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Vol. XXVIII No. 19 217th
Legislature $ First
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: (contd)
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