NEW JERSEY


LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

for February 24, 2000

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Vol. XII No. 9 209th Legislature • First Annual Session

SENATE ACTION


The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday, February 28, 2000 (SESSION).


ASSEMBLY ACTION (SESSION)


Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:


A20 Collins,J/Doria,J+28 Low Income Home Energy Asst.;$26.3M

AR93 DeCroce,A+5 Strategic Petroleum Reserve-Presid. open


Bills Introduced:


A2060 LeFevre,K/Blee,F Co. taxes-concerns segregation REF ALG

A2061 O'Toole,K Extraordinary Aid Prog.;$15M REF ALG

A2062 Gill,N/Wisniewski,J Deferred comp. plans-concerns contrib. REF AAP

A2063 Malone,J Emerg. Svcs. Vol. Award Prog.-loc. vol. REF ALP

A2064 Cottrell,M/Malone,J Non-fence materials-proh. cert. use REF ALG

A2065 Gusciora,R Nursing Home Patient Prot. Act REF AHL

A2066 Impreveduto,A/Cohen,N Train engine idling-proh 20 min. or more REF ATR

A2067 Thompson,S/Wisniewski,J+2 Medical gas piping installation-req cert REF ACP

A2068 Barnes,P/Moran,J Crimes-adds aggravating circumstance REF AJU

A2069 Impreveduto,A/Cohen,N Clergy-special lic. plates REF ATR

A2070 Weinberg,L/Zisa,C Firearm id cards-display color photo REF ALP

A2071 Cohen,N Child support-incl. alimony as income REF ASC

A2072 Cohen,N Child support-health insur. coverage REF ASC

A2073 Conners,J/Conaway,H Sr. cit.-mun estab photo ID prog. REF ASC

A2074 Conaway,H/Conners,J Vol. FF-emp prov. time off for fire REF ALP

A2075 Conaway,H+1 Farm viability asst. prog.-estab.;$3M REF AAN

A2076 Conaway,H+1 Millennium Agric. Viability Init.;$3M REF AAN

A2077 Conners,J Nursing staff-concerns standards REF AHL

A2078 Carroll,M/Talarico,G Oral recitation in pub. sch.-daily;$10K REF AED

A2079 Blee,F/Malone,J St. sch. aid 2000-2001-estab. level REF AED

A2080 Blee,F Higher Ed. Accountability Act REF AED

A2081 Blee,F/Gibson,J ARCs, grants;$3.5M REF ASC

A2082 Blee,F Landlord reg. filings-concerns REF AHO

A2083 Azzolina,J/Vandervalk,C Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Prog-estab REF AHL

A2084 Quigley,J/Felice,N+2 DNA testing-broadens group of defendants REF AJU

A2085 Impreveduto,A/Quigley,J Sch buses-2 way communication req. REF AED

A2086 Bateman,C Sewerage sys.-concerns connections REF ALG

A2087 Augustine,A St. emp, essential-prov. comp. time REF ASG

A2088 Holzapfel,J Voice Verification parole pilot prog;$99 REF ALP

A2089 Holzapfel,J Cancer registry, St.-concerns REF AHL

A2090 Holzapfel,J Inspector General-estab. position REF ASG

A2118 Kelly,J/O'Toole,K Fire safety comm.-incr. number REF AHO


Bills Introduced: (cont'd)


A2119 Green,J/Biondi,P Rent gouging-prev. in st. of emerg. area REF AHO

ACR95 Garcia,R Lottery prizes, unclaimed-vet. homes REF ACT

AJR40 Garcia,R Census Awareness Day in NJ-April 1, 2000 REF ASG

AR91 Heck,R/Collins,J Women's Hist. Mo.-desig. March 1998 REF ASC

AR92 Jones,L Cable TV industry-allows St. to regulate REF ATU

AR94 Blee,F Obesity Awareness Mo.-desig. April, 1999 REF AHL

AR96 Gregg,G/Asselta,N Toll incr., NJ Turnpike-opposes REF ATR


Bills On Emergency Resolution:


A20 Collins,J/Doria,J+28 Low Income Home Energy Asst.;$26.3M (DiGaetano) (78-0-0)


Bills Passed:


A20 Collins,J/Doria,J+28 Low Income Home Energy Asst.;$26.3M (78-0-0)

A47 Corodemus,S/Gibson,J+2 Garden St. Preserv Trust-modifies cap (78-0-0)

A106 Rooney,J/Gusciora,R+37 Devel. disab. svcs-application procedure (78-0-0)

A316 Vandervalk,C/Quigley,J+3 Pain-health fac., monitor as vital sign (77-0-0)

A317 Vandervalk,C/Heck,R+3 Cancer pain mgmt.-encourage research (78-0-0)

A318 Vandervalk,C/Quigley,J+3 Pain Mgmt. Policy Advis. Council-estab. (78-0-0)

A319 Vandervalk,C/Thompson,S+4 Hosp. patients-receive pain assessment (78-0-0)

A341 Barnes,P/Carroll,M+4 Bail runners-req lic. as priv. detective (77-0-1)

A436/494 Acs (ACS) Weingarten,J/Suliga,J+5 Flood insur.-insurers prov. notice (77-0-1)

A647 Aca (1R) Gibson,J/Bagger,R+1 Tobacco prod-possession by minor illegal (49-9-19)

A679 Connors,C/Moran,J Polygraphist Lic. Act (67-2-3)

A857 Bagger,R/Charles,J+4 Petroleum gross receipts tax-concerns (76-0-1)

A1032 Roberts,J/Cruz-Perez,N+1 Sch.-time curfew ordinance-mun. adopt (64-5-2)

A1162 Arnone,M Marinas, priv.-exemp. lifeguard req. (74-0-1)

A1190 Azzolina,J/Bateman,C+2 Corp. Overseas Network Prog.-estab. (78-0-0)

A1210 Corodemus,S/Murphy,C+6 Lake Restoration Leg. Advis. Task Force (77-0-1)

A1262 Impreveduto,A/Quigley,J HMDC devel. plans-notify concerned mun. (70-3-1)

A1330 Augustine,A/Azzolina,J+4 Lebanon Crisis participants-expand benf. (78-0-0)

A1410 Aca (1R) DeCroce,A+2 Tony Pompelio Scholarship Fd.-estab. (75-0-0)

A1547 Doria,J/Collins,J Raimondo, Henry John-estab. Chair;$75K (75-1-2)

A1581 Aca (1R) Zisa,C/Carroll,M Special Civil Part court fee laws-amends (76-2-0)

A1608 O'Toole,K/Crecco,M+4 Inmates, AIDS status-disclose to off. (63-1-9)

A1673 Aca (1R) DeCroce,A/Bodine,F+6 St. transp. sys., loc. bridge fd;$205M (78-0-0)

A1762 Wolfe,D+4 Electronic textbooks, nonpub. sch.-aid (77-0-0)

A1848 Acs (ACS) Merkt,R/Gregg,G Mun. solid waste collection-apt. resid. (61-2-10)

A1889 Lance,L/Bagger,R+3 Pension Funding Bonds-concerns (78-0-0)

A1939 Myers,C+6 Venison donation prog.;$95K (78-0-0)

ACR48 Holzapfel,J/Wolfe,D Barbers-issue postage stamp (77-0-0)

AJR38 Aa (1R) Bagger,R/Murphy,C+2 Internet Tax Rev Impact Study Comm-estab (74-0-3)

AR72 Blee,F/Malone,J Long-term care insur., private-estab. (Voice)

AR87 Smith,T/Charles,J+1 Black History Mo.-desig. February, 2000 (Voice)

AR90 Smith,T/Green,J+1 Voting Rights Act of 1965-acknowledges (Voice)

AR93 DeCroce,A+5 Strategic Petroleum Reserve-Presid. open (73-0-1)

S215 Bassano,C/Bucco,A+76 Vet. prop. tax deduction-incr. (78-0-0)


Bills Substituted:


A1985 Acs (ACS) Azzolina,J/Gibson,J+51 Vet. prop. tax deduction-incr. SUB BY S215

S215 Bassano,C/Bucco,A+76 Vet. prop. tax deduction-incr. SUB FOR A1985 (ACS)


Motions:


A647 Aca (1R) Gibson,J/Bagger,R+1 Tobacco prod-possession by minor illegal To Aa (Suliga)

A647 Aca (1R) Gibson,J/Bagger,R+1 Tobacco prod-possession by minor illegal To Table Aa (DiGaetano) (43-34-0)

A1608 O'Toole,K/Crecco,M+4 Inmates, AIDS status-disclose to off. To Aa (Gusciora)

A1608 O'Toole,K/Crecco,M+4 Inmates, AIDS status-disclose to off. To Table Aa (DiGaetano) (44-31-0)

A1848 Acs (ACS) Merkt,R/Gregg,G Mun. solid waste collection-apt. resid. To Aa (Tucker)

A1848 Acs (ACS) Merkt,R/Gregg,G Mun. solid waste collection-apt. resid. To Table Aa (Felice) (44-30-0)


Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:


A129 AcaAa (2R) Merkt,R/Gregg,G+3 Pub. entity, tort action-punitive damage (Merkt)

A1389 Aa (1R) Greenwald,L+4 Meninigitis-estab. pub. awareness camp. (Greenwald)

A1443 Aa (1R) Merkt,R/Murphy,C+2 Sr. cit.-receive absentee ballots (Merkt)

A1624 Aa (1R) O'Toole,K/Blee,F+4 Law Against Discrim. viol.-incr. penal. (O'Toole)

A1890/1605 AcsAcsAa (ACS/1R) Bateman,C/Doria,J HMO, cert.-concerns insolvency;$50M (Bateman)


Bills Withdrawn From The Files:


A670 Connors,C/Moran,J Fireworks operators-lic. req. FROM ACP

A1245 Malone,J/Cottrell,M Graduated driv. lic. law-amends FROM ATR

A1320 Augustine,A/Bagger,R Co. coll. retiree, cert.-health benf. FROM ASG

A1829 Jones,L Loc. budget-mayor, co. exec. may veto FROM ALG

ACR50 Crecco,M/Heck,R Female genital mutilation-Cong. proh. FROM AHL


Co-Sponsors Added:


A20 (Asselta,N; Augutine,A; Azzolina,J; Bagger,R; Bateman,C; Biondi,P; Blee,F; Connors,C; Cottrell,M; Crecco,M; DeCroce,A; Felice,N; Garrett,E; Geist,G;

Gibson,J; Gregg,G; Heck,R; Holzapfel,J; Kelly,J; Lance,L; LeFevre,K; Malone,J; Merkt,R; Rooney,J; Smith,T; Talarico,G; Vandervalk,C; Wolfe,D)

A47 (Gregg,G)

A106 (Wisniewski,J)

A131 (Quigley,J)

A194 (Guear,G)

A292 (Weinberg,L)

A299 (Guear,G)

A316 (Gusciora,R; Previte,M)

A317 (Gusciora,R)

A318 (Gusciora,R)

A319 (Gusciora,R; Previte,M)

A341 (Wisniewski,J)

A358 (Sires,A)

A376 (Conners,J)

A378 (Guear,G)

A412 (Felice,N)

A442 Aca (1R) (Quigley,J; Weinberg,L)

A540 (Conners,J)

A622 (Heck,R)

A656 (Cottrell,M)

A676 (Blee,F)

A687 (Cottrell,M; Malone,J)

A704 (Weingarten,J)

A711/351 Acs (ACS) (Heck,R)

A784/403 Acs (ACS) (Heck,R)

A853 (Weingarten,J)

A855 (Geist,G)

A857 (Gregg,G; Gusciora,R; O'Toole,K; Weingarten,J)

A859 (Barnes,P; Buono,B)

A925 (O'Toole,K)

A1032 (Previte,M)

A1058 (Watson Coleman,B; Greenstein,L)

A1190 (Previte,M)

A1315 (Cohen,N)

A1329 (Merkt,R)

A1330 (Bateman,C; Gregg,G)

A1344 (Blee,F; LeFevre,K)

A1389 Aa (1R) (Conners,J)

A1410 Aca (1R) (Blee,F; Talarico,G)

A1546 (Sires,A)

A1609 (Gregg,G)

A1615 (Felice,N)

A1673 Aca (1R) (Farragher,C; Greenstein,L; Heck,R; LeFevre,K)

A1762 (Conners,J; Talarico,G; Suliga,J; Gregg,G)

A1767 (Quigley,J; Watson Coleman,B; Previte,M; Pou,N; Buono,B; Cruz-Perez,N; Friscia,A; Greenstein,L; Weinberg,L)

A1814 Aca (1R) (Watson Coleman,B)

A1846 (Barnes,P; Buono,B)

A1889 (Weingarten,J; Gregg,G; O'Toole,K)

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont'd)


A1934 (Felice,N)

A1939 (Bateman,C)

A1953 (Sires,A; Guear,G)

A1985 Acs (ACS) (Suliga,J; Greenstein,L; Friscia,A)

A2036 (Guear,G; Green,J; Biondi,P; Sires,A; Barnes,P; Weinberg,L)

A2134 (Greenstein,L; Impreveduto,A)

AJR38 Aa (1R) (Conners,J; Gusciora,R)

AR87 (Gusciora,R)

AR90 (Gusciora,R)

AR93 (Augustine,A; Crecco,M; Merkt,R; O'Toole,K; Weingarten,J)


Second Prime Sponsors Added:


A144 (Guear,G)

A564 (Sires,A)

A571 (Sires,A)

A1175 (Cohen,N)

A1183 (Doria,J)

A1187 (Cohen,N)

A1443 Aa (1R) (Murphy,C)

A1622 (Blee,F)

A1722 (Cohen,N)

A1733 (Cohen,N)

A1848 Acs (ACS) (Gregg,G)

A1955 (Russo,D)

A1976 (Thompson,S)

A1977 (Thompson,S)

A1984 (Weinberg,L)

A2023 (Bagger,R)

A2036 (Felice,N)


Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:


S215 (Asselta,N; Conaway,H; Azzolina,J; Garrett,E; Previte,M; Greenwald,L; Vandervalk,C; Bateman,C; Moran,J; Connors,C;

Thompson,S; Gregg,G; Suliga,J; Cottrell,M; Conners,J; Merkt,R; Felice,N; Weinberg,L; Blee,F; Barnes,P; Buono,B; LeFevre,K;

Bagger,R; Wisniewski,J; Crecco,M; DiGaetano,P; Cohen,N; Gibson,J; Geist,G; Heck,R; Greenstein,L; Friscia,A; Zecker,G;

Wolfe,D; Talarico,G; Smith,T; Russo,D; Rooney,J; Myers,C; Malone,J; Lance,L; Arnone,M; Holzapfel,J; Corodemus,S; Gusciora,R;

Gill,N; Farragher,C; Chatzidakis,L; Carroll,M; Bodine,F; Biondi,P; Augustine,A; Weingarten,J; O'Toole,K; Charles,J; Payne,W;

Watson Coleman,B; Kelly,J)


Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:


S215 Bassano,C/Bucco,A+76 Vet. prop. tax deduction-incr.


The Assembly adjourned at 6:10 P.M. to meet on Monday, February 28, 2000 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "C" and "D" scheduled to meet).


Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (02/17/00):


None