NEW JERSEY

             LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                              for April 25, 2016

 

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Vol. XXVIII No. 19                                                                             217th Legislature $ First Annual Session

 

     Senator Peter J. Barnes III, of the 18th Legislative District, has resigned.

     SENATE ACTION (SESSION)

Nominations Advise and Consent:

 

TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT:

      Walter F. Timpone, of Cranford.

 

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      Kimarie  Rahill, of Hackettstown.

      Donald A. Kessler, of Short Hills.

      Douglas H. Hurd, of Stockton.

      Kenneth S. Domzalski, of Medford Township.

      Peter J. Barnes III, of Edison.

 

TO BE THE STATE COMPTROLLER:

      Philip James Degnan, of Chatham Township, to replace Marc D. Larkins, Esq., resigned.

Nominations Notice of Intention:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      Carolyn E. Wright, of East Orange.

      Thomas M. Moore, of Roseland.

      Catherine  Fitzpatrick, of Princeton.

      Jean S. Chetney, of Mannington.

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

SR47    Sweeney,S    Child Abuse Prev. Mo.-desig. April 2016  

Bills Introduced:

S2043    Lesniak,R    Religious freedom statute-proh St travel   REF SSG

S2044    Lesniak,R    Shark fins-proh, cert sale or possession   REF SEG

S2045    Lesniak,R    Equitable Disclosure Act of 2010   REF SCU

S2062    Bateman,C    Lead contamination, drinking water;$20M   REF SEN

S2063    Bucco,A.R./Oroho,S    Inflation income brackets-indexes   REF SBA

S2064    Thompson,S    Police equip-auth. mun, accept donations   REF SCU

S2065    Bucco,A.R.    Publicly-fd. entity-proh banning US flag   REF SSG

S2066    Bateman,C    Telecommuting-corp. bus./income tax cred   REF SEG

S2067    Bucco,A.R.    Massage & Bodywork Therapist Lic. Act   REF SCM

S2068    Bucco,A.R.    Endangering welfare of a child-concerns   REF SJU

S2069    Bucco,A.R.    Law enforcement off, cert-carry firearms   REF SLP

S2070    Bucco,A.R.    DNA samples-req. by cert. arrestees   REF SLP

S2071    Bucco,A.R.    Ammunition-sell to retired police w/id   REF SLP

S2072    Bucco,A.R.    Resisting arrest-upgrade penal.   REF SLP

S2073    Bucco,A.R.    Sch. bus passenger safety-concerns study   REF SED

S2074    Bucco,A.R.    Police, threats-2nd degree crime   REF SLP

S2075    Bucco,A.R.    Defendants, cert.-court assess costs   REF SJU

S2076    Bateman,C/Smith,B    Beehives-concerns pesticide applications   REF SEN

Bills Introduced: (cont’d)

 

S2077    Bateman,C/Smith,B    Neonicotinoid pesticides-restrict use   REF SEN

S2078    Bateman,C/Smith,B    Pesticide applicators-req. training   REF SEN

S2079    Scutari,N    Bail agents-transfers auth. to regulate   REF SJU

S2080    Scutari,N    Animal fac.-concerns outdoor enclosures   REF SCM

S2081    Ruiz,M    Young students-concerns expulsions   REF SED

S2082    Turner,S    Drinking water in sch.-lead testing req.   REF SED

S2083    Turner,S    Elderly/disabled victim-upgrade assault   REF SJU

S2084    Turner,S/Stack,B    St. Rental Assist. Prog.;$10.5M   REF SCU

S2085    Sweeney,S/O'Toole,K    life guard pension fds-concerns   REF SCU

SCR96    Beck,J    Enactment or cert laws-constit amendment   REF SSG

SCR97    Bateman,C    Natl. Historic Preserv. Act-50th anniv.   REF SSG

Bills Transferred:

S1659    Van Drew,J    Vet. Memorial Hwy. at Delsea Drive-desig   FROM SMV TO STR

Co-Sponsors Added:

S307   (Beach,J)    Vet. Treatment Court Pilot Prog.-estab.

S403   (Bucco,A.R.)    Self-Service Storage Fac. Act-suppl.

S572   (Beck,J)    Pub. emp accumulated sick leave-concerns

S754   (Kean,T; Weinberg,L)    Secure Schools for All Children Act

S1257   (Beach,J)    Cyber-harassment-domestic viol. statute

S1622   (Beach,J)    Disab. vet. prop tax exemp.-auth.

S1728   (Holzapfel,J)    Estate tax-incr. exclusion

S1768   (Oroho,S)    Home baked goods sale-estab. req.

S1816   (Beach,J)    Manufacturing sector-students gain emp.

S1818   (Beach,J)    Armed Forces, Natl. Guard-returning memb

S1861   (Beach,J)    Combat pay-excl. from gross income tax

S1862   (Beach,J)    Vet, wartime svc. disab.-incr. allowance

S1918   (Gill,N)    Vet.-waive higher ed. application fees

S1923   (Whelan,J)    Israeli bus-proh pension investment

S1932   (Addiego,D)    Charitable org.-income tax deduct.

S1945   (Beach,J)    Domestic viol. Internet registry-estab.

S2026   (Doherty,M)    Pain-Capable Unborn Child Prot. Act

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S265   (Beach,J)    Disab vet. prop. tax exemp-St reimb. mun

S267   (Beach,J)    Megan's law-notify community

S389   (Beach,J)    Stalking-creates civil cause of action

S394   (Beach,J)    Standard Forms Contracts Act

S1129   (Ruiz,M)    Healthy Small Food Retailer Act

S1200   (Beach,J)    Sex offender registration-concerns

S1211   (Beach,J)    Child luring-mand. imprisonment

S1258   (Beach,J)    Rape care advocates-concerns

S1649   (Allen,D)    Laser pointers, cert.-proh. sale

S1755   (Allen,D)    Firearm purch id card-concerns

S1814   (Beach,J)    Vet., cert. conflicts-prov. cert. benf.

S1815   (Beach,J)    Cold War vets-extend prop. tax elig.

S1817   (Beach,J)    POW-MIA flag-purchase in US w/St. fds.

S1921   (Whelan,J)    Disab. vets, qual. wages-concerns

S1924   (Doherty,M)    Credit card interchange fees-concerns

S1948   (Beach,J)    Stalking victim, under 18-upgrades crime

S1979   (Beach,J)    100% Disab. Vet.-auth. lic. plate

S1992   (Allen,D)    Land use planning-concerns mil/civilian

S1996   (Van Drew,J)    Gubernatorial candidate's stmt.-post

S2003   (Allen,D)    Mil. Skills Council-estab.

S2006   (Allen,D)    Vet, cert-estab prog, prov travel assist

S2008   (Allen,D)    Workforce devel grants-emp preference

S2061   (Allen,D)    SPRS-concerns accidental death benf.

SCR92   (Doherty,M)    Primary elections-concerns voting age

SJR47   (Whelan,J)    Mil. Caregivers Wk.-4th wk. of March

SJR54   (Oroho,S)    Dept. of Agric.-recog. 100th anniv.

The Senate adjourned at 10:45 A.M. on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 to meet again on Monday, May 2, 2016 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “1” and “2” scheduled to meet).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION

The Assembly did not meet.  The Assembly will meet at a date and time to be announced.

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (4/21/16):

None