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Vol. XXVI No. 20 216th Legislature $ First Annual Session
SENATE
ACTION (SESSION)
Nominations Advise and Consent:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT:
Mary
K. Costello, of
Nominations Reported from Committee:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT:
Mary
K. Costello, of
Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second
SR74 Gill,N/Weinberg,L+20 Girls abducted in Nigeria-safe return
Bills Introduced:
S2068 Barnes,P/Oroho,S Higher ed. instit.-Auditor finan.
report REF SHI
S2069
Sacco,N/Greenstein,L Mun.
humane law enforcement off.-defines REF
SLP
S2070
Sacco,N/Greenstein,L Animal
Cruelty Offender Registry-estab. REF
SEG
S2071
Singer,R Pension income
threshold-raises REF SBA
S2072
Sacco,N/Weinberg,L Uninsur.
patients-hosp. emp. assist REF SHH
S2073
Sacco,N/Weinberg,L Tobacco,
smoking devices-estab prev. fd. REF SHH
S2074
Turner,S Implanted med.
device-driv. lic notation REF STR
S2075
Turner,S Resid. proj.-enhances
opportunities REF SEG
S2076
Smith,B Class I renewable
energy cert.-estab. REF SEN
S2077
Cunningham,S/Pou,N College
degree completion-concerns REF SHI
S2078
Whelan,J Petition
circulators-concerns resid. req REF SSG
S2079
Sweeney,S Students
w/disab-equal athletic activity REF SED
S2080
Holzapfel,J Christian Kant-appt
Toms Riv Police Dept REF SLP
S2081
Rice,R Resid. foreclosures-concern
prev. REF SCU
SCR111
Lesniak,R Casinos outside
AC-leg. auth. two REF SSG
SCR112
Holzapfel,J/Kyrillos,J+4
Hurricane Sandy relief-not to divert fds REF SSG
SR72
Smith,B Barnegat Bay-reject
seismac blasting REF SEN
SR73
Smith,B ManasquanBridge-oppose
sand mining REF SEN
Bills On Emergency Resolution:
S873 Sca w/GR (2R) Vitale,J/Allen,D+8 Adoptees birth cert.-permits access (30-1) (Vitale)
Motions:
A2777 Sca (1R)
Lagana,J/Mainor,C
Firearms-defines deviations, transp.
To Sa (Oroho)
A2777 Sca (1R) Lagana,J/Mainor,C Firearms-defines deviations, transp. To Table (20-18) (Weinberg)
Bills Passed:
A1314 Sca (1R) Quijano,A/Vainieri Huttle,V+7 Libraries-vol. income tax contrib. (39-0)
A2006 AcaSca (2R) Greenwald,L/Quijano,A+10 Ammunition magazines-reduce to 10
rounds (22-17)
A2777 Sca (1R)
Lagana,J/Mainor,C
Firearms-defines deviations, transp.
(21-17)
S122 Sca (1R)
Bucco,A.R./Addiego,D+3 Safe
havens for newborns-expand (39-0)
S225 Sca (1R)
Allen,D/Ruiz,M+1 Innovation
Inspiration Sch. Grant Prog. (37-1)
S387 Sca (1R)
Scutari,N/Lesniak,R+1 Sch. bd.
memb. candidates-petitions (37-0)
S484
Cunningham,S/Codey,R+4 College
cost info.-prov. students (39-0)
S581 Sca (1R)
Smith,B/Lesniak,R Adv.
cyberinfrastructure strategic plan
(38-0)
S770 Sca (1R)
Weinberg,L/Turner,S+2 Pub. svc
priv contracts-estab procedures (24-14)
S839
Norcross,D/Bateman,C+2 William
H Fauver Youth Correctional Fac. (39-0)
S873 Sca w/GR (2R) Vitale,J/Allen,D+8 Adoptees birth cert.-permits access (29-5)
S943
Sarlo,P/Smith,B+1 Adopt a
S979 Sca (1R)
Sweeney,S/Cunningham,S+3 Coll.
Affordability Study Comm. (39-0)
S1041 Sca (1R)
Gordon,R/Bateman,C+17 Drilling
techniques, cert.-concerns (32-5)
S1229 Sa (1R)
Rice,R/Connors,C+3 Vacant prop.
in forclosure-maintain (38-0)
S1232 Sca (1R)
Weinberg,L/Pennacchio,J+1 Ctr
for Oral Health-Rutgers Dental Sch
(39-0)
S1440 Sca (1R)
Barnes,P/Whelan,J+1 Emp.
discrimination, emp. status-proh.
(22-14)
S1607
Bucco,A.R./Beach,J+5 Mil.
Appreciation Mo.-desig May, each yr
(39-0)
SR67
Vitale,J/Allen,D+1 Natl.
Nurses' Wk-desig May 6 thru May 12
(Voice)
SR71
Van Drew,J First Dist Econ
Development Task Force (Voice)
SR74
Gill,N/Weinberg,L+20 Girls
abducted in Nigeria-safe return (39-0)
Bills Given Second
S873 Sca w/GR (2R) Vitale,J/Allen,D+8 Adoptees birth cert.-permits access (28-5) (Vitale)
Bills Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:
S837 Sca (1R) Norcross,D/Dancer,R+1 Right to Farm-extend prot, agric
tourism
S1306/1804 ScaScs (SCS) Sweeney,S/Green,J+3 Superstorm
Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:
S771 Sa (1R) Weinberg,L Hist New Bridge Landing Park
Comm-powers (28-0) (Weinberg)
S1502 ScaSa (2R) Bateman,C/Bucco,A.R.+2 Rescue squads-immunity from civil
damage (36-0) (Bateman)
Bills Returned Second Reading/Substitute:
S1801 SaSs (SS) Van Drew,J Co. tax assessor-co. govt. appoint (32-0) (Van Drew)
Bills Substituted:
A1314 Sca (1R) Quijano,A/Vainieri Huttle,V+7 Libraries-vol. income tax contrib. SUB FOR S1803
A2006 AcaSca (2R) Greenwald,L/Quijano,A+10 Ammunition magazines-reduce to 10
rounds SUB FOR S993 (1R)
S993 Sca (1R)
Weinberg,L/Gill,N Ammunition
magazines-reduce to 10 rounds SUB BY
A2006 (2R)
S1803
Van Drew,J Libraries-vol.
income tax contrib. SUB BY A1314 (1R)
Bills Referred/SBA:
S1598 Turner,S
MV surcharges-mandatory pymt plan
S1613
Van Drew,J St. police veh,
used-offer to fire org.
Bills Transferred:
A441 Acs (ACS) Jasey,M/Wilson,G+4 Land bank-mun designate redevel
entities FROM SCU TO SBA
S1811
Sweeney,S St contracts-req use
of goods made in US FROM SLA TO SBA
S2025
Smith,B/Bateman,C+1
Bills Withdrawn From The Files:
S759 Sarlo,P
Plenary retail consumption lic-formula
FROM SLP
S760
Sarlo,P Alco bev off-premise
consumption-set req FROM SLP
S2031
Codey,R Home invasion-creates
crime FROM SJU
Bills Withdrawn From The Files: (cont’d)
SCR111
Lesniak,R Casinos outside
AC-leg. auth. two FROM SSG
SR24 Sca (1R)
Turner,S/Ruiz,M+4
Interscholastic athletic conf.-equal pay FROM
2RS
Co-Sponsors Added:
S122 Sca (1R) (Beck,J)
Safe havens for newborns-expand
S127
(Oroho,S) Deferred comp., cert
emp-excl income tax
S234
(Holzapfel,J) Per Capita
Library Aid;$3M
S268
(Turner,S) Energy tax
receipts-pay directly to mun.
S353
(Beck,J) Estate tax-phases out
S360
(Bucco,A.R.) St.
agencies-issuance of general permits
S364
(Bucco,A.R.) Prescription
Monitoring Prog.-access
S702
(Turner,S) Estate tax-incr.
filing threshold
S736
(Bucco,A.R.) Dog
fighting-estab. crime
S841
(Beach,J; Beck,J; Stack,B)
Caregiver's Assistance Act
S932 (Bucco,A.R.)
Pub. emp. documents-concerns filing
S936
(Bucco,A.R.) Affordable
housing-concerns
S943
(Gordon,R) Adopt a
S946
(Stack,B) Bail-estab.
non-monetary alternatives
S979 Sca (1R)
(Gill,N; Gordon,R; Ruiz,M)
Coll. Affordability Study Comm.
S1183
(Gordon,R) Nurse staffing
standards-estab.
S1195
(Barnes,P) Sex change-revise
birth cert. procedure
S1224 Sca (1R)
(Stack,B) Family Collaborative
Law Act
S1229 Sa (1R)
(Cunningham,S; Ruiz,M) Vacant prop. in forclosure-maintain
S1232 Sca (1R)
(Allen,D) Ctr for Oral
Health-Rutgers Dental Sch
S1287
(Bucco,A.R.) Handgun
permit-revises procedures
S1288
(Bucco,A.R.) Vol fire
companies-exemp charitable fees
S1409
(Bucco,A.R.) Advertising sex
abuse of minor-offense
S1412
(Bucco,A.R.) Incarcerated
indiv.-proh temp disab benf
S1420
(Bucco,A.R.) Paint
producers-stewardship prog. req.
S1440 Sca (1R)
(Gill,N) Emp. discrimination,
emp. status-proh.
S1502 ScaSa (2R) (Allen,D; Beck,J) Rescue squads-immunity from civil damage
S1524 Scs (SCS)
(Gordon,R) Crime victims-no
fees, govt. records
S1542
(Bucco,A.R.) Assault on law
enforcement off-mand term
S1568
(Turner,S)
S1579
(Bucco,A.R.) Theft $500K or
more-upgrades crime
S1607
(Allen,D; Beck,J; Oroho,S; Madden,F)
Mil. Appreciation Mo.-desig May, each yr
S1612
(Turner,S) Overcrowding-auth.
addl. fines
S1678
(Bucco,A.R.) Drunk driv. who
cause death-suspend lic.
S1729
(Bucco,A.R.) St. electric
distrib. sys-meet standards
S1730
(Bucco,A.R.) Electric distrib
line-locate underground
S1777
(Bucco,A.R.) Domestic viol
offenders-elec. monitoring
S1786
(Bucco,A.R.) Oxygen delivery
under emerg. conditions
S1799
(Bucco,A.R.) Health, fitness
club fees-elim sales tax
S1864
(Bucco,A.R.) Psychologists,
cert.-prescribe meds.
S1914
(Bucco,A.R.)
Immunizations-prov. conscientious exemp.
S1963
(Bucco,A.R.) Vet-incr
allowance, cert. wartime disab.
S1970
(Bucco,A.R.) Manufacturing
sector-students gain emp.
S2033
(Gordon,R; Rice,R) Unemp comp
law-revise exemp, mv operator
S2042
(Beck,J; Cardinale,G; Gordon,R; Kyrillos,J; Lesniak,R) Special ed. prog.-concerns provision
SCR87 (Bucco,A.R.)
Vol fire fighter/first aid-prop tax cred
SCR109
(Van Drew,J) In God We
Trust-commemorates 150th anniv
SCR112
(Bateman,C; Beck,J; Connors,L; Singer,R) Hurricane Sandy relief-not to divert fds
SJR36
(Kyrillos,J) Longshoremen's
register-NY enact leg.
SR65
(Allen,D) McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Base-budgt cuts
SR67
(Beck,J) Natl. Nurses' Wk-desig
May 6 thru May 12
SR74
(Beck,J; Rice,R; Barnes,P; Beach,J; Codey,R; Gordon,R; Greenstein,L;
Lesniak,R; Norcross,D; Pou,N; Sacco,N; Sarlo,P; Scutari,N; Smith,B; Stack,B; Sweeney,S; Turner,S; Van Drew,J;
Vitale,J; Whelan,J) Girls abducted in
Nigeria-safe return
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S673
(Bucco,A.R.) Michelle's Law-mv
death blood sample req
S979 Sca (1R)
(Cunningham,S) Coll.
Affordability Study Comm.
S1554
(Doherty,M) Del. Riv. Jt. Toll
Bridge Comm.-abolish
S1568
(Van Drew,J) Vietnam Vet of
Amer. conventions-concern
S1693
(Oroho,S) Nonpublic sch.
busing-extends limit
S1963
(Allen,D) Vet-incr allowance,
cert. wartime disab.
S1972
(Oroho,S) Apartment
registration-elim. duplication
S1975
(Oroho,S) Apiary
activities-estab. St. reg. auth.
Co-Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
S2029
(Vitale,J) Sch survey student
participation-consent
S2042
(Barnes,P) Special ed.
prog.-concerns provision
SR67
(Allen,D) Natl. Nurses'
Wk-desig May 6 thru May 12
SR69
(Beach,J) Persons w/Disab
Rights-ratify convention
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
S234 (Beach,J)
Per Capita Library Aid;$3M
S1772 (Weinberg,L) Smoking, pub. parks and beaches-proh.
SR74 (Cunningham,S) Girls abducted in Nigeria-safe return
Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:
SR74
(Ruiz,M) Girls abducted in
Nigeria-safe return
Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
A1314 Sca (1R) (Van Drew,J) Libraries-vol. income tax contrib.
A2006 AcaSca (2R) (Weinberg,L; Gill,N) Ammunition magazines-reduce to 10 rounds
The Senate has
not adjourned. The Senate will meet again on Monday, May 19, 2014 (QUORUM,
Committee Groups “1” and “2” scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY
ACTION
The Assembly did
not meet. The Assembly will meet on Thursday, May 15, 2014 (QUORUM, Committee
Groups “C” and “D” scheduled to meet).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (5/8/14):
None