NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

for May 18, 2009

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Vol. XXI No. 19 213th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Nominations Reported from Committee:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

Douglas Hurd, of Stockton.

Frederick Theemling, Jr., of Weehawken.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ATLANTIC COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

Harry Brown, of Margate.

John W. Collette, Jr., of Mays Landing.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

Michael Tacknoff, IFA, of Cherry Hill.

Donald J. Reich, of Erial.

Melissa D. Pollitt, of Collingswood, to replace Mary Ellen Talbott, J.S.C., Ret.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CAPE MAY COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

John A. McCann, of Ocean City, to replace Philip Judyski, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Rosedale Hymerling, of Haddonfield, to replace Bruce Hasbrouck, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

A. William Biondi, of Vineland.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MORRIS COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

William Kersey, of Wharton.

Bernard J. Tyson, of Parsippany.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND HAIRSTYLING:

Jerry Speziale, of Wayne.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

Charles P. Tivenan, of Brick, to replace Jeff Horn, resigned.

Geraldine Ambrosio, of Toms River, to replace Anthony Graziano, resigned.

Peter A. Maher, SRA, SCGREA, of Jackson, to replace Richard Hall, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SALEM COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

Brenda H. Hall, of Woodstown.

George Christopher Connor, of Salem.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES:

Hazeline C. Pilgrim, M.S.W., of Montclair, to replace Maria Teresa Abinader, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE HOUSING COMMISSION:

Matthew Sprung, of Randolph.

Honorable Giuseppe Chila, of Swedesboro.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE MOSQUITO CONTROL COMMISSION:

Howard Smyth Emerson, of Haddon Heights, to replace Leonard Spiegel, resigned.

Nominations Reported from Committee: (cont’d)

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE PAROLE BOARD:

Lloyd D. Henderson, of Lawnside, to replace Paul J. Contillo, resigned.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

Roger A. Hines, of Hackettstown, to replace David Lance, resigned.

Walter S. Orcutt, of Blairstown.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Anna Marie Mascolo, Esq., of Fairview, to replace Kenneth Campbell, resigned.

TO BE CAMDEN COUNTY CLERK:

Honorable Joseph Ripa, Jr., of Voorhees, to replace James Beach, resigned.

TO BE MERCER COUNTY PROSECUTOR:

Joseph Bocchini, Jr., of Hamilton Township.

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

S2828 Codey,R Pub. sch. dist.-concerns borrowing

Bills Introduced:

S2829 Scutari,N Lieutenant Gov. candidates-concerns REF SSG

S2830 Haines,P Sch. dist, cert.-concerns tax levy req REF SED

S2831 Haines,P Non-operating sch. dist.-concerns REF SED

S2832 Stack,B Emerg. mgt. vol., co., mun.-lic. plate REF STR

S2833 Madden,F Pub. contracts, loc.-price adjustments REF SCU

S2834 Bucco,A Luring a child and kidnapping-incr penal REF SJU

S2835 Bucco,A Death penal.-restore, cert. murders REF SJU

S2836 Turner,S St. emp., essential-prov. comp. time REF SSG

S2837 Bucco,A Coll. cred., high sch. students-concerns REF SED

S2838 Ciesla,A Co. tax bd.-concerns vacancies REF SCU

S2839 Van Drew,J Made With Jersey Fresh-desig baked goods REF SEG

S2840 Van Drew,J Arrest info.-concerns REF SLP

S2841 Lesniak,R Telecommunicaiton info.-concerns access REF SLP

S2842 Lesniak,R Auto. Insur. Risk Exchange-concerns appt REF SCM

S2843 Lesniak,R Small tech. co.-encourage investments REF SEG

S2844 Kean,T Eric Munoz Trauma Ctr.-desig. name REF SHH

SCR146 O'Toole,K Leg.-changes limit terms of memb. REF SSG

SJR77 Kean,T Mesothelioma Awareness Day-desig Sept 26 REF SHH

SR126 Redd,D High sch. dropout prev. prog.-concerns REF SED

SR127 Cardinale,G Prevailing wage-encourage Gov to suspend REF SLA

SR128 Beach,J Tinnitus Awareness Wk.-desig. May 10-16 REF SHH

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A2519 Aca (1R) Chiappone,A/Ramos,R+18 Colon Cancer Research Fd.-vol. contrib. REP

A2911 Cryan,J/Diegnan,P+5 Coll. Student, Parent Consumer Info. Act REP

A3095 Chiappone,A/Green,J Acute care hosp.-concern prop. tax exemp REP

ACR122 Aca (1R) Munoz,E/Conners,J+6 Armed Forces memb.-prov. free postage REP

ACR219 Sca (1R) Conaway,H/Greenwald,L+1 Oral Cancer Awareness Mo-desig April '09 REP/SCA

AJR103 Roberts,J/Voss,J+7 Disab. Hist., Awareness Mo-desig October REP

S64 Rice,R/Van Drew,J Const proj, mun-concerns cert. contracts REP

S159 Allen,D Main Street NJ prog.-concerns REP

S530/1004/1021 Scs (SCS) Girgenti,J/Bucco,A+1 Natl. Guard memb.-vol income tax contrib REP/SCS

S1465 Sca (1R) Kean,T Mun. finan. and tax agreements-concerns REP/SCA

S1643 Sca (1R) Weinberg,L/Singer,R Defamation judgments, foreign-concerns REP/SCA

S1651 Scs (SCS) Vitale,J/Weinberg,L+3 Autism disorders-concerns coverage REP/SCS

S1771 Sca (1R) Madden,F/Vitale,J+2 Student Athlete Cardiac Screening-estab. REP/SCA

S1840 Sca (1R) Kean,S/Allen,D Psych. patients, cert.-concerns furlough REP/SCA

S1882 Scs (SCS) Stack,B Sch. crossing guards-concerns REP/SCS

S1892 Sca (1R) Kean,S Workers' comp-repymt., pension recipents REP/SCA

S2098 Scs (SCS) Sarlo,P/Kean,S Alco. bev. tastings-concerns REP/SCS

S2163 Cunningham,S Acute care hosp.-concern prop. tax exemp REP

S2372 Sarlo,P Loc. budget incr.-concerns limitations REP

S2492 Codey,R/Kean,T St psych hosp-concern training for staff REP

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont’d)

S2493 Sca (1R) Codey,R/Allen,D St. emp., cert.-concerns drug testing REP/SCA

S2494 Codey,R/Singer,R Psych. hosp., St.-report assaults on web REP

S2505 Sca (1R) Redd,D/Van Drew,J+4 Smart Housing Incentives Act REP/SCA

S2575 Turner,S+1 Sch. dist.-concerns emp. contracts REP

S2660 Sca (1R) Beck,J/Weinberg,L+1 Loc. govt. ethics-concerns REP/SCA

S2676 Redd,D/Kean,S Colon Cancer Research Fd.-vol. contrib. REP

S2730 Sca (1R) Rice,R/Cunningham,S Constr. contracts-concerns training prog REP/SCA

S2740 Rice,R/Weinberg,L Loc. unit and auth. budgets-concerns REP

S2763 Cardinale,G/Sarlo,P+1 Civil actions, cert.-concerns REP

S2776 Allen,D/Turner,S Coll. Student, Parent Consumer Info. Act REP

S2826 Girgenti,J/Connors,C+1 Armed Forces, Natl. Guard-returning memb REP

SCR133 Sca (1R) Madden,F/Beach,J+1 Armed Forces memb.-prov. free postage REP/SCA

SCR141 Sca (1R) Van Drew,J+1 Oral Cancer Awareness Mo-desig April '09 REP/SCA

SJR65 Sca (1R) Kean,S/Ciesla,A Meningitis Awareness Mo.-desig. August REP/SCA

SJR70 Weinberg,L/Whelan,J+7 Disab. Hist., Awareness Mo-desig October REP

Bills Referred/SBA:

A2519 Aca (1R) Chiappone,A/Ramos,R+18 Colon Cancer Research Fd.-vol. contrib.

S159 Allen,D Main Street NJ prog.-concerns

S530/1004/1021 Scs (SCS) Girgenti,J/Bucco,A+1 Natl. Guard memb.-vol income tax contrib

S1465 Sca (1R) Kean,T Mun. finan. and tax agreements-concerns

S1651 Scs (SCS) Vitale,J/Weinberg,L+3 Autism disorders-concerns coverage

S1882 Scs (SCS) Stack,B Sch. crossing guards-concerns

S1892 Sca (1R) Kean,S Workers' comp-repymt., pension recipents

S2492 Codey,R/Kean,T St psych hosp-concern training for staff

S2493 Sca (1R) Codey,R/Allen,D St. emp., cert.-concerns drug testing

S2505 Sca (1R) Redd,D/Van Drew,J+4 Smart Housing Incentives Act

S2676 Redd,D/Kean,S Colon Cancer Research Fd.-vol. contrib.

S2730 Sca (1R) Rice,R/Cunningham,S Constr. contracts-concerns training prog

Bills Combined:

S1004 Allen,D Mil. families, need of asst.-tax contrib COMB/W S530/1021 (SCS)

S1021 Weinberg,L Natl. Guard memb.-vol income tax contrib COMB/W S530/1004 (SCS)

Co-Sponsors Added:

S530/1004/1021 Scs (SCS) (Baroni,B) Natl. Guard memb.-vol income tax contrib

S1651 Scs (SCS) (Baroni,B; Gordon,R; Rice,R) Autism disorders-concerns coverage

S2532 Sca (1R) (Gill,N) Health svc. corp.-domestic stock insurer

S2660 Sca (1R) (Rice,R) Loc. govt. ethics-concerns

S2713 (Oroho,S; Turner,S) Farmland preserv. purposes;$49.65M

S2715 (Turner,S) Farmland preserv.;$11.293M

S2763 (Beck,J) Civil actions, cert.-concerns

S2767 (Turner,S) Land-recreation & conserv. purpose;$66M

S2768 (Turner,S) Open space, park devel.;$120.123M

S2770 (Turner,S) His. preserv. proj.;$15,557,201

S2771 (Turner,S) Land-recreation & conserv purpose;$19.9M

SCR96 (Ciesla,A) St. spending, annual-concerns

SCR97 (Ciesla,A) I & R-prov. Statewide

SCR107 (Ciesla,A) MV related fees-fd. St. transp. sys.

SJR74 (Van Drew,J) Rules of Evidence-proposes an amendment

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S64 (Van Drew,J) Const proj, mun-concerns cert. contracts

S1019 Sca (1R) (Van Drew,J) Corporal Philip A Reynolds Memor. Bridge

S1840 Sca (1R) (Allen,D) Psych. patients, cert.-concerns furlough

S2572 (Bucco,A) Devel. disab. persons-concerns rights

S2676 (Kean,T) Colon Cancer Research Fd.-vol. contrib.

The Senate adjourned at 6:06 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, May 21, 2009 (SESSION).

ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

A3956 Johnson,G Health benf. plans-revisions to laws REF AFI

A3957 Coutinho,A Qualified bus. in UEZ-concerns REF ACE

A3958 Casagrande,C Deferred comp. plans-excl, cert. contrib REF AAP

A3959 Casagrande,C TPAF, PERS-changes elig. criteria REF ASG

A3960 Doherty,M SPCA-concerns REF AAN

A3961 Doherty,M NJSPCA bd. of trustees-changes memb. REF AAN

A3962 Handlin,A Pay-to-play law-fed. funded St. contract REF ASG

A3963 Handlin,A Sch. elections-extends petition deadline REF ASG

A3964 Addiego,D/Rudder,S Inmates, cert.-pay incarceration costs REF ALP

A3965 Rudder,S/Addiego,D Gang related crimes, cert.-incr. penal. REF ALP

A3966 Rudder,S/Addiego,D Sch. dist, cert.-concerns tax levy req REF AED

A3967 Addiego,D/Rudder,S+1 Non-operating sch. dist.-concerns REF AED

A3968 Vainieri Huttle,V/Barnes,P Legal Svcs.-concerns REF AJU

A3969 Vainieri Huttle,V Defamation judgments, foreign-concerns REF AJU

A3970 Webber,J PFRS , elective pub. off.-concern retir. REF ASG

A3971 Webber,J Bus. profits-deduct cert. losses REF AAP

A3972 Casagrande,C NJBEST-allows tax credit, cert. contrib. REF AAP

A3973 McKeon,J/Gusciora,R Clean water env. infrastructure proj. REF AEN

A3974 Evans,E/Wisniewski,J Underage Drinking, Higher Ed. Task Force REF AHI

A3975 Dancer,R Entertainment agency contracts-concerns REF ACO

A3976 Dancer,R Intravenous therapies, office-based-reg. REF AHE

A3977 Dancer,R Hiring Recovery Prog., police-concerns REF AHO

A3978 DiMaio,J Wood burning units-reg. of emissions REF AEN

A3979 DiMaio,J St. volunteer workers, cert.-immunity REF AJU

A3980 DeAngelo,W/Lampitt,P Solar renewable energy-concerns REF ATU

A3981 Greenwald,L Pub. sch. dist.-concerns borrowing REF ABU

ACR231 Casagrande,C Pub. Emp. Pension Fd. Investment Comm. REF ASG

AJR120 Casagrande,C Rules of Evidence-proposes an amendment REF AJU

AJR121 Vainieri Huttle,V Amer. Clean Energy, Security Act of 2009 REF AEN

AR201 Handlin,A St. Joseph Sch., Keyport-keep open REF AED

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A2238 Acs (ACS) Prieto,V/Roberts,J+10 Autism disorders-concerns coverage REP/ACS

A3726 AcaAca (2R) Diegnan,P/Bramnick,J+5 Motor fuel franchisors-concerns REP/ACA

A3981 Greenwald,L Pub. sch. dist.-concerns borrowing REP

A3903 Roberts,J/Greenwald,L Real prop., surplus-St. Treasurer sell REP

S2553 ScaAca (2R) Cardinale,G/Sarlo,P Motor fuel franchisors-concerns REP/ACA

Bills Recommitted:

A3726 AcaAca (2R) Diegnan,P/Bramnick,J+5 Motor fuel franchisors-concerns RCM AAP

S2553 ScaAca (2R) Cardinale,G/Sarlo,P Motor fuel franchisors-concerns RCM AAP

Co-Sponsors Added:

A409 (Biondi,P) Sch. prop.-proh. sex offenders

A515 (Biondi,P) Sex offenders-concerns

A526 (Biondi,P) Sex offenders-concerns residence

A631 (Milam,M) Homestead prop. tax reimb.-concern elig.

A791 Aca (1R) (Jasey,M) Historic Prop. Reinvestment Act

A1511 (Rudder,S) Mil., receiving combat pay-tax exemp.

A1547 (Prieto,V) Pub. emp collective negotiation-concerns

A1551 (Spencer,L; Diegnan,P; Thompson,S) Healthy Workplace Act-estab.

A1731 Aca (1R) (Biondi,P) Sex offenders-bars positions, youth org.

A2456 (Webber,J) Leg.-concerns holding dual office

A3278 Aca (1R) (Quijano,A) Veh. regis.-contain issue date

A3556 (Biondi,P) Sex offenders-concerns cert. jobs

A3726 AcaAca (2R) (Vas,J) Motor fuel franchisors-concerns

A3753 (Rodriguez,C) Free pub. libraries-reduce tax levy

A3865 (McKeon,J) Rockland-Bergen Bistate River Comm.

A3901 Aca (1R) (Gusciora,R) Green Acres Bond Act 2009;$600M bonds

A3930 (Diegnan,P) Scenic and Hist. Hwys. Prog.-estab.

A3931 (Quijano,A) Ads, cert.-concerns

A3967 (Handlin,A) Non-operating sch. dist.-concerns

Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:

A625 (Casagrande,C) Fair Housing Act-amends

A626 (Casagrande,C) Fair share affordable housing-limits

A3865 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Rockland-Bergen Bistate River Comm.

Prime Sponsors Added:

A625 (Casagrande,C) Fair Housing Act-amends

A626 (Casagrande,C) Fair share affordable housing-limits

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A1531 (Moriarty,P) Nurse staffing standards-estab.

A2143 (Greenstein,L) Stalkers-concerns

A3766 (Schaer,G) Sun exposure signs-req. at beaches

A3865 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Rockland-Bergen Bistate River Comm.

A3908 (Lampitt,P) Energy resid. improvements-incentives

ACR81 (Webber,J) Minor child med procedures-notify parent

Second Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:

A3865 (McKeon,J) Rockland-Bergen Bistate River Comm.

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

A2084 (Diegnan,P) NJBEST contrib.-income tax deduct.

A3787 (Prieto,V) MIA-OON flag-concerns display

A3967 (Rible,D) Non-operating sch. dist.-concerns

ACR81 (DiMaio,J) Minor child med procedures-notify parent

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

A137 (Rodriguez,C) PAAD/Sr. Gold prog.-automatic enrollment

Fifth Prime Sponsors Added:

A3930 (Voss,J) Scenic and Hist. Hwys. Prog.-estab.

Sixth Prime Sponsors Added:

A3930 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Scenic and Hist. Hwys. Prog.-estab.

The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointment:

*Effective May 13, 2009

Joint Committee on the Public Schools:

Assemblyman Ralph Caputo (28), to replace Assemblyman Joseph Vas (19).

Note to the 5/7/2009 Digest:

Co-Sponsors Added:

A2720 AsSa (AS/1R) Small qualified bus-expand definition Biondi,P; Wolfe,D; Holzapfel,J were inadvertently added as co-sponsors.

Note to the 5/11/2009 Digest:

Bills Introduced:

A3920 Burzichelli,J Beach concession stands-concerns permits REF ATG *NOT* AEN

The Assembly adjourned the May 18, 2009 session at 2:00 P.M. on May 19, 2009. The Assembly will meet again on Thursday, May 21, 2009 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (05/14/09):

None