Legislative Digest 12/9/1999

NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

for December 9, 1999

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Vol. XI No. 39 208th Legislature • Second Annual Session

SENATE ACTION

The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday, December 13, 1999 (SESSION, Select Committees at the Call of the Senate President).

ASSEMBLY ACTION (SESSION)

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

A3630 Stanley,C/Caraballo,W HMFA-incr. number of pub. memb.

Bills Introduced:

A3624 Zecker,G Electrical contractors-cert. exemp. REF ACP

A3625 Collins,J/Malone,J Ed. Fac. Constr. and Finan. Act REF AED

A3626 Carroll,M Judicial salaries-incr. REF ASG

A3627 Kelly,J Condo assn.-concerns fines REF ALH

Bills Passed:

A744 ScaSa (2R) Asselta,N/Gibson,J+7 Subcontracting, pub. sch.-concerns (54-15-1)

A1019 AcaScaSa (3R) Zisa,C/Augustine,A+2 Sch. dist. bldg. supervisor-cert. req. (50-16-4)

A1653 AcaSca (2R) Kelly,J/Cohen,N+3 Health wellness exam.-insur. cover;$95K (64-5-1)

A1736 Aa (1R) Impreveduto,A/Cohen,N+1 Emission control equip.-dealer disclose (71-0-0)

A1884 AcaSca w/GR (3R) Murphy,C/Asselta,N+7 Adult day care prog for Alzheimers;$803K (70-0-1)

A2254 AcaAca (2R) Suliga,J/Gregg,G+13 Tobacco possession under age-penal. (54-8-5)

A2312 w/GR (1R) Heck,R/Wolfe,D+8 Sch. dist.-concerns stabilized aid (70-0-0)

A2386 AcaSca (2R) DeCroce,A/Merkt,R+6 RR co.-sound bell at grade crossing only (68-0-0)

A2395 Aa w/GR (2R) Russo,D/Wisniewski,J+1 Sch. emp., nontenured-prov. cert. prot. (71-0-0)

A2621 Watson Coleman,B/Lance,L+5 PERS retiree-resume emp. w/ benf. (70-1-0)

A2777 Steele,A+1 Halal-prev consumer fraud in preparation (70-0-0)

A2819 Bagger,R Commercial Recording Div-clarify filings (69-0-0)

A2993 AcaSca (2R) Luongo,G+3 Co., mun. debt limits-concerns (69-0-0)

A3546 Augustine,A/Wright,B+9 Health care fac.-use safety needles (71-0-0)

AR145 Blee,F/Bateman,C+1 St. entities-prov grant info on Internet (71-0-0)

S273 Lipman,W/Allen,D+4 Higher Ed Comm-student memb voting right (71-0-0)

S436 Sca (1R) Bassano,C/Allen,D Osteoporosis-DHSS prepare pamphlet (69-1-0)

S908 Palaia,J/Matheussen,J+2 Jr. fire auxiliary-reduces elig. age (71-0-0)

S949 ScsScaAs (AS) Blee,F/Cruz-Perez,N Body Armor Replacement fd.-concerns (70-0-0)

S1061 Sa (1R) Bark,M/Girgenti,J+2 Evidence & svc of process-repeal statute (71-0-0)

Bills Passed: (cont'd)

S1062 Gormley,W/O'Connor,E+2 Prop., abandoned-estab. procedures (65-0-4)

S1220 ScsSca w/GR (SCS/2R) Lipman,W/Palaia,J+21 At-Risk Youth Mentoring Prog.;$750K (70-0-1)

S1370 Sca (1R) Cafiero,J+5 Drug abuse counseling prog-confidential (69-0-0)

S1506 Sca (1R) DiFrancesco,D/Baer,B+12 Children's hosp-criteria for designation (71-0-0)

S1735 Gormley,W/Girgenti,J+5 Drink adulteration-reckless endangerment (71-0-0)

S1815 ScaSa (2R) O'Connor,E/Gormley,W+7 Dog or cat fur/products-proh. sale (71-0-0)

SJR21 Aca (1R) Zane,R/Cafiero,J All Sports Museum of Southern NJ-desig. (71-0-0)

SJR53 Kyrillos,J/Bucco,A+2 Parkinson's Disease Awareness Mo.-April (71-0-0)

SJR55 Kavanaugh,W+2 Vincent R. Kramer Interchange-Rt. 78 (69-0-0)

Bills Substituted:

A1820 AcsAa (ACS/1R) Doria,J/Impreveduto,A+1 Accident victims-proh. cert solicitation SUB BY S2013 (1R)

A2325 Stanley,C/Luongo,G+1 Higher Ed Comm-student memb voting right SUB BY S273

A2476 Aca (1R) Gibson,J/Asselta,N+3 Drug abuse counseling prog-confidential SUB BY S1370 (1R)

A2618 Aca (1R) Felice,N/Doria,J+7 Children's hosp-criteria for designation SUB BY S1506 (1R)

A2747 AcaAaAa (3R) Caraballo,W/Quigley,J+4 Dog or cat fur/products-proh. sale SUB BY S1815 (2R)

A3008 Smith,T Jr. fire auxiliary-reduces elig. age SUB BY S908

A3048 LeFevre,K/Blee,F Drink adulteration-reckless endangerment SUB BY S1735

A3180 Carroll,M/Merkt,R Prop., abandoned-estab. procedures SUB BY S1062

A3181 Merkt,R/Carroll,M Evidence & svc of process-repeal statute SUB BY S1061 (1R)

AJR37 Acs (ACS) DiGaetano,P/Malone,J+1 Loc. Pub. Works Contracting Law Comm. SUB BY SJR13 (SCS/1R)

AJR73 Gusciora,R/Vandervalk,C Parkinson's Disease Awareness Mo.-April SUB BY SJR53

AJR77 Bateman,C/Biondi,P Vincent R. Kramer Interchange-Rt. 78 SUB BY SJR55

S273 Lipman,W/Allen,D+4 Higher Ed Comm-student memb voting right SUB FOR A2325

S908 Palaia,J/Matheussen,J+2 Jr. fire auxiliary-reduces elig. age SUB FOR A3008

S1061 Sa (1R) Bark,M/Girgenti,J+2 Evidence & svc of process-repeal statute SUB FOR A3181

S1062 Gormley,W/O'Connor,E+2 Prop., abandoned-estab. procedures SUB FOR A3180

S1370 Sca (1R) Cafiero,J+5 Drug abuse counseling prog-confidential SUB FOR A2476 (1R)

S1506 Sca (1R) DiFrancesco,D/Baer,B+12 Children's hosp-criteria for designation SUB FOR A2618 (1R)

S1735 Gormley,W/Girgenti,J+5 Drink adulteration-reckless endangerment SUB FOR A3048

S1815 ScaSa (2R) O'Connor,E/Gormley,W+7 Dog or cat fur/products-proh. sale SUB FOR A2747 (3R)

S2013 Sca (1R) Robertson,N/Gormley,W+3 Accident victims-proh. cert solicitation SUB FOR A1820 (ACS/1R)

SJR13 ScsAca (SCS/1R) Connors,L+3 Loc Pub Works Contracting Law Study Comm SUB FOR AJR37 (ACS)

SJR53 Kyrillos,J/Bucco,A+2 Parkinson's Disease Awareness Mo.-April SUB FOR AJR73

SJR55 Kavanaugh,W+2 Vincent R. Kramer Interchange-Rt. 78 SUB FOR AJR77

Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:

A463 AaAa (2R) Greenwald,L+1 Historic MV-display rear lic. plate only (Greenwald)

A1354 AcaAa (2R) Murphy,C/Weinberg,L+2 Intergenerational Child Care Pilot Prog. (DeCroce)

A1649 Aa (1R) Gregg,G/Talarico,G+6 S corp.-phase out tax on regular income (Gibson)

A2251 AcaAa (2R) Holzapfel,J/Barnes,P Drug dealing offense-grade by units (Holzapfel)

A3336 AcaAa (2R) Bagger,R/Lance,L FY 2000, suppl. approp.;$9.82M (Bagger)

A3519 Aa (1R) Malone,J/Heck,R+3 Pub. contracting-revises various laws (Malone)

S1613 ScsAa (SCS/1R) Bassano,C/McNamara,H+1 Heating oil tanks, unregulated-DEP cert. (Rooney)

S1622 ScsAa (SCS/1R) Rice,R/Girgenti,J Parking fines-concerns pymt. (Stanley)

S2013 ScaAa (2R) Robertson,N/Gormley,W+3 Accident victims-proh. cert solicitation (Doria)

SJR13 ScsAcaAa (SCS/2R) Connors,L+3 Loc Pub Works Contracting Law Study Comm (DiGaetano)

Motions:

A2898 Weinberg,L/Smith,T+7 Child-proof handguns-mandates sale Relieve committee (Weinberg)

A2898 Weinberg,L/Smith,T+7 Child-proof handguns-mandates sale To Table (DiGaetano) (45-25-0)

SJR13 ScsAca (SCS/1R) Connors,L+3 Loc Pub Works Contracting Law Study Comm Waive 1hr. rule (DiGaetano)

Bills Received from Governor/Absolute Veto:

A3075 Talarico,G/Heck,R+1 DeRito, Pasqual-appt. to police dept.

A3076 Talarico,G/Heck,R+1 Chinchar, Robert-appt. to police dept.

Bills Transferred:

A3580 Suliga,J PFRS memb.-continues, cert. cases FROM ASG TO AAP

Co-Sponsors Added:

A294 (Gill,N)

A929 (Wolfe,D)

A2034 (Conaway,H)

A2354 Aca (1R) (Gusciora,R)

A2618 Aca (1R) (Heck,R)

A2694 (Gusciora,R)

A3050 (Wolfe,D)

A3103 Aca (1R) (Cottrell,M)

A3207 AcaAca (2R) (Suliga,J)

A3332 Aca (1R) (Cottrell,M)

A3421 (Holzapfel,J; Blee,F)

A3477 (O'Toole,K)

A3504 (Bodine,F)

Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

S273 (Luongo,G; Wolfe,D; Stanley,C)

S908 (Smith,T)

S1061 Sa (1R) (Merkt,R; Carroll,M)

S1062 (Carroll,M; Merkt,R)

S1370 Sca (1R) (Asselta,N; Conaway,H; LeFevre,K; Gibson,J; Blee,F)

S1506 Sca (1R) (Blee,F; Crecco,M; Felice,N; Doria,J; DiGaetano,P; Conaway,H; Heck,R; Quigley,J; Weinberg,L)

S1735 (LeFevre,K; Blee,F)

S1815 ScaSa (2R) (Weinberg,L; Caraballo,W; Quigley,J; Friscia,A; Greenwald,L; Previte,M)

S2013 ScaAa (2R) (LeFevre,K; Doria,J; Impreveduto,A)

SJR13 ScsAcaAa (SCS/2R) (DiGaetano,P; Malone,J; Luongo,G)

SJR53 (Gusciora,R; Vandervalk,C)

SJR55 (Biondi,P; Bateman,C)

Note to the October 18, 1999 Legislative Digest:

Bills Received from Senate/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

S216 Sca (1R) Sacco,N/Adler,J Loc. Pub. Contracts Law-priv. agencies

Note to the December 6, 1999 Legislative Digest:

Bills Received from Senate/Concurrence w/Senate Amendments/Given Second Reading:

A3408 Sca (1R) Biondi,P/Heck,R+19 Hurricane Floyd victims-cert. tax exemp.

The Assembly adjourned at 5:01 P.M. to meet on Monday, December 13, 1999 (SESSION, Assembly Appropriations Committee Meeting).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

A744 ScaSa (2R) Asselta,N/Gibson,J+7 Subcontracting, pub. sch.-concerns

A1019 AcaScaSa (3R) Zisa,C/Augustine,A+2 Sch. dist. bldg. supervisor-cert. req.

A1653 AcaSca (2R) Kelly,J/Cohen,N+3 Health wellness exam.-insur. cover;$95K

A2386 AcaSca (2R) DeCroce,A/Merkt,R+6 RR co.-sound bell at grade crossing only

A2993 AcaSca (2R) Luongo,G+3 Co., mun. debt limits-concerns

S273 Lipman,W/Allen,D+4 Higher Ed Comm-student memb voting right

S436 Sca (1R) Bassano,C/Allen,D Osteoporosis-DHSS prepare pamphlet

S908 Palaia,J/Matheussen,J+2 Jr. fire auxiliary-reduces elig. age

S1061 Sa (1R) Bark,M/Girgenti,J+2 Evidence & svc of process-repeal statute

S1062 Gormley,W/O'Connor,E+2 Prop., abandoned-estab. procedures

S1220 ScsSca w/GR (SCS/2R) Lipman,W/Palaia,J+21 At-Risk Youth Mentoring Prog.;$750K

S1370 Sca (1R) Cafiero,J+5 Drug abuse counseling prog-confidential

S1506 Sca (1R) DiFrancesco,D/Baer,B+12 Children's hosp-criteria for designation

S1735 Gormley,W/Girgenti,J+5 Drink adulteration-reckless endangerment

S1815 ScaSa (2R) O'Connor,E/Gormley,W+7 Dog or cat fur/products-proh. sale

SJR53 Kyrillos,J/Bucco,A+2 Parkinson's Disease Awareness Mo.-April

SJR55 Kavanaugh,W+2 Vincent R. Kramer Interchange-Rt. 78

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (12/6/99):

None