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Vol. XXVII No. 34 216th
Legislature - Second
SENATE ACTION (SESSION)
Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE ATLANTIC COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:
Charles E. Woolson, Jr., Esq., of
Hammonton, to replace Debra A. Lafferty.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MERCER
COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:
Edward A. Hoffman, Esq., of Ewing.
Victoria Lynn Plumeri, of Robbinsville.
Gino A. Melone, Esq., of Hamilton.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MONTCLAIR
STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Lawrence R. Inserra, Jr., of Mahwah, to
replace Robert Van Dyk, resigned.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MORRIS
COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:
Benjamin
Steltzer, of Parsippany, to replace the Honorable Joan Bedrin Murray,
resigned.
Matthew R. Petracca, Esq., of Pequannock.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY
COMMISSION ON SPINAL CORD RESEARCH:
Carolann
Murphy, PA, of South Orange, to replace Kevin J. Hoagland, resigned.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION:
Gregory V. Poff, II, of Byram Township,
to replace John H. Eskilson.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY
STATE COMMISSION ON BRAIN INJURY RESEARCH:
John L. Giraud, of Scotch Plains, to
replace Keith D. Cicerone, Ph.D., resigned.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SALEM
COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:
Honorable Francis L. Grenier, of
Woodstown, to replace Charles D. Sparks, Jr., resigned.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD
OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS:
Paul N. Wiener, PT, DPT, of Fort Lee, to
replace Cindy Lane Moore, PT, MPH, GCS.
TO BE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND INSURANCE:
Acting Commissioner Richard J. Badolato,
of Verona, to replace the Honorable Kenneth Kobylowski, resigned.
TO BE THE STATE COMPTROLLER:
Acting State Comptroller Philip James Degnan, of Chatham Township, to
replace Marc D. Larkins, Esq.
Bills Introduced:
S3215 Singer,R/Addiego,D Minors gainful emp-elim. emp
certificate REF SLA
S3216 Scutari,N
Fencing companion animals-creates crime
REF SJU
S3217 Turner,S
Umemp. benf.-determination w/in 3 wks.
REF SLA
S3218 Kean,T/Holzapfel,J+1 Mental health treatment-makes reforms REF SHH
S3221 Codey,R/Barnes,P Sch. dist. joining, cert. vol.
assn-proh REF SSG
S3222 Weinberg,L Petroleum by rail-impose tax REF SEN
S3223 Smith,B
Watershed lands-concerns taxation
REF SEN
SCR181 Sweeney,S
Rutgers Coastal Ocean Observ Lab-commend REF SEN
SCR182 Sweeney,S/Gordon,R Job banding rule-challenge use REF SSG
SR146 Sarlo,P
PANYNJ-implement new bus terminal
REF STR
SR147 Ruiz,M/Sweeney,S Absenteeism, chronic-devel. solutions REF SED
Bills On Emergency Resolution:
S3071 Sa
(1R) Weinberg,L/Gordon,R+1 Aphasia Task Force-established (35-1) (Weinberg)
Bills Passed:
A617 Aca
w/GR (2R)
Moriarty,P/Bramnick,J+23 Text
messaging, unsolicited ads-proh. (37-0)
A625 w/GR (1R) Moriarty,P/Vainieri Huttle,V+11 Unsolicited checks, cert.-proh. (38-0)
A2327 DeAngelo,W/Quijano,A+2 E-mail notification sys. alert-create (39-0)
A3502 Acs (ACS) Russo,D/Rumana,S+2 Svc. dog in foster home-exemp.
lic./reg. (39-0)
A3849 AcaAaAaSca (4R) DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+7 BPU customers-prov links to pricing
info (37-0)
A3851 AcaAaAa (3R) DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+5 Customer & gas suppliers-impose
standard (38-0)
A4156 Aa (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Lampitt,P+13 Campus Sexual Assault Task
Force-estab. (38-0)
A4307 McKeon,J/Quijano,A+2 Spill Comp and Control Act-settlements (38-0)
A4413 Eustace,T/Benson,D+4 Econ. devel. subsidies, cert.-concerns (37-0)
S854 w/GR (1R) Vitale,J/Greenstein,L+4 Health care fac.-req. generator ready (39-0)
S1336 Aca (1R) Van Drew,J/Scutari,N+4 Wheelchair ramps, resid.-permit req. (38-0)
S1341 Aa (1R) Van Drew,J/Madden,F+1 Anti-freeze, bittering agent-concern
use (39-0)
S1413 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Bateman,C+1 Photovoltaic equip.-concern incentives (37-0)
S1687 Ruiz,M/Vitale,J+2 Homeless students-concerns (39-0)
S1770 Sca w/GR (2R) Turner,S/Sumter,S+2 TDI-estab. partial return to work
prog. (38-0)
S1946 ScaAa (2R) Sacco,N/Pennacchio,J+2 MV records-verify student's enrollment (37-0)
S2284 Aca w/GR (2R) Pou,N/Weinberg,L+6 Medicaid managed care org.-concerns (38-0)
S2521 Scs (SCS) Gill,N/Allen,D+2 Pedestrian, Bike Safety Advisory
Council (37-0)
S2523 Gill,N/Greenstein,L+1 Sr. Cit. Priority Parking Prog.-create (39-0)
S2524 Gill,N/Allen,D+2 Mun. Vol. Prop. Tax Reduction Act (35-1)
S2784 Sca w/GR (2R) Van Drew,J/Whelan,J Boats-prov partial exemp, max. sales
tax (35-1)
S2885 Sca (1R) Vitale,J
Ice skates, roller skates-helmet req.
(25-7)
S3021 Sca (1R) Beach,J/Allen,D+3 Armed Forces reserve-prov. tuition
benf. (37-0)
S3024 Scutari,N
Real estate brokers-revise laws
(37-0)
S3071 Sa (1R) Weinberg,L/Gordon,R+1 Aphasia Task Force-established (39-0)
S3076 Weinberg,L/Bateman,C+2 Victim legal representation-incr max
fee (27-9)
SCR180 Lesniak,R/Smith,B+1 Dept. of Env. reg.-concerns leg.
review (24-13)
SJR87 Weinberg,L/Kyrillos,J Genocide Awareness Mo.-desig. April (39-0)
SJR96 Weinberg,L/Van Drew,J+1 Pregnancy/Infant Loss Remembrance Mo. (39-0)
SR139 Weinberg,L/Madden,F+1 Healthy Maternity, Obstetic Medicine
Act (Voice)
Conditional Veto Override:
S2360 Madden,F/Holzapfel,J+5 Mental health record-concern expungement (27-12)
Bills Substituted:
A2327 DeAngelo,W/Quijano,A+2 E-mail notification sys. alert-create SUB FOR S2965
A3502 Acs (ACS) Russo,D/Rumana,S+2 Svc. dog in foster home-exemp.
lic./reg. SUB FOR S2281 (1R)
A3849 AcaAaAaSca (4R) DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+7 BPU customers-prov links to pricing
info SUB FOR S2466 (SCS)
A3851 AcaAaAa (3R) DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+5 Customer & gas suppliers-impose
standard SUB FOR S2468 (SCS)
A4156 Aa (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Lampitt,P+13 Campus Sexual Assault Task
Force-estab. SUB FOR S2812 (1R)
A4307 McKeon,J/Quijano,A+2 Spill Comp and Control Act-settlements SUB FOR S2919
A4413 Eustace,T/Benson,D+4 Econ. devel. subsidies, cert.-concerns SUB FOR S2896
S2281 Sca (1R) O'Toole,K
Svc. dog in foster home-exemp. lic./reg. SUB BY A3502 (ACS)
S2466 Scs (SCS) Turner,S/Singer,R+1 Consumer info 3rd party gas
supplier-req SUB BY A3849 (4R)
S2468 Scs (SCS) Turner,S/Singer,R+1 Customer & gas suppliers-impose standard SUB BY A3851 (3R)
S2812 Sca (1R) Barnes,P/Cunningham,S+6 Campus Sexual Assault Task
Force-estab. SUB BY A4156 (1R)
S2896 Scutari,N/Turner,S+1 Econ. devel. subsidies, cert.-concerns SUB BY A4413
S2919 Greenstein,L/Bateman,C+1 Spill
Comp and Control Act-settlements SUB BY
A4307
S2965 Beach,J/Doherty,M E-mail notification sys. alert-create SUB BY A2327
Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:
A3395
AcaSa (2R) Wisniewski,J Certificate of
ownership/salvage-concern (28-0)
(Sacco)
A3850 AcaAaAaScaSa (5R) DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+5 Gas supplier, 3rd party-concern
contract (29-0) (Turner)
S729 SaSa (2R) Kean,T/Beck,J+2 Loc. officials-trans. to St. Ethics
Comm (33-0) (Kean)
S2294 Sa (1R) Sacco,N
Certificate of ownership/salvage-concern (29-0) (Sacco)
S2467 ScsSa (SCS/1R) Turner,S/Singer,R BPU-estab. procedures, switch
suppliers (31-0) (Turner)
S3071 Sa (1R) Weinberg,L/Gordon,R+1 Aphasia Task Force-established (37-0) (Weinberg)
S3171 Sa (1R) Whelan,J/Oroho,S Certified mail-concerns definition (30-0) (Whelan)
SCR156 Sa (1R) Scutari,N
John Matthew Shippen, Jr.-commem. stamp
(35-0) (Scutari)
Bills Returned Second Reading/Substitute:
S2973
ScsSs (SS) Smith,B/Bateman,C Electronic waste recycling
laws-revises (29-0) (Smith)
Co-Sponsors Added:
S454 Sca
(1R) (Bucco,A) Sex offenders, repeat-incr mand min term
S1336 Aca (1R) (Beach,J; Ruiz,M) Wheelchair ramps, resid.-permit req.
S1341 Aa (1R) (Ruiz,M)
Anti-freeze, bittering agent-concern use
S1413 Sca (1R) (Greenstein,L) Photovoltaic equip.-concern incentives
S1687 (Gordon,R; Greenstein,L) Homeless students-concerns
S2143 (Cruz-Perez,N) Prop-time period for adverse possession
S2284 Aca w/GR (2R) (Ruiz,M)
Medicaid managed care org.-concerns
S2466 Scs (SCS) (Greenstein,L) Consumer info 3rd party gas supplier-req
S2468 Scs (SCS) (Greenstein,L) Customer & gas suppliers-impose
standard
S2521 Scs (SCS) (Beck,J; Scutari,N) Pedestrian, Bike Safety Advisory Council
S2523 (Gordon,R)
Sr. Cit. Priority Parking Prog.-create
S2524 (Beck,J; Gordon,R) Mun. Vol. Prop. Tax Reduction Act
S2812 Sca (1R) (Beach,J; Beck,J; Gordon,R; Greenstein,L;
Pou,N; Ruiz,M) Campus Sexual Assault
Task Force-estab.
S2831 Sca (1R) (Gordon,R; Sarlo,P) Secure Choice Savings Prog. Act
S2896 (Greenstein,L) Econ. devel. subsidies, cert.-concerns
S2919 (Gordon,R)
Spill Comp and Control Act-settlements
S3021 Sca (1R) (Greenstein,L; Ruiz,M) Armed Forces reserve-prov. tuition benf.
S3026 (Ruiz,M)
Strangulation-aggravated assault
S3076 (Greenstein,L; Ruiz,M) Victim legal representation-incr max fee
S3120 (Cruz-Perez,N; Sacco,N; Whelan,J) Student w/concussion-concerns evaluation
S3143 Sca (1R) (Bucco,A.R.) Assault by auto-concerns imprisonment
S3204 (Stack,B)
Bus and rail svcs.-concerns curtailment
S3214 (Pou,N)
Sexual Viol. Prev. Advisory Bd.-estab.
S3218 (Addiego,D)
Mental health treatment-makes reforms
SCR175 (Cruz-Perez,N) Enclosed foothold traps-not leg, intent
SJR96 (Allen,D)
Pregnancy/Infant Loss Remembrance Mo.
SR21 (Whelan,J)
Port Ambrose natural gas fac.-no constr.
SR139 (Ruiz,M)
Healthy Maternity, Obstetic Medicine Act
Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:
S854 w/GR
(1R) (Greenstein,L) Health care fac.-req. generator ready
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S854 w/GR
(1R) (Greenstein,L) Health care fac.-req. generator ready
S2523 (Greenstein,L) Sr. Cit. Priority Parking Prog.-create
S2894 (Cruz-Perez,N) Personal care svc.-estab. Medicaid reimb
S2896 (Turner,S)
Econ. devel. subsidies, cert.-concerns
S2971 (Cruz-Perez,N) Music Therapist Lic. Act
S3204 (Madden,F)
Bus and rail svcs.-concerns curtailment
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
SCR182 (Greenstein,L) Job banding rule-challenge use
Prime
Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
A2327 (Beach,J)
E-mail notification sys. alert-create
A3502 Acs (ACS) (O'Toole,K) Svc. dog in foster home-exemp. lic./reg.
A3849 AcaAaAaSca (4R) (Turner,S)
BPU customers-prov links to pricing info
A3851 AcaAaAa (3R) (Turner,S)
Customer & gas suppliers-impose standard
A4156 Aa (1R) (Barnes,P)
Campus Sexual Assault Task Force-estab.
A4307 (Greenstein,L) Spill Comp and Control Act-settlements
A4413 (Scutari,N) Econ. devel. subsidies, cert.-concerns
Second Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
A2327 (Doherty,M) E-mail notification sys. alert-create
A3849 AcaAaAaSca (4R) (Singer,R)
BPU customers-prov links to pricing info
A3851 AcaAaAa (3R) (Singer,R)
Customer & gas suppliers-impose standard
Second Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted: (contd)
A4156 Aa (1R) (Cunningham,S) Campus Sexual Assault Task Force-estab.
A4307 (Bateman,C) Spill Comp and Control Act-settlements
A4413 (Turner,S)
Econ. devel. subsidies, cert.-concerns
Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
A3849
AcaAaAaSca (4R) (Greenstein,L) BPU customers-prov links to pricing info
A3851 AcaAaAa (3R) (Greenstein,L) Customer & gas suppliers-impose
standard
A4156 Aa (1R) (Beach,J; Beck,J; Gordon,R; Greenstein,L;
Pou,N; Ruiz,M) Campus Sexual Assault
Task Force-estab.
A4307 (Gordon,R)
Spill Comp and Control Act-settlements
A4413 (Greenstein,L) Econ. devel. subsidies, cert.-concerns
Note to the 3/16/2015 Digest:
Bills Passed:
S2360 Madden,F/Holzapfel,J+3 Mental health record-concern
expungement (39-0) *NOT* (38-0)
The Senate adjourned
at 5:45 P.M. to meet again on Monday, November 9, 2015 (QUORUM, Committee
Groups 1 and 2 schedule to meet).
ASSEMBLY
ACTION
The Assembly did
not meet. The Assembly will meet on
Monday, November 9, 2015 (QUORUM, Committee Groups A and B scheduled to
meet).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
A617 Aca
w/GR (2R)
Moriarty,P/Bramnick,J+23 Text
messaging, unsolicited ads-proh.
A625 w/GR (1R) Moriarty,P/Vainieri Huttle,V+11 Unsolicited checks, cert.-proh.
A2327 DeAngelo,W/Quijano,A+2 E-mail notification sys. alert-create
A3502 Acs (ACS) Russo,D/Rumana,S+2 Svc. dog in foster home-exemp. lic./reg.
A3851 AcaAaAa (3R) DeAngelo,W/Eustace,T+5 Customer & gas suppliers-impose
standard
A4156 Aa (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Lampitt,P+13 Campus Sexual Assault Task Force-estab.
A4307 McKeon,J/Quijano,A+2 Spill Comp and Control Act-settlements
A4413 Eustace,T/Benson,D+4 Econ. devel. subsidies, cert.-concerns
S1336 Aca (1R) Van Drew,J/Scutari,N+4 Wheelchair ramps, resid.-permit req.
S1341 Aa (1R) Van Drew,J/Madden,F+1 Anti-freeze, bittering agent-concern use
S1946 ScaAa (2R) Sacco,N/Pennacchio,J+2 MV records-verify student's enrollment
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (10/19/2015):
None