NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                           for February 22, 2011

 

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Vol. XXIII No. 10                                                                              214th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

The Members of both Houses of the Legislature met in Joint Session to receive an address from Governor Chris Christie.

     SENATE ACTION (SESSION)

Bills Introduced:

S2710    Turner,S    CATV Universal Access Fd-delete fd. req.   REF SEG

S2711    Greenstein,L    Higher ed.-prov. mental health care prog   REF SED

S2712    Greenstein,L    Mercury batteries-proh. sale   REF SEN

S2713    Greenstein,L    Scooter riders, under 17-wear helmets   REF SLP

S2714    Cardinale,G    Dusty's Law-concern cert. animal attacks   REF SLP

S2715    Greenstein,L    PAAD income elig.-exclude IRA withdrawal   REF SHH

S2716    Beck,J/Oroho,S    Pub. emp., resuming emp-suspends pension   REF SSG

S2717    Greenstein,L    Athletic heart protectors, children-req.   REF SLP

S2718    Sweeney,S    Pub emp health care plans-estab criteria   REF SBA

S2719    Kean,S    Youth suicide prev. plan-DCF devel.   REF SHH

S2720    Cunningham,S    Sch. attendance-raises age req.   REF SED

S2721    Beach,J/Gordon,R    Co-op purchasing agreement-participation   REF SCU

S2722    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Decabromodiphenyl ether-limits sale   REF SEN

S2723    Kean,T    Unauth. impersonation-third degree crime   REF SJU

S2724    Greenstein,L    Pub. contract bid-concerns elig.   REF SED

S2725    Addiego,D    Emerg. warning lights, cert.-proh sale   REF SLP

S2726    Addiego,D    Emerg. warning lights-incr. penal.   REF SLP

S2727    Norcross,D    Voting regis.-concerns age   REF SSG

S2728    Norcross,D    NJ Fresh Mobiles Act   REF SEG

S2729    Norcross,D    Vet. bus enterprise set-aside prog-auth.   REF SMV

S2730    Madden,F    Emp. UI tax rates-modify   REF SLA

S2732    Beach,J/Allen,D    Mil. monuments-concerns desecration   REF SJU

S2733    Oroho,S/Van Drew,J+1    Jobs Prot. Act-req. verification of emp.   REF SLA

S2734    Bateman,C    Home-baked goods-concerns sale   REF SHH

S2735    Van Drew,J/Oroho,S+20    St Comptroller-req. cert. recommendation   REF SCU

S2736    Ciesla,A/Connors,C    Barnegat Bay Prot. Act   REF SEN

S2737    Ciesla,A    Lawn removal, near Barnegat Bay-tax cred   REF SEN

S2738    Van Drew,J    Evidence tampering, cert.-enhance penal.   REF SLP

S2739    Van Drew,J    Correction off-reinstate sick leave prog   REF SSG

S2740    Van Drew,J/Beach,J    Wildlife Rehabilitation Act   REF SEN

S2741    Van Drew,J    Lemon Law-extend prot. to farm equip.   REF SCM

S2742    Turner,S    Income tax rate exceeding $1M-incr. tax   REF SBA

S2743    Beach,J/Stack,B    Blue or green roofs-finan. assist. prog.   REF SEN

S2744    Beach,J/Stack,B    New bldg constr-incl. green or blue roof   REF SEN

S2745    Beach,J/Stack,B    Blue roofs, green roofs-DEP adopt rules   REF SEN

S2746    Beach,J/Stack,B    St. bldgs., new-green or blue roofs req.   REF SEN

S2747    Beach,J/Stack,B    Env. Infrastructure Finan. Prog-ranking   REF SEN

S2748    Bucco,A    Police Training Comm.-expand membership   REF SLP

S2749    Addiego,D    Lights, impersonate police veh.-crime   REF SLP

S2750    Vitale,J    FamilyCare-determine income elig.   REF SHH

Bills Introduced: (cont’d)

SCR146    Van Drew,J    Fire dist-new/expanded unfunded mandates   REF SCU

SCR147    Beach,J    Primary elections-concerns voting age   REF SSG

SJR64    Smith,B/Kyrillos,J+1    Coptic Orthodox Christian-condemn attack   REF SSG

SR107    O'Toole,K    Redesign NJ airspace structure-oppose   REF STR

Concurrent Resolution Passed:

Providing for the Legislature to hold a Joint Session to receive an address from the Governor.

Bills Received from Governor/Absolute Veto:

S690 Sca (1R)    Sarlo,P/Kean,T+30    Garden St. Film & Digital Media Jobs Act  

S1216    Weinberg,L/Greenstein,L+21    Small, women, minority-owned bus-concern  

S1540 Sca (1R)    Buono,B/Oroho,S+21    Gross income-bus. related categories  

S2345    Sweeney,S/Madden,F+22    Qual. tax payers-expand tax excl.  

S2373 Sca (1R)    Vitale,J/Whelan,J+23    Bus tax cred.-wages paid to qual interns  

S2394 Aca (1R)    Sarlo,P/Burzichelli,J+3    Racehorse breeding-enhanced incentives  

S2398    Madden,F/Sarlo,P+29    Higher ed. and bus. partnerships-promote  

S2454    Madden,F/Sarlo,P+26    Angel Investor Tax Cred. Act  

 

Co-Sponsors Added:

S2733   (Pennacchio,J)    Jobs Prot. Act-req. verification of emp.

S2735   (Beach,J; Beck,J; Cardinale,G; Ciesla,A; Connors,C; Cunningham,S; Doherty,M; Gill,N; Gordon,R; Greenstein,L; Kean,S; Kyrillos,J; Madden,F;

     Pennacchio,J; Rice,R; Scutari,N; Singer,R; Stack,B; Turner,S; Whelan,J)    St Comptroller-req. cert. recommendation

SJR64   (Beck,J)    Coptic Orthodox Christian-condemn attack

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S2401   (Oroho,S)    Sch. dist., high performing-monitoring

S2648   (Vitale,J)    Cell phone GPS-notify of deactivation

 

The Senate has not adjourned.

     ASSEMBLY ACTION (SESSION)

Bills Introduced:

A3819    Egan,J    Emp. UI tax rates-modify   REF ALA

A3820    O'Donnell,J    Passaic Valley Commissioners-budget req.   REF ATR

A3821    Schroeder,R    NJSPCA off.-elig. for body armor grants   REF ALP

A3822    DeAngelo,W/Benson,D    Higher ed.-prov. mental health care prog   REF AHI

A3823    Holzapfel,J/Wolfe,D    Barnegat Bay Prot. Act   REF AEN

A3824    Prieto,V/Quijano,A    Notaries public-mandates   REF ARP

A3825    Prieto,V/Mainor,C    Burglar alarm lic renewal-req 18 credits   REF ARP

A3826    Prieto,V    Nonprofit org., cert.-concerns bd. mtgs.   REF ASG

A3827    Prieto,V/Diegnan,P    Appraisal Mgmt. Company Regis. Act   REF ARP

A3828    DiMaio,J    Real estate purch-excl. gains on sales   REF ACE

A3829    Polistina,V/Amodeo,J    Mun bond ordinance-permit pub referendum   REF AHO

A3830    Polistina,V/Amodeo,J    Amino acid-based elemental formula-cover   REF AFI

A3831    Cryan,J    Winery lic.-replaces names   REF ALP

A3832    Ramos,R+1    Atty, loc off-proh. cert. representation   REF AHO

A3833    Ramos,R+1    Foreign corp, storing prop-proh. bus tax   REF AAP

A3834    Ramos,R/Quijano,A+2    Pub. sch-letter enrolling resid students   REF AED

A3835    Ryan,K/Jasey,M    Mult. dwellings-enforce housing code   REF AHO

A3836    Conaway,H    Student immunizations-clarify exemptions   REF AHE

A3837    Benson,D    Ovarian cancer awareness campaign-estab.   REF AHE

 

 

Bills Introduced: (cont’d)

A3838    Tucker,C/Conaway,H    Botulinum toxin injections-Med. Bd. reg.   REF AHE

A3839    Spencer,L    End-of-Life Care-estab. Advisory Council   REF AHE

A3840    Vainieri Huttle,V/Wagner,C    Decabromodiphenyl ether-restricts sale   REF ACO

A3841    Vainieri Huttle,V/Quijano,A    Status of women-repeal obsolete statutes   REF AJU

A3842    Vainieri Huttle,V/Quijano,A    Stalking victim-vote w/o disclosing info   REF ASG

A3843    Cryan,J    Mun elections-incl. mun, sch and fire   REF ASG

A3844    Stender,L    Cosmetic svcs.-proh. use of St. funds   REF AJU

A3845    Delany,P/Rudder,S    Emerg. warning lights, cert.-proh sale   REF ALP

A3846    Rudder,S/Delany,P    Lights, impersonate police veh.-crime   REF ALP

A3847    Delany,P/Rudder,S    Emerg. warning lights-incr. penal.   REF ALP

A3848    Wisniewski,J    Resid. fire extinguisher req.-concerns   REF AHO

A3849    Pou,N    Loc. pub emp, pay prog continuation-proh   REF AHO

A3850    Wisniewski,J    Commercial veh-exemp. from snow removal   REF ATR

A3851    Wisniewski,J    Pub. emp.-req. cert. info be made public   REF ASG

A3852    Diegnan,P/Barnes,P+1    Charter sch. estab.-voter approval req.   REF AED

A3853    Milam,M/Albano,N    St Comptroller-req. cert. recommendation   REF ASG

A3854    Mainor,C/Riley,C+2    PFRS disab benf-med. exam, extend period   REF ASG

A3855    Caputo,R    Air qual, indoor skating rinks-standards   REF AEN

A3856    Prieto,V/Mainor,C    Commercial bus operators-info disclosure   REF ATR

A3857    Prieto,V/Quigley,J    Bars/taverns security req.-mun. estab.   REF AHO

A3858    Chiusano,G+1    Work First NJ benf.-adult drug testing   REF AHU

A3859    Coutinho,A    Special improvement dist.-req. approval   REF ACE

A3860    Johnson,G    Waterfront Comm. of NY harbor-veto power   REF ATR

A3861    Burzichelli,J/Riley,C    Consumer Cred. Fairness Act   REF ACO

A3863    Quijano,A    Penicillin allergy-driv. lic. notation   REF ATR

A3864    Quijano,A    St. Emp. Wellness Prog.-finan incentives   REF ASG

A3868    Conaway,H    Drugs, off-label-individual insur. cover   REF AHE

ACR180    Rible,D/Angelini,M    Camp Evans-preserv, WWII living memorial   REF AMV

ACR181    Conaway,H/Conners,J    Lupus Awareness Mo-declares May, 2011   REF AHE

ACR182    DeAngelo,W/Malone,J    CATV-dedicate monies, assist elig sr cit   REF ATU

AR140    Caputo,R    Energy drinks-reg., conduct ed. campaign   REF AHE

AR141    Handlin,A    Opt-out health care reform-investigate   REF AHE

AR142    Rumana,S/Russo,D    Redesign NJ airspace structure-oppose   REF ATR

AR143    Vainieri Huttle,V/Milam,M+3    Natl Endowment for the Arts-Cong support   REF ATA

AR144    Quijano,A    Khojaly Tragedy-commem. 19th anniv.   REF ASG

Concurrent Resolution Passed:

Providing for the Legislature to hold a Joint Session to receive an address from the Governor.

Bills Received from Governor/Absolute Veto:

A1676 Sa (1R)    Greenwald,L/Milam,M+28    Corp. bus. taxpayers-modify allocation  

A1851 AcaAcaSca (3R)    Gusciora,R/Jasey,M+56    Hist. Property Reinvestment Act  

A2215    McKeon,J/Chivukula,U+36    Green bldg. loan-qualifications  

A3353 Aca (1R)    Coutinho,A/Watson Coleman,B+23    Econ. devel. proj.-estab. closing fd.  

A3513 Aca (1R)    Oliver,S/Greenwald,L+21    Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Prog.  

A3584 AcaAa (2R)    Oliver,S/Cryan,J+31    Back to Work NJ Prog.-creates  

A3596    Oliver,S/Wilson,G+19    Prisoner re-entry emp. set-aside prog.  

Bills Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:

A3143 Aca (1R)    Greenwald,L/Quijano,A+25    Urban transit hub tax cred.-expands use  

A3308 AaSa (2R)    Gove,D/Rumpf,B+35    St. contract, vet. owned bus-create prog  

Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee:

S103 ScaSca (2R)    Rice,R+1    Transp.-related infrastructure proj.   REF ATR

S550    Cunningham,S/Sacco,N+2    Port. Auth. of NY & NJ bd mtg-pub notice   REF ARP

S870    Connors,C    Handicapped parking-concerns   REF ATR

S958 Sca (1R)    Vitale,J/Weinberg,L+3    Syringes w/out prescription-limit sale   REF AHE

 

Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee: (cont’d)

S1124 Sca (1R)    Van Drew,J/Whelan,J    Out-of-St corp transp-proh corp. bus tax   REF AAP

S1662    Bateman,C/Pennacchio,J+3    Incarcerated indiv.-proh temp disab benf   REF ALA

S2458    Codey,R/Cunningham,S+5    Asst. living fac.-estab. resid. rights   REF AHE

S2541    Madden,F/Norcross,D+4    Police dog-enhance penal. for killing   REF ALP

S2580 Sca (1R)    Turner,S/Madden,F    Unemp claim-specific filing instructions   REF ALA

S2613 Sca (1R)    Singer,R/Kean,S+3    Teaching hosp.-incr. number   REF AHE

S2628    Scutari,N/Cardinale,G    Hearsay rule-auth. exception   REF AJU

S2636    Sacco,N/Sweeney,S+17    Tolls, finan. ARC Tunnel proj.-reduce   REF ATR

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

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

SCR141    Weinberg,L/Vitale,J    Leg. Task Force on Health Care Reform   REF AHE

SJR25 Scs (SCS)    Sarlo,P/Van Drew,J    Rules of Evidence, cert.-cancels   REF AJU

Bills Received from Senate/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

S2465    Gordon,R/Beach,J+1    Mun. Consolidation Study Comm.  

S2562 Sca (1R)    Greenstein,L    Pub. emp. asst. prog.-concerns  

Co-Sponsors Added:

A781   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    Janet's Law-req defibrillators, pub sch

A1371   (Vandervalk,C)    Family Home Occupation Act

A1445   (Diegnan,P)    Sch. used as polling place-security req.

A1446   (Diegnan,P)    Sch. as polling place-ensure security

A2450   (Evans,E)    Immunizations-prov. conscientious exemp.

A3659   (Albano,N; Vandervalk,C; Prieto,V; Johnson,G)    Youth suicide prev. plan-DCF devel.

A3668 Aca (1R)   (Wolfe,D)    Mun. shared svcs. energy company-auth.

A3736   (Caputo,R)    Tolls, finan. ARC Tunnel proj.-reduce

AJR69   (DeCroce,A; DiCicco,D; Bramnick,J; Casagrande,C; Vandervalk,C; Coyle,D)    Coptic Orthodox Christian-condemn attack

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

A3460   (McHose,A)    Agric. tourism events-preserved farmland

A3744   (Ramos,R)    Birthing fac.-screen for heart defects

A3854   (Stender,L)    PFRS disab benf-med. exam, extend period

AJR66 Aca (1R)   (Milam,M)    Arts, Culture, History Mo.-desig. June

Third Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:

A3640   (McHose,A)    Tanning beds-minors proh.

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

A3505   (Peterson,E)    Prevailing wage law-repeals

The Assembly Republican Leader has made the following appointment:

*Effective February 18, 2011

Assistant Republican Leader:

Assemblyman Scott Rudder (8).

The Assembly has not adjourned.

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

 

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (02/17/2011):

P.L.2011, c.23.   A823 AaSca (2R)    Albano,N/Milam,M+7    2/21/2011    Saltwater fishing, free reg.-estab.  

P.L.2011, c.24.   A1458    Wisniewski,J/Spencer,L+9    2/21/2011    Banking Devel. Dist. Act  

P.L.2011, c.25.   A2360 AcaAaSca (3R)    Schaer,G/Coyle,D+6    2/21/2011    Captive insur.-reg.