NEW JERSEY

              LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

 

                                                                           for December 1, 2011

 

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Vol. XXIII No. 42                                                                              214th Legislature $ Second Annual Session

 

     SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

Nominations Notice of Intention:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      H. Matthew Curry, of Lopatcong.

      Nancy Ridgway, of Linwood.

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

      Nan S. Famular, of Audubon.

      Barry P. Sarkisian, of Jersey City.

      Sheila A. Venable, of Kearny.

      Michael E. Hubner, of Pompton Plains.

      Timothy W. Chell, of Sewell.

      Peter F. Bariso, of Bayonne.

      Allison E. Accuruso, of Ringoes.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY AUTHORITY:

      Shirley R. Wilson, of Seaville, to replace Susan Atkinson DeLanzo, resigned.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY BUILDING AUTHORITY:

      Sean W. Earlen, of Lumberton, to replace William J. Maer.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY CEMETERY BOARD:

      David M. Soulen, of West Caldwell, to replace Frank J. DeGeeter, Jr., resigned.

      Richard M. Ralph, of Westfield, to replace Marion Brozowski, deceased.

      Paul M. Desbiens, of Mendham.

      William C. Nichols, of North Plainfield.

      June L. Nikola, of Colts Neck.

 

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

      Joseph B. Young, of North Plainfield.

      Deborah M. Spitalnik, Ph.D., of Stockton.

      Safiyyah A. Muhammad, of East Orange.

      Lynne Levin, OTR, of Cherry Hill.

      Chayim C. Kramer, of Lakewood.

      Alvin M. Cheslow, of Freehold.

      Eleanor K. Byra, of Flemington.

      Russell Fried, of Laurel Springs.

      Regina Tegeler, of Bridgewater.

      Elaine Buchsbaum, of Stockton.

      Walter Fernandez, of Barnegat.

      Myrta Rosa, of Plainfield.

      Andrew  McGeady, of Jackson.

      Leah Z. Ziskin, M.D., M.S., of Cherry Hill.

      Christopher E. Miller, of Neptune City.

      Purnima Rathi Hernandez, DDS, M.A., of Glen Rock.

      William R. Testa, of Kearny, to replace Frank X. Caragher.

      Christine Ann Pietrow, of Maple Shade.

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU: (cont’d)

 

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

      Tara Montague, of Burlington.

      Elizabeth Smith, Ed.D., of Montclair.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION:

      Paul A. Boudreau, of Basking Ridge, to replace Sharon Krengel.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RICHARD STOCKTON STATE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

      Raymond R. Ciccone, CPA, CFF, of Surf City, to replace Albert L. Gutierrez, resigned.

 

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

      Gail Rosen, CPA, PC, of Martinsville.

      Honorable Michael J. Pappas, of Branchburg.

 

TO BE THE WARREN COUNTY PROSECUTOR:

      Richard T. Burke, of Hackettstown.

Bills Introduced:

S3118    Norcross,D/Sarlo,P    Transitional Aid, Loc. Prog-St. oversite   REF SBA

S3120    Bateman,C    Road closures-grant law enforcement auth   REF STR

S3121    Scutari,N    Abstention by pub. body memb.-clarify   REF SCU

S3122    Scutari,N    Marriage lic, civil union lic-change req   REF SJU

S3123    Pennacchio,J    Accidental disab. benf.-replace   REF SSG

S3125    Gill,N/Kean,T    Crematories-revise statutes   REF SCM

S3126    Whelan,J    Higher ed. food donations-prov. immunity   REF SED

S3127    Norcross,D    Taxicab fares-prov. basic structure   REF STR

S3128    Norcross,D    Sch. elections-move to November   REF SED

S3129    Buono,B    Teachers-devel. evaluation procedure   REF SED

S3130    Vitale,J/Weinberg,L    Drug overdose prev.-concerns   REF SJU

S3131    Vitale,J/Gordon,R    Auto external defibrillator-immunity   REF SHH

S3132    Vitale,J/Whelan,J    Student-athlete head injuries-concerns   REF SED

S3133    Vitale,J    Mun library-proh transferring fds to mun   REF SCU

S3134    Buono,B    Higher ed teacher prep. prop-estab resid   REF SED

S3135    Smith,B    Wind energy fac. devel.-allow tax credit   REF SEN

S3136    Smith,B    Solar renewable energy cert.-concerns   REF SEN

S3137    Smith,B    Forest harvest prog-estab St.-owned land   REF SEN

S3138    Weinberg,L    Port. Auth. of NY & NJ Oversight Act   REF STR

S3139    Beach,J    Mail-in ballots-reg voters, receive auto   REF SSG

S3147    Vitale,J    Wine, home production-elim. permit   REF SLP

SJR77    Weinberg,L/Vitale,J    Prostate cancer-antigen-based task force   REF SHH

SR132    Weinberg,L    Natl Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act 2011   REF SLP

 

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A1083 Aca (1R)    Gusciora,R/Milam,M+2    Animal cruelty-concerns   REP

A2129 Aca (1R)    Chivukula,U/McHose,A+5    Regulatory Flex Act-expands scope   REP

A2405 AcaAa (2R)    Lampitt,P/Diegnan,P+4    Higher ed.-devel. comp. disaster plan   REP

A2845 AcaSca (2R)    Burzichelli,J/Milam,M    Casino owned prop-inspect bus, MVC proh   REP/SCA

A2872 AaSca  (2R)    Chivukula,U    Distrib generation customers-reg charges   REP/SCA

A3142 AcaSca (2R)    Chivukula,U/Wilson,G    Renewable energy demo. proj.-concerns   REP/SCA

A3668 AcaSca (2R)    Chivukula,U/Diegnan,P+3    Mun. shared svcs. energy company-auth.   REP/SCA

A3694 AcaAa (2R)    Lampitt,P/Giblin,T+2    Higher ed.-make suppl. contrib. to ABP   REP

A4008    Diegnan,P/Jasey,M+3    Cheerleader-incl head injury safety prog   REP

S1182 Sca (1R)    Van Drew,J    Animal cruelty-clarifies   REP/SCA

S1336 Sca (1R)    Sarlo,P/Van Drew,J+2    Regulatory Flexibility Act-expands scope   REP/SCA

S2092    Beach,J    Higher ed.-devel. comp. disaster plan   REP

S2196 Scs (SCS)    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Loc. Govt. renewable energy demo. proj.   REP/SCS

S2630 Scs (SCS)    Beach,J/Ciesla,A+3    Mun. shared svcs. energy company-auth.   REP/SCS

S2635 Sca (1R)    Beck,J/Kean,S+2    Special ed. prog.-task force to study   REP/SCA

S2887 Scs (SCS)    Smith,B    Wind generation fac. standards-review   REP/SCS

S2917 Sca (1R)    Greenstein,L/Ruiz,M    Higher ed.-make suppl. contrib. to ABP   REP/SCA

S2971 Sca (1R)    Smith,B    Distrib generation customers-reg charges   REP/SCA

S3031 Sca (1R)    Gordon,R    Loc env responsible bus-purch preference   REP/SCA

S3053    Ruiz,M    Cheerleader-incl head injury safety prog   REP

S3061 Sca (1R)    Lesniak,R+2    Tigers-impose req, prevent illegal trade   REP/SCA

S3113 Sca (1R)    Lesniak,R/Van Drew,J    Athletic events-permits casino wagering   REP/SCA

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

 

S3139    Beach,J    Mail-in ballots-reg voters, receive auto   REP

SR74 Sca (1R)    Codey,R    Student athlete injury-cognitive testing   REP/SCA

Bills Referred/SBA:

A2129 Aca (1R)    Chivukula,U/McHose,A+5    Regulatory Flex Act-expands scope  

A2872 AaSca  (2R)    Chivukula,U    Distrib generation customers-reg charges  

A3142 AcaSca (2R)    Chivukula,U/Wilson,G    Renewable energy demo. proj.-concerns  

A3668 AcaSca (2R)    Chivukula,U/Diegnan,P+3    Mun. shared svcs. energy company-auth.  

A3694 AcaAa (2R)    Lampitt,P/Giblin,T+2    Higher ed.-make suppl. contrib. to ABP  

S1336 Sca (1R)    Sarlo,P/Van Drew,J+2    Regulatory Flexibility Act-expands scope  

S2196 Scs (SCS)    Smith,B/Bateman,C    Loc. Govt. renewable energy demo. proj.  

S2630 Scs (SCS)    Beach,J/Ciesla,A+3    Mun. shared svcs. energy company-auth.  

S2917 Sca (1R)    Greenstein,L/Ruiz,M    Higher ed.-make suppl. contrib. to ABP  

S2971 Sca (1R)    Smith,B    Distrib generation customers-reg charges  

S3061 Sca (1R)    Lesniak,R+2    Tigers-impose req, prevent illegal trade  

S3139    Beach,J    Mail-in ballots-reg voters, receive auto  

Bills Transferred:

S2971 Sca (1R)    Smith,B    Distrib generation customers-reg     FROM SEN TO SEG

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

 

S3117    Sarlo,P    County-wide purch. sys.-estab.   FROM SCU

S3138    Weinberg,L    Port. Auth. of NY & NJ Oversight Act    FROM STR

Co-Sponsors Added:

S2249   (Bucco,A)    Vol. driv.-charitable immunity statute

S2902   (Pennacchio,J)    NJ SHARES-prov. vol. income tax contrib.

S3061 Sca (1R)   (Codey,R; Van Drew,J)    Tigers-impose req, prevent illegal trade

S3077 Sca (1R)   (Cunningham,S)    Non-Profit Hosp. Redev Growth Grant Prog

Prime Sponsors Added:

S1686   (Addiego,D)    Autism awareness-estab. lic. plate

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

S1686   (Madden,F)    Autism awareness-estab. lic. plate

S2871   (Bateman,C)    Law Enforcement Crisis Hotline-clarify

S2917 Sca (1R)   (Ruiz,M)    Higher ed.-make suppl. contrib. to ABP

S3078 Sca (1R)   (Bateman,C)    Flood-prone prop-allow mun./co. purch.

Co-Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:

S1954 Sca (1R)   (Bateman,C)    Forest harvest prog-estab St.-owned land

S1973   (Bucco,A)    Lottery tickets-concerns sale

The Senate adjourned at 5:09 PM on Friday, December 2, 2011, to meet again on Thursday, December 8, 2011 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “1” and “2” scheduled to meet).

     ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

Bills Introduced:

A4369    Quijano,A    Cyber Security Bureau-estab.   REF AHS

A4370    Casagrande,C    Nonpub. sch. enrollment exp.-tax deduct.   REF AED

A4371    Cryan,J    NJ Health ACCESS-restores elig.   REF AHU

A4372    Vainieri Huttle,V    Home-schooled children-med. exam req.   REF AED

A4374    Prieto,V/Giblin,T    Crematories-revise statutes   REF ARP

A4375    Wisniewski,J/Prieto,V    Autocab-prov. finan responsibility proof   REF ATR

A4376    Lampitt,P/Milam,M    St. reports & publications-concerns   REF ASG

Bills Introduced: (cont’d)

 

A4377    Jasey,M    VETeach Pilot Prog.-estab.   REF AED

A4378    Quigley,J    Urban Transit Hub Tax Cred. Act-expand   REF ACE

A4379    Jasey,M    Sch. choice dist.-revise submission date   REF AED

A4380    McKeon,J    Sewer overflow-estab. notification req.   REF AEN

A4382    Burzichelli,J    Apprentice hunting lic., cert.-estab.   REF AAN

A4394    Greenwald,L    Sch. bd. election-Nov. general election   REF ABU

AR179    Ryan,K    Male Breast Cancer Awareness Wk.-Oct. 21   REF AHI

AR180    Quigley,J    Internat. Wash Day-May 26, 2012   REF AHU

AR181    Singleton,T    Natl Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act 2011   REF ALP

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A3480 AcaAca (2R)    Vainieri Huttle,V/Rible,D+15    Revised St. Med. Examiner Act-estab.   REP/ACA

A3646 Aca (1R)    Johnson,G+2    Cosmetic med procedure tax-phase-out   REP/ACA

A3968 Aca (1R)    Conaway,H    Pain med-restrict insur, limiting access   REP

A4048    Evans,E/Chivukula,U+25    NJ SHARES-prov. vol. income tax contrib.   REP

A4182    Quijano,A    Girl Scouts-prov. vol income tax contrib   REP

A4306 AcaAca (2R)    Coutinho,A/Conaway,H+3    Grow NJ Assist. Prog.-estab.   REP/ACA

A4332 Aca (1R)    Oliver,S    Back to Work NJ Prog.-estab;$3M   REP/ACA

A4336    Benson,D/Coutinho,A+3    Small Bus. Loan Prog.-estab. in EDA   REP

S1988 Sca (1R)    Sarlo,P/Kyrillos,J+8    Cosmetic med procedure tax-phase-out   REP

S3033 ScaScaSaAcaAca (5R)    Lesniak,R/Kyrillos,J+12    Grow NJ Assist. Prog.-estab.   REP/ACA

S3052    Whelan,J/Sarlo,P+14    Small Bus. Loan Prog.-estab. in EDA   REP

Bills Given First Reading w/Governor's Recommendation:

A359 AaSca w/GR (3R)    Schaer,G/Burzichelli,J+29    Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prev. Act  

A2529 AcsAaAcaScaSa (ACS/4R)   Chivukula,U/Quijano,A+6    Energy-efficiency, renewable req.

A3308 AaSa w/GR (3R)    Gove,D/Rumpf,B+35    Vet.-Owned Bus. Asst. Act  

A3415 Aca w/GR (2R)    McKeon,J/Jasey,M+5    Barnegat Bay-adopt total max daily loads  

A3946 AcaSa w/GR (3R)    Diegnan,P/Munoz,N+5    Surgical technologist-req. emp qualif.  

Bills Given Second Reading w/Governor's Recommendation:

A359 AaSca w/GR (3R)    Schaer,G/Burzichelli,J+29    Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prev. Act  

A2529 AcsAaAcaScaSa (ACS/4R)   Chivukula,U/Quijano,A+6    Energy-efficiency, renewable req.

A3308 AaSa w/GR (3R)    Gove,D/Rumpf,B+35    Vet.-Owned Bus. Asst. Act  

A3415 Aca w/GR (2R)    McKeon,J/Jasey,M+5    Barnegat Bay-adopt total max daily loads  

A3946 AcaSa w/GR (3R)    Diegnan,P/Munoz,N+5    Surgical technologist-req. emp qualif.  

Bills Recommitted:

A3990    Green,J    Contractors' fds.-concerns interest   RCM AAP

A4306 AcaAca (2R)    Coutinho,A/Conaway,H+3    Grow NJ Assist. Prog.-estab.   RCM AAP

S317 Sca (1R)    Codey,R/Rice,R    Contractors' fds.-concerns interest   RCM AAP

S3033 ScaScaSaAcaAca (5R)    Lesniak,R/Kyrillos,J+12    Grow NJ Assist. Prog.-estab.   RCM AAP

Co-Sponsors Added:

A726   (Munoz,N)  Candidate-concerns campaign contrib. use 
A1426   (DiCicco,D)    Svc. contracts-concerns

A1633/2509 Acs (ACS)    (Diegnan,P)  Domestic restraining orders-incl animals 

A1677 Acs (ACS)   (Conaway,H)  Vet.-concerns higher ed. info.

A1718 AcaAa (2R)   (Wisniewski,J; Giblin,T)    Students w/disab-bring svc animal to sch

A2322   (Peterson,E)    Pub. body meetings-revises law

A2483   (Giblin,T)    Bd of chosen freeholders-changes name

A2599   (Diegnan,P)    Parkinson's Disease Pub. Awareness Act

A2708   (Benson,D)    Emma's Law-lysosmal storage disorders

A3278 Aca (1R)   (Caputo,R)   New Home Fire Safety Act 

A3818 Aca (1R)   (DeAngelo,W)    Unemp. insur. benf-prov shared work prog

A3895 Aca (1R)   (Singleton,T; Burzichelli,J)    Exterior walls, cert. bldgs-inspections

A4048   (Lampitt,P; Greenwald,L; Giblin,T; Nardello,G; Rudder,S; Bramnick,J)    NJ SHARES-prov. vol. income tax contrib.

A4086 Aca (1R)   (Caputo,R)    Stalking-creates civil cause of action

A4119   (DiCicco,D)    Urban Transit Hub Tax Cred Act-benf.

A4130   (Lampitt,P)    Freedom of Religion in Civil Marriage

A4177   (Wisniewski,J)  Abandoned vessel-allows title transfer 

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)

 

A4252   (DiCicco,D)    Marijuana-decrim. possession, 15 grams

A4255   (Munoz,N)    Law enforcement off.-impersonation

A4297   (Coughlin,C)    Caylee's Law-failure to report death

A4336   (Conaway,H)    Small Bus. Loan Prog.-estab. in EDA

Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:

A2675   (Quijano,A)    Sample ballot-request by electronic mail

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

A2263   (Peterson,E)    Open pub meetings-prov time, pub comment

A2264   (Peterson,E)    Loc. budget availability-resonable fee

A2708   (O'Donnell,J)    Emma's Law-lysosmal storage disorders

A2713   (Peterson,E)    Parole hearings-allow victims' presence

A2716   (Peterson,E)    Vet, non-civil svc.-hiring preference

A2885   (Peterson,E)    Corp bus tax-estab operating loss deduct

A3798    (Wagner,C)    Craft Distillery Lic.-creates

A4332 Aca (1R)   (Coughlin,C)    Back to Work NJ Prog.-estab;$3M 

A4361   (Coughlin,C)    Proprietary House Assoc.;$3.729M

A4381   (Munoz,N)    Multiple Sclerosis Task Force-estab.

A4384   (Rumana,S)    Prof./occupational lic., cert-revise law

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

A2553 Aca (1R)   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    Managed care plan networks-audit

A3166    (Wisniewski,J)    Worker's comp, loss of hand or foot-incr

A4099/3909 Acs (ACS)   (Coughlin,C)    Surgical practices- req. lic by DHSS

A4114   (Wisniewski,J)    Urban farming-allow mun. lease/sell prop

A4231 Aca (1R)   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    Hydraulic fracturing wastewater-concerns

A4269   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    Emerg Trans Water Infrastructure Recovey

A4332 Aca (1R)   (Wisniewski,J)   Back to Work NJ Prog.-estab;$3M 

ACR70   (Peterson,E)    Judges, justices-incr. mand. retir. age

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

 

A3166    (Giblin,T)    Worker's comp, loss of hand or foot-incr
A4099/3909 Acs (ACS)   (Ramos,R)    Surgical practices- req. lic by DHSS

A4282   (Vainieri Huttle,V)  Higher ed. instit-post budget on website 

A4297    (McKeon,J)   Caylee's Law-failure to report death

A4332 Aca (1R)   (Moriarty,P)   Back to Work NJ Prog.-estab;$3M 

Fifth Prime Sponsors Added:

A4267   (Vainieri Huttle,V)    Flood-prone prop-allow mun. purch.

A4282   (Wagner,C)  Higher ed. instit-post budget on website 
A4332 Aca (1R)   (DeAngelo,W)  Back to Work NJ Prog.-estab;$3M

Sixth Prime Sponsors Added:

A4267   (Giblin,T)    Flood-prone prop-allow mun. purch.

Seventh Prime Sponsors Added:

A4267   (Wisniewski,J)    Flood-prone prop-allow mun. purch.

Notes to the 11/21/2011 Digest:

Bills Introduced:

 

A4285   Burzichelli,J    Horse racing wagers-concerns placement REF ARG *NOT* ASG

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

 

A4012 Aca (1R)    Coughlin,C    Wine, home production-elim. permit   REP/ACA *NOT* REF AAP

Notes to the 11/28/2011 Digest:

Bills Introduced:

 

A4342    Lampitt,P    Bus. tax cred. prog-extend to income tax   REF ACE *NOT* ABU

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

 

A3309 Aca (1R)    Wisniewski,J/Lampitt,P    Special learner's/exam permit-expand req   REP/ACA*NOT* REF AAP

Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:

A238   (McHose,A)    Safe Haven Infant Prot Act-revises

The Assembly adjourned at 6:04 PM on Friday, December 2, 2011, to meet again on Monday, December 5, 2011 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (11/28/2011):

None