-0-0)
A2563 Jasey,M/Singleton,T+1 St. tuition aid grant
recipient-concerns (75-0-0)
A2566 Diegnan,P/Jasey,M+1 Response to Intervention framework (75-0-0)
AR2 Prieto,V Assembly Rule 10:1-add memb
to LPS comm. (75-0-0)
AR38 Land,R/Andrzejczak,B+3 Vet, cert.-estab benf from reward money
(75-0-0)
S993 Vitale,J/Pou,N+6 Suppl. Nutrition Assist. Prog-time
limit (59-10-6)
S995 Sca
(1R) Barnes,P/Vainieri Huttle,V+2
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
(74-0-0)
SCR47 Gordon,R/Vitale,J+3 Suppl. Nutrition Assist Prog-time
limits (64-6-5)
Bills Substituted:
A2373 Aca
(1R) Vainieri
Huttle,V/McKeon,J Uniform Interstate Family Support Act SUB BY S995 (1R)
A2777 Wimberly,B/Vainieri
Huttle,V+1 Suppl. Nutrition Assist. Prog-time limit SUB
BY S993
ACR130 Vainieri Huttle,V/Wimberly,B+1 Suppl. Nutrition Assist Prog-time
limits SUB BY SCR47
S993 Vitale,J/Pou,N+6 Suppl. Nutrition Assist. Prog-time limit SUB
FOR A2777
S995 Sca
(1R) Barnes,P/Vainieri Huttle,V+2 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act SUB FOR A2373 (1R)
SCR47 Gordon,R/Vitale,J+3 Suppl. Nutrition Assist Prog-time
limits SUB FOR ACR130
Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:
A227 AcaAa (2R) DeAngelo,W/Mukherji,R+1
Bus and rail svcs.-concerns curtailment (McKeon)
A1014 Aa (1R) Jasey,M/Prieto,V+5 Personal id info.-exempts disclosure (McKeon)
A2372 Aa (1R) DiMaio,J/Conaway,H+2 St. songs; desig.
five (DiMaio)
A2376 AcaAa
(2R) McKeon,J/Wimberly,B+1 Name change-criminal background ck.
req. (McKeon)
Bills Withdrawn From The Files:
A2427 McGuckin,G Animal restraint-estab.
offense FROM
AAN
Co-Sponsors Added:
A148 (Rumpf,B; Howarth,J)
Selective Svc.-part of driv. lic process
A156 Aca (1R) (Rodriguez-Gregg,M;
Caride,M) Upskirting-expand crime of priv
invasion
A302 (Houghtaling,E; Brown,C) St. aid
to mun.-concerns
A333 (Holley,J) Superstorm Sandy victim-foreclosure prot.
A543 (Brown,C) First responders-req./training standards
A766 (Pinkin,N; McKeon,J; Phoebus,G; Space,P; Brown,C; Holley,J) Natl
Guard memb-suspend mortgage pymt.
A846 (Pinkin,N) Drug allergies-allow driv.
lic. notation
A903 (McKeon,J) Domestic viol. statutes-expands
A916 (McKeon,J) Domestic viol. victim-prov. lease prot.
A954 (Munoz,N) Water qual. issues-notify mun. of svc.
A1016 Aca (1R) (Holley,J) Full-day kindergarten-estab.
task force
A1120 (McKeon,J) Abuse of persons who are elderly/disab.
A1131 (McKeon,J) TDI-estab.
partial return to work prog.
A1197 (McKeon,J) Domestic viol, child present-new crime
A1198 (McKeon,J) Temp home during crisis-background check
A1256 (McKeon,J) Sch. nurse certifications-concerns
A1460 (McKeon,J) Basic Skills Training Prog-reporting
req
A1461 Acs
(ACS) (McKeon,J) Pedestrian, Bike Safety Advisory Council
A1635 (Pinkin,N; Rumana,S) Wiretap
orders for cert. crimes-auth.
A1757 (Jones,P; Phoebus,G; DiMaio,J; Space,P; Gove,D; Rumpf,B; Howarth,J; Holley,J; Rumana,S) Vet.-waive higher ed.
application fees
A1853 (Caride,M) NJ SHARES-prov. vol. income tax contrib.
A1860 (Caride,M) MV lic.-clarify
restoration procedures
Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A1868 (Caride,M) Transp.-related infrastructure proj.
A1869 (Caride,M;
Holley,J)
Min. & Women-owned bus.-St. contracting
A1877 (Holley,J) Healthy Small Food Retailer Act
A1934 (Rumpf,B; Howarth,J; Space,P; Phoebus,G; DiMaio,J) Vet org.-exemp
nonprofit corp filing fee
A1946 (Rodriguez-Gregg,M) Cyber-harassment-domestic viol. statute
A1957 Aca (1R) (Pinkin,N) Address Confidentiality Prog.-expand
A2138 (Holley,J) Tuition Aid Grant prog.-expands
A2178 (Phoebus,G) Beaver-removes statutory limitation
A2220 (McKeon,J) Loc. Unit Electronic Procurement Act
A2227 (Burzichelli,J) Library Aid, incr.;$3M
A2361 Aca (1R) (McKeon,J) Disab.-proh. snowplow block access
A2372 Aa (1R) (Space,P) St. songs; desig.
five
A2419 (Wimberly,B; Tucker,C; Gusciora,R) Alco bev; airport
prop-concerns sale
A2462 (Pinkin,N; Danielsen,J; Brown,C; Phoebus,G; Space,P) Mort. foreclosure-extend post-mil. prot.
A2502 (Jones,P; Caride,M) Teacher
certifications-concerns
A2546 (Jones,P; Coughlin,C; Pinkin,N; Caride,M) Econ. devel. subsidies, cert.-concerning
A2547 (Coughlin,C; Eustace,T) Energy
efficiency-small bus qual, loans
A2563 (Pinkin,N) St. tuition aid grant recipient-concerns
A2566 (Caride,M) Response to Intervention framework
A2568 Aca (1R) (McKeon,J) Emerg.
assist.-extends cert. elig.
A2765 (Space,P; Phoebus,G)
Standardized assessments-concerns
A2777 (Jasey,M) Suppl. Nutrition Assist. Prog-time limit
A2954 (Brown,C) Shore Prot. Fd-incr
amount annually cred
A3065 (Holley,J)
Retail return policies-concerns
ACR128 (McKeon,J) Econ Justice, Equal Emp
Opportunity
ACR130 (Jasey,M) Suppl. Nutrition Assist Prog-time
limits
AJR19 (Brown,C) Armenian Genocide-recog.
100th anniv.
AR38 (Phoebus,G; Space,P; Brown,C) Vet, cert.-estab benf from reward money
Prime Sponsors Added:
A2954 (Land,R) Shore Prot. Fd-incr
amount annually cred
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A354 (Benson,D) Autism diagnosis/treating-insur. cover
A927 (Holley,J) Sexual Offender Victim Counseling Fd.
A932 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Devel. disab.-devel
community resid.;$5M
A943 (Singleton,T) Loc. officials-trans. to St. Ethics Comm
A1075 (Rible,D) Sch. ethics-concerns
A1376 (Mukherji,R) ATMs, cert.-req. video cameras
A1699 (Clifton,R) Transmission lines, new-use right-of-way
A1701 (Clifton,R) BPU meetings-allow pub. comment
A1702 (Clifton,R) Nat. gas pipelines-proh.
cert. placement
A1711 (Clifton,R) Nat. gas transmission lines-concerns
A1712 (Clifton,R) Nat gas pipeline, intrast-concern
constr
A1713 (Clifton,R) Nat gas pipeline-req
notice and hearing
A2106 (Chaparro,A) Birth cert, homeless-cert copy w/out fee
A2195 (DeAngelo,W) Innovation Inspiration Sch. Grant Prog.
A2199 (Holley,J) Affordable housing-estab.
vet preference
A2225 (Downey,J) Gov. budget message-incl
fiscal analyses
A2324 (Mukherji,R) We Support the Arts-auth
lic. plate
A2338 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Dogs and
Cats-proh. sight-unseen sale
A2394 (Zwicker,A) Pub-priv alt. fueling station-DOT study
A2419 (Pintor Marin,E) Alco bev; airport prop-concerns sale
A2445 (Zwicker,A) Office of Clean Energy-creates
A2466 (Conaway,H) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Mo.-Nov.
A2467 (Dancer,R) Firearm display, lic.
dealers-clarify
A2468 (Brown,C) Contractors, cert-verify emp. work auth.
A2498 (Singleton,T) Higher ed. instit-post
budget on website
A2723 (Taliaferro,A) Home-sch
students-sch-sponsored activity
A2789 (Burzichelli,J) Driver road test-concerns
A2801 (Mukherji,R) Art District-estab.
A2864 (Bucco,A.M.) Overcrowding-auth. addl. fines
A2923 (Taliaferro,A) Bow hunting, fed. mil installations-auth
A2924 (DiMaio,J) Med. svcs.-reimb. from inmate welfare fd
A2925 (Diegnan,P) HS students-concerns finan.
literacy
A2926 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Student
loans-repeals law, suspend lic.
A2928 (Diegnan,P) Higher ed.-concerns student debt
Second Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A2930 (Lampitt,P) HonorScholars Prog.-renames
NJSTARS
A2954 (Andrzejczak,B) Shore Prot. Fd-incr
amount annually cred
ACR114 (Holley,J) Baccalaureate degree prog.-$10K
tuition
ACR148 (Spencer,L) Greenhouse gas cap prog-invalidates
reg.
AR64 (Mukherji,R) Credit Union Small Bus Jobs Creation Act
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
A327 (Diegnan,P) Child, unemancipated-post-high
ed. finan
A364 (Rible,D) Real Prop Assess Demo Prog-participation
A1042 (Mukherji,R) Med. records-estab.
max. fees for copies
A1670 (Mukherji,R) Student Loan Ombuds-estab,
reg. loan svc
A2106 (Holley,J) Birth cert, homeless-cert copy w/out fee
A2188 (Holley,J) Tenant, deceased-landlord remove prop
A2324 (Holley,J) We Support the Arts-auth
lic. plate
A2419 (Burzichelli,J) Alco bev; airport
prop-concerns sale
A2426 (Vainieri Huttle,V)
Tethering dogs-reg.
A2441 (Kennedy,J) Unclaimed Property Admin-verify gov debt
A2466 (Space,P) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Mo.-Nov.
A2468 (Space,P) Contractors, cert-verify emp. work auth.
A2493 (Benson,D) Youth serving org. emp.-background check
A2546 (Houghtaling,E) Econ. devel.
subsidies, cert.-concerning
A2801 (Phoebus,G) Art District-estab.
A2878 (Wolfe,D) Fire suppression sys.-req. cert. sch.
A2924 (Space,P) Med. svcs.-reimb. from inmate welfare fd
A2926 (Schaer,G) Student loans-repeals law, suspend lic.
A2954 (Mazzeo,V) Shore Prot. Fd-incr
amount annually cred
A3095 (Benson,D) Sch. Counts Co. Coll. Scholarship Prog.
A3096 (Benson,D) Statewide longitudinal data sys-devel.
A3097 (Benson,D) Performance-bases funding plans-estab
AJR21 (Holley,J) Consumer Prot. Wk.-desig
first wk, March
AJR65 (Phoebus,G) Careers in
Util Wk-desig 3rd wk, October
AR38 (Johnson,G) Vet,
cert.-estab benf from
reward money
AR64 (Holley,J) Credit Union Small Bus Jobs Creation Act
Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:
A227 AcaAa (2R) (McKeon,J) Bus and
rail svcs.-concerns curtailment
A1670 (Holley,J) Student Loan Ombuds-estab,
reg. loan svc
A1697 (Caputo,R) Steeplechase races-grant special permit
A1860 (Holley,J) MV lic.-clarify
restoration procedures
A1887 (Holley,J) Minority recruitment prog.-estab.
A2205 (McKeon,J) Bicycles-safely secured at bus terminals
A2419 (Spencer,L) Alco bev; airport
prop-concerns sale
A2426 (Taliaferro,A) Tethering dogs-reg.
A2563 (Danielsen,J) St. tuition aid grant recipient-concerns
A2750 (Downey,J) Women-concerns equal pay
A2808 (Holley,J) Safe MV Rental Act
A2924 (DeCroce,B) Med. svcs.-reimb. from inmate welfare fd
ACR25 (Zwicker,A) Enclosed foothold traps-not leg, intent
AJR50 (Holley,J) Youth Smoking Prev. Awareness-desig. May
Fifth Prime Sponsors Added:
A302 (Diegnan,P) St. aid to mun.-concerns
A316 (Houghtaling,E) St. debt affordability analysis-concerns
A1651 (Downey,J) St. budget-rev. forecasting
A1899 Aca (1R) (Zwicker,A) Wind energy fac. devel.-allow
tax credit
A2071 (Mukherji,R) Artist Bank-prov. interest free loans
A2750 (Mukherji,R) Women-concerns equal pay
A2815 (Johnson,G) Overseas Resid
Absentee Voting-revise
Sixth Prime Sponsors Added:
A301 (Houghtaling,E) St. tax expenditures-req. disclosure
A302 (Vainieri Huttle,V) St. aid
to mun.-concerns
A312 (Downey,J) Loc Govt Svc Div-prop tax info, web
page
A752 (Pintor Marin,E) Credit
card interchange fees-concerns
Sixth Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A766 (Downey,J) Natl Guard memb-suspend
mortgage pymt.
A1418 (Downey,J) Minors-concerns territorial jurisdiction
A1635 (Downey,J) Wiretap orders for cert. crimes-auth.
A1757 (Zwicker,A) Vet.-waive higher ed. application fees
A2223 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Main
Street Economic Growth Act
A2572 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Presch. prog.-implement full-day
Seventh Prime Sponsors Added:
A302 (Downey,J) St. aid to mun.-concerns
A1757 (Downey,J) Vet.-waive higher ed. application fees
A2443 Aca (1R) (Zwicker,A) Firearm possession-concerns
A2462 (Houghtaling,E) Mort. foreclosure-extend post-mil. prot.
A2547 (Zwicker,A) Energy efficiency-small bus qual, loans
Eighth Prime Sponsors Added:
A2462 (Zwicker,A) Mort. foreclosure-extend post-mil. prot.
Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
S993 (Wimberly,B) Suppl. Nutrition Assist. Prog-time limit
S995 Sca
(1R) (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
SCR47 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Suppl.
Nutrition Assist Prog-time limits
Second Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
S993 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Suppl.
Nutrition Assist. Prog-time limit
S995 Sca
(1R) (McKeon,J) Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
SCR47 (Wimberly,B) Suppl. Nutrition Assist Prog-time
limits
Third Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
S993 (Sumter,S) Suppl. Nutrition Assist. Prog-time limit
Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
S993 (Jasey,M) Suppl. Nutrition Assist. Prog-time limit
SCR47 (Jasey,M) Suppl. Nutrition Assist Prog-time
limits
The Assembly adjourned at 6:05 P.M. to meet again on
Monday, February 22, 2016 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “A” and “B” scheduled to
meet).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
S993 Vitale,J/Pou,N+6 Suppl. Nutrition Assist. Prog-time limit
S995 Sca
(1R) Barnes,P/Vainieri Huttle,V+2
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (2/16/16):
None