NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                              for June 15, 2009

 

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Vol. XXI No. 24                                                                                 213th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

S2905    Vitale,J/Turner,S    Retail food estab.-prov nutritional info   REF SHH

S2906    Pennacchio,J    Greenwood Lake Comm.-concerns   REF SEN

S2907    Cardinale,G    Lic. pub. adjuster-concerns   REF SCM

S2908    Karrow,M    Home-baked goods-concerns sale   REF SHH

S2909    O'Toole,K    Sales of securities-concerns   REF SCM

S2910    Sweeney,S/Oroho,S    Corp. bus. taxpayers-modify allocation   REF SBA

S2911    Baroni,B    Childhood Obesity Prev-desig coordinator   REF SHH

S2912    Karrow,M/Sweeney,S    Agriculture product-concerns marketing   REF SEG

S2913    Van Drew,J    Raffle law viol., cert.-concerns   REF SWT

S2914    Van Drew,J    Qualified bus. in UEZ zones-concerns   REF SEG

S2915    Beck,J    Co. bd. of taxation memb.-concerns   REF SSG

S2916    Beck,J    First-time home buyers-prov. tax credit   REF SBA

S2917    Beck,J    Saving deposit interest-prov. tax deduct   REF SBA

S2918    Beck,J    Hybrid veh., cert.-exemp. from sales tax   REF SEG

S2919    Beck,J    Casino Control Comm.-reduce memb.   REF SWT

S2920    Bucco,A/Oroho,S    Lake Hopatcong Comm.-changes memb.   REF SEN

S2921    Sacco,N/Madden,F    US Park Police-concern powers   REF SLP

S2922    Beck,J    Corp. bus. tax rate-reduces   REF SEG

S2923    Beach,J    Sch. dist., cert. info-concerns distrib.   REF SED

S2924    Beach,J    Pub. higher ed. website-vet. benf. link   REF SED

S2925    Beach,J    Cellular contract-incl sexting brochures   REF SCM

S2926    Beach,J    Sexting-create diversionary prog.   REF SLP

S2927    Kean,T    Advanced metering standards-concerns   REF SEG

S2928    Sweeney,S    Open Pub. Records Act-concerns avail.   REF SCU

S2929    Sweeney,S    St., co. coll bd of trustees-adds 2 emp.   REF SED

S2930    Sweeney,S    Beverly city charter-cert. provisions   REF SCU

S2931    Turner,S    Crim. firearms recovery clearing house   REF SLP

S2932    Weinberg,L    Standardized tests-concerns   REF SED

S2933    Lesniak,R    Nonpub. sch.-concerns conversion   REF SED

S2934    Weinberg,L/Vitale,J+1    Med. malpractice liab. insur.-concerns   REF SCM

S2935    Weinberg,L    Govt. affairs agents-req. disclosures   REF SSG

S2936    Codey,R    NJBEST-concerns   REF SED

S2937    Codey,R    DWI-concerns penal.   REF SLP

S2938    Codey,R    Jury tampering-incr. penal.   REF SJU

S2939    Codey,R    Drunk driv. with suspended lic.-crime   REF SLP

S2940    Codey,R/Buono,B    MV, loan suspended driv.-incr. penal.   REF SLP

S2942    Buono,B    Medicaid recipient-delivery, health svcs   REF SHH

S2955    Turner,S    St emp in PERS-define contractual salary   REF SBA

SCR151    Van Drew,J    Raffles-bowling leagues, assn. conduct   REF SWT

SCR152    Beck,J    Open space, preserved-reduce prop. tax   REF SEN

SCR153    Beck,J+3    St. budget conceptual plan-Gov. provide   REF SBA

SR132    Kean,T    Self-emp. health insur. tax deduct-enact   REF SCM

 

 

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A1767 Aa (1R)    Watson Coleman,B/Evans,E    Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force-estab.   REP

A2238 AcsSca (ACS/1R)    Roberts,J/Prieto,V+15    Autism, devel. disab.-concerns coverage   REP/SCA

AJR101    Vainieri Huttle,V/Vandervalk,C+9    Denim Day for rape awareness-April 28   REP

S1212 Sca (1R)    Bucco,A    Helmets, recreational safety-exemp tax   REP/SCA

S1342 Sca (1R)    Madden,F    Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force-estab.   REP/SCA

S1651 ScsSca (SCS/1R)    Vitale,J/Weinberg,L+5    Autism, devel. disab.-concerns coverage   REP/SCA

S1864 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L    Bleeding Disorders Treatment Fd.   REP/SCA

S2010    Buono,B    St. budget FY2009/2010-approp. fds.   REP

S2011    Buono,B    FY2009 suppl. approp.;$20.768M   REP

S2012    Codey,R    Cigarette tax rate-raises per pack   REP

S2013 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L    Liquor, wines-incr. tax rates   REP/SCA

S2014    Sweeney,S    Corp. bus tax-concerns   REP

S2015    Buono,B    Taxpayers w/cert. income-incr. tax rate   REP

S2016 Sca (1R)    Sweeney,S    Health insur.-concerns taxation   REP/SCA

S2017 Sca (1R)    Sweeney,S    Econ. Devel. Auth.-transfer fds.   REP/SCA

S2018    Sweeney,S    St. rental asst prog-NJHMFA transfer fds   REP

S2019    Codey,R    Marine Science Consortium statute-repeal   REP

S2020 Sca (1R)    Codey,R    Bond volume limits-prov. for allocation   REP/SCA

S2516 Sca (1R)    Sweeney,S/Girgenti,J    Developmental disab-estab offender regis   REP/SCA

S2651 Sca (1R)    Scutari,N/Girgenti,J    Amber Alerts-receive on wireless phones   REP/SCA

S2683 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L+1    Med. Examiners Bd.-concerns memb.   REP/SCA

S2773 Scs (SCS)    Sweeney,S/Madden,F    Wage, benf., tax law viol-lic suspension   REP/SCS

S2824    Girgenti,J    Police training-concerns   REP

S2841 Scs (SCS)    Lesniak,R/Girgenti,J    Telecommunication info.-concerns access   REP/SCS

S2885 Sca (1R)    Girgenti,J/Sweeney,S+7    EMTs-concerns certification   REP/SCA

S2887 Sca (1R)    Beach,J/Scutari,N+4    Env. infrastructure proj.-concerns loans   REP

S2888 Sca (1R)    Whelan,J/Vitale,J+4    Env. infrastructure proj.-approp. fds.   REP

S2889    Gordon,R/Smith,B+1    Env. infrastructure proj.-concerns   REP

S2895 Sca (1R)    Karrow,M/Madden,F    Unemp insur.-concerns   REP/SCA

SJR67    Weinberg,L    Denim Day for rape awareness-April 28   REP

SJR77    Kean,T/Vitale,J    Mesothelioma Awareness Day-desig Sept 26   REP

SR47/100 Scs (SCS)    Weinberg,L/Vitale,J+1    Universal health insur coverage-enact   REP/SCS

Bills Referred/SBA:

S1212 Sca (1R)    Bucco,A    Helmets, recreational safety-exemp tax  

S1864 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L    Bleeding Disorders Treatment Fd.  

S2895 Sca (1R)    Karrow,M/Madden,F    Unemp insur.-concerns  

Bills Combined:

SR100    Rice,R+1    Universal health insur.-enact leg.   COMB/W SR47 (SCS)

Bills Transferred:

S2903    Turner,S    MV surcharges-concerns   FROM STR TO SBA

Co-Sponsors Added:

S155   (Sweeney,S)    Jessica Lunsford Act

S870   (Vitale,J)    Vet. benf., cert.-broadens elig.

S1071   (Van Drew,J)    Immunizations-concerns req.

S1810   (Beach,J)    Wine-concerns direct shipping

S2181   (Beach,J)    Natl. Guard memb spouses-prov unemp benf

S2211   (Stack,B)    Finan. literacy pilot prog.-estab.

S2340 SaSa (2R)   (Weinberg,L)    Construction contracts-prevailing wage

S2499   (Beach,J)    Solar panel, wind turbine-concerns purch

S2654   (Allen,D)    Developmental disab.-concerns support

S2683 Sca (1R)   (Gordon,R)    Med. Examiners Bd.-concerns memb.

S2805   (Allen,D)    Jessica Lunsford Act
S2934   (Gordon,R)    Med. malpractice liab. insur.-concerns
SCR20   (Baroni,B)    Vet. prop. tax deduction-extend elig.
SCR153   (Bateman,C; Cardinale,G; Karrow,M)    St. budget conceptual plan-Gov. provide

 

 

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S1364   (Baroni,B)    Judy & Nikki's Law-concerns child murder

S1751   (Baroni,B)    Carjacking convictions-not expunged

S2154   (Beach,J)    Vet, cert.-prov. allowance incr.

S2264   (Kean,T)    Renewable energy-concerns

S2516 Sca (1R)   (Girgenti,J)    Developmental disab-estab offender regis

S2841 Scs (SCS)   (Girgenti,J)    Telecommunication info.-concerns access

S2850   (Sweeney,S)    Prevailing wage req., cert.-concerns

S2895 Sca (1R)   (Madden,F)    Unemp insur.-concerns

SJR77   (Vitale,J)    Mesothelioma Awareness Day-desig Sept 26

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

 

S2516 Sca (1R)   (Bucco,A)    Developmental disab-estab offender regis

 

The Senate President has made the following appointment:

 

*Effective June 15, 2009

 

Governor’s Commission on the Horse Racing Industry:

 

Robert Mulcahy, of Basking Ridge.

Notes to the 6/11/2009 Digest:

Bills Introduced:

S2010    Buono,B   St. budget FY2009/2010-approp. fds.   REF SBA
S2011    Buono,B    FY2009 suppl. approp.;$20.768M   REF SBA

The Senate adjourned the June 11, 2009 Quorum at 7:35 P.M. on June 12, 2009.

The Senate adjourned at 7:13 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, June 18, 2009 (SESSION).

  ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

A4083    Addiego,D/Rudder,S    Age-restricted communities-concerns   REF AHO

A4084    Addiego,D/Rudder,S    False report, law enforcement-incr penal   REF AJU

A4085    Rudder,S/Addiego,D    Amber Alert false report-estab. crime   REF AJU

A4086    Rudder,S/Addiego,D    Emp. of unauth. aliens-concerns   REF ALP

A4087    Gusciora,R    Env sensitive cleaning products-concerns   REF AED

A4088    Chiappone,A    MV accidents resulting in death-concerns   REF ALP

A4089    Wisniewski,J    EMTs-concerns certification   REF AHS

A4090    Chiappone,A/Wagner,C    For-profit hosp.-concerns   REF AHE

AR205    Chiappone,A    Student loans-cap interest rates and fee   REF AHI

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A1503    Burzichelli,J/Albano,N    Employer contrib. to unemp.-concerns   REP

A3464 AcaAca (2R)    Scalera,F/Prieto,V    Loc. budget incr.-concerns limitations   REP/ACA

A4048 Aca (1R)    Roberts,J/Coutinho,A    Econ. Stimulus Act of 2009   REP/ACA

A4100    Greenwald,L/Schaer,G    St. budget FY2009/2010-approp. fds.   REP

A4101    Greenwald,L    FY2009 suppl. approp.;$20.768M   REP

A4102    Watson Coleman,B    Taxpayers w/cert. income-incr. tax rate   REP

A4103    Diegnan,P    Cigarette tax rate-raises per pack   REP

A4104 Aca (1R)    Wisniewski,J    Liquor, wines-incr. tax rates   REP/ACA

A4105    Pou,N/Evans,E    Corp. bus tax-concerns   REP

A4106    Green,J    St. rental asst prog-NJHMFA transfer fds   REP

 

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

 

A4107 Aca (1R)    Quigley,J    Econ. Devel. Auth.-transfer fds.   REP/ACA

A4108 Aca (1R)    Cryan,J    Health insur.-concerns taxation   REP/ACA

A4109 Aca (1R)    McKeon,J    Bond volume limits-prov. for allocation   REP/ACA

S562    Sweeney,S/Sarlo,P+1    Employer contrib. to unemp.-concerns   REP

S2372 Aca (1R)    Sarlo,P    Loc. budget incr.-concerns limitations   REP/ACA

Bills Recommitted:

A4048 Aca (1R)    Roberts,J/Coutinho,A    Econ. Stimulus Act of 2009   RCM ABU

Bills Transferred:

A1503    Burzichelli,J/Albano,N    Employer contrib. to unemp.-concerns   FROM ALA TO ABU

S562    Sweeney,S/Sarlo,P+1    Employer contrib. to unemp.-concerns   FROM ALA TO ABU

Co-Sponsors Added:

A752   (Munoz,N)    Adoptees-permits access to birth cert.

A830   (Ramos,R)    Innovation zone prog.-estab.

A1551   (Chivukula,U)    Healthy Workplace Act-estab.

A1718 AcaAa (2R)   (Munoz,N)    Ice/snow on mv-removal req, creates fine

A1719 Aca (1R)   (Doherty,M)    Jessica Lunsford Act

A1979   (O'Scanlon,D)    Automated defibrillator use-immunity

A2493 Aca (1R)   (Ramos,R)    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

A3196   (Doherty,M)    Highlands Region-concerns

A3333 AcsAa (ACS/1R)   (DeAngelo,W)    Advanced metering standards-concerns

ACR61   (Holzapfel,J; Wolfe,D)    St. budget-balance w/recurring revenue

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A4078   (Van Pelt,D)    MVC fees-concerns itemization

A4100   (Schaer,G)    St. budget FY2009/2010-approp. fds.

A4105   (Evans,E)    Corp. bus tax-concerns

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

A3292 Aca (1R)   (Johnson,G)    Motorcycle safety provisions, new-estab.

A4100   (Pou,N)    St. budget FY2009/2010-approp. fds.

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

A3786 AcaAca (2R)   (Scalera,F)    Emerg. mgt.-concerns
S454 AcaAa (2R)   (Johnson,G)    Lemon law-expands consumer prot.

The Assembly adjourned at 8:35 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, June 18, 2009 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (6/11/09):

None