NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                          for September 12, 2013

 

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Vol. XXV No. 37                                                                                215th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION (SESSION)

Nominations Notice of Intention Received 9/10/2013:

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

      Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina, of Barrington.

Nominations Notice of Intention:

TO BE THE BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR:

      Gurbir  Singh Grewal, of Glen Rock.

Bills Introduced:

S2947    Rice,R    Constr officials-mun. hire priv. company   REF SCU

S2948    Beck,J    Contractors Regis. Act-revises   REF SCM

S2950    Sacco,N    Autobus driv.-incr. insur. req.   REF STR

S2951    Beck,J    Homeowners insur.-incl heating oil tanks   REF SCM

S2952    Addiego,D    Child restraint sys installment-immunity   REF SLP

S2953    Beck,J    Med. svc., free-income tax deduction   REF SBA

S2954    Beck,J    Loc. govts, sch. dist.-legal svc. pymts.   REF SCU

S2955    Thompson,S    Loc. sewerage auth.-remuneration of emp   REF SCU

S2956    Gordon,R    Prop. tax reimb. forms, cert.-languages   REF SCU

S2957    Beach,J    Mail-in ballot application-polling place   REF SSG

S2958    Beach,J    Paint producers-stewardship prog. req.   REF SEN

S2959    Beach,J    Vet. honorable discharge papers-concerns   REF SMV

S2960    Beach,J    Pawnbroker-file transaction reports req.   REF SCM

S2961    Beach,J    Smoking in veh. w/child present-offense   REF SHH

S2962    Singer,R    Co prosecutor-auth award leading, arrest   REF SLP

S2963    Whelan,J    Suppl. enrollment growth aid-prov.   REF SED

S2964    Sacco,N    Data recording devices in mv-disclosure   REF SLP

S2965    Sweeney,S    Higher Ed Tuition Study Comm.-estab.   REF SHI

S2966    Sarlo,P    Plenary retail consumption lic-formula   REF SLP

S2967    Sarlo,P    Alco bev off-premise consumption-set req   REF SLP

S2968    Lesniak,R/Sweeney,S    Affordable housing-estab. tax cred. prog   REF SEG

S2969    Greenstein,L    Disab. placards-exemp. renewal req.   REF STR

S2970    Van Drew,J/Oroho,S    St. debt affordability analysis-concerns   REF SBA

S2971    Van Drew,J/Oroho,S    Special law enforcement training-Class 2   REF SLP

S2972    Van Drew,J/Oroho,S    St/fed pub benf prog recipient-concerns   REF SSG

S2973    Van Drew,J    Common Core St Standards Eval Task Force   REF SED

S2974    Lesniak,R/Ruiz,M    Charter sch-concerns limit admission   REF SED

S2975    Ruiz,M    Teaching Pilot Prog.-estab.   REF SED

S2983    Turner,S    Trenton Police off addl 75-allocate $10M   REF SBA

SCR161    Turner,S    Fed. health reform-delay cert provisions   REF SHH

SJR81    Beach,J    Vet. Ed. Awareness Wk.-desig. November   REF SMV

SR120    Beck,J    Port Ambrose natural gas fac.-no constr.   REF SEN

SR121    Turner,S/Van Drew,J    Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013   REF SCM

 

Bills Passed:

A3680 AcaAcsAaScaAa w/GR (ACS/4R)    Coutinho,A/Singleton,T+29    NJ Econ. Opportunity Act of 2013   (35-1)

A3797 AcaSca w/GR (3R)    Mainor,C/Eustace,T+5    Firearms-req. reporting, cert. info.   (34-1)

A4149 AcaSa w/GR (3R)    Burzichelli,J/Dancer,R+8    Horse racing on the beach-grant permit   (37-0)

A4188    Bucco,A.M./Ruiz,M+4    Newly hired emp.-concerns reporting req.   (35-0)

S2580 Sca (1R)    Pennacchio,J/Bucco,A.R.    Alex DeCroce Mem. Hwy-desig Rt.53   (35-0)

Bills Substituted:

A4188    Bucco,A.M./Ruiz,M+4    Newly hired emp.-concerns reporting req.   SUB FOR S2740

S2740    Bucco,A.R./Codey,R+1    Newly hired emp.-concerns reporting req.   SUB BY A4188

Bills Given Second Reading w/Governor's Recommendation:

S1219 Sca w/GR (2R)    Codey,R/Lesniak,R+4    Wrongful imprisonment-incr. comp.   (36-1)

Bills Received from Assembly/Concurrence w/Governor's Recommendation/Given Second Reading:

A3680 AcaAcsAaScaAa w/GR (ACS/4R)    Coutinho,A/Singleton,T+29    NJ Econ. Opportunity Act of 2013  

A3797 AcaSca w/GR (3R)    Mainor,C/Eustace,T+5    Firearms-req. reporting, cert. info.  

A4149 AcaSa w/GR (3R)    Burzichelli,J/Dancer,R+8    Horse racing on the beach-grant permit  

Bills Received from Assembly/Referred to Committee:

A4329    Bramnick,J/Angelini,M+8    Home invasion-creates first degree crime   REF SJU

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A1825 Sca (1R)    Conaway,H/Wagner,C+2    Sports related eye injury-ed. fact sheet   REP/SCA

A3195 Sca (1R)    Lampitt,P/Singleton,T+4    Teaching Pilot Prog.-estab.   REP/SCA

S162       Singer,R/Vitale,J+2    Physician Loan Redemption Prog.   REP

S1487 Sca (1R)    Turner,S    Teachers-estab. loan redemption prog.   REP/SCA

S2093 Sca (1R)    Weinberg,L    Sports related eye injury-ed. fact sheet   REP/SCA

S2974    Lesniak,R/Ruiz,M    Charter sch-concerns limit admission   REP

S2975 Sca (1R)    Ruiz,M    Teaching Pilot Prog.-estab.   REP/SCA

Co-Sponsors Added:

S26   (Cunningham,S)    Reliability Prepared Storm Response Act

S93   (Bucco,A.R.)    Home-baked goods-permits sale

S331   (Bucco,A.R.)    Domestic viol offenders-elec. monitoring

S580   (Greenstein,L)    Animal cruelty law-viol.

S1219 Sca w/GR (2R)   (Cunningham,S)    Wrongful imprisonment-incr. comp.

S1876   (Cardinale,G)    Copy child porn-deny defendant's right

S2308 Sca (1R)   (Cunningham,S)    Electric power supplier-proh cert claims

S2479 Sca (1R)   (Norcross,D)    Tuition rates, cert. students-concerns

S2507 Sca (1R)   (Cardinale,G)    Admin Procedure Act-amends

S2721 Sca (1R)   (Bucco,A.R.)    Firearms, cert.-concerns transporting

S2809   (Beck,J; Doherty,M; Pennacchio,J; Singer,R; Van Drew,J)    Crime victim-clarify impact statement

S2845 Sca (1R)   (Addiego,D)    Wine Bd-replaces Advisory Council

S2866   (Lesniak,R)    Sick leave, earned-concerns

SCR107 Sca (1R)   (Bucco,A.R.)    Bail-may be denied to cert. offenders

SCR130 Sca (1R)   (Bucco,A.R.)    Vet. prop. tax deduction-extend elig.

SCR142 ScaSa (2R)   (Whelan,J)    Vet. Hosp. Task Force-support

SJR69   (Beck,J; Cunningham,S; Greenstein,L; Madden,F; Thompson,S)    ADHD Awareness Day-desig. January 21

A3680 AcaAcsAaScaAa w/GR (ACS/4R)   (Van Drew,J)    NJ Econ. Opportunity Act of 2013

Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:

 

S2606   (Lesniak,R)    Pediatric respite care prog lic. req.

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S577   (Whelan,J)    US Coast Guard-auth. special lic. plate

S1484   (Ruiz,M)    Sch. Asthma Protocol Task Force-estab.

S2472 Sca (1R)   (Lesniak,R)    Lic pub adjuster, cert-estab comp limits

Co-Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)

 

S2918   (Bateman,C)    Mom2Mom Peer Support Prog.-estab.

S2921   (Madden,F)    Vacant and abandoned prop.-concerns

S2942   (Van Drew,J)    Electric bikes, low-speed-reg. operation

SCR155   (Norcross,D)    Taiwan-estab. foreign trade off.

Co-Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:

S1913   (Cunningham,S)    Disab. benf.-changes cert. elig criteria

Third Prime Sponsors Added

S2974   (Allen,D)    Charter sch-concerns limit admission

Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

 

A4188   (Bucco,A.R.; Codey,R; Madden,F)    Newly hired emp.-concerns reporting req.

 

The Senate President has made the following appointments:

 

* Effective September 10, 2013

 

Joint Legislative Task Force on Health Insurance Exchange Implementation:

 

Senator Fred H. Madden, Jr. (4)

Senator Loretta Weinberg (37)

 

The Senate Minority Leader has made the following appointments:

 

* Effective September 9, 2013

 

Joint Legislative Task Force on Health Insurance Exchange Implementation:

 

Senator Samuel D. Thompson (12)

 

* Effective September 11, 2013

 

Joint Legislative Task Force on Health Insurance Exchange Implementation:

 

Senator Dawn Marie Addiego (8)

 

The Senate adjourned at 11:30 A.M. on Friday, September 13, 2013, to meet again at a date and time to be     announced.

     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:

A3680 AcaAcsAaScaAa w/GR (ACS/4R)    Coutinho,A/Singleton,T+29    NJ Econ. Opportunity Act of 2013

A3797 AcaSca w/GR (3R)    Mainor,C/Eustace,T+5    Firearms-req. reporting, cert. info.

A4149 AcaSa w/GR (3R)    Burzichelli,J/Dancer,R+8    Horse racing on the beach-grant permit

A4188    Bucco,A.M./Ruiz,M+4    Newly hired emp.-concerns reporting req.

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (09/09/13):

P.L.2013, c.160.   S2842 Sca w/GR (2R)    Scutari,N/Vitale,J+1    9/10/2013    Med. marijuana prog.-concerns