LEGISLATIVE DIGEST
for November 20, 2000
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Vol. XII No. 45 209th Legislature • First Annual Session
SENATE ACTION
The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday, December 4, 2000 (SESSION).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (SESSION)
Bills Introduced:
A2985 Farragher,C/Talarico,G+2 Household safety ed. prog.;$750K REF AED
A2986 Geist,G Custody/guardianship-crim. hist. check REF ASC
A2987 Geist,G Medicaid-community spouse allowance REF AHL
A2988 Geist,G Hosp. fac.-concerns conversion REF AHL
A2989 Watson Coleman,B Voting rights-allows cert. parolees REF ASG
A2990 Chatzidakis,L/Bodine,F Willingboro sch. fac. reconstr.;$300K REF AED
A2991 Chatzidakis,L/Bodine,F Airports, cert.-desig. reliever airport REF ATR
A2992 Stanley,C/Wolfe,D Tuition Aid Grant prog.-expands REF AED
A2993 Geist,G Juv. offenders-allows co. jail placement REF AJU
A2994 Geist,G ID, unlawful use-offense REF AJU
A2995 Vandervalk,C Prof. bds, councils, committees-concerns REF ACP
A3029 Collins,J/Caraballo,W Organ bequest-ABC age id cards REF AAP
A3030 Wolfe,D/Doria,J St.-operated sch. dist.-concerns REF AED
A3031 Wolfe,D/Malone,J High sch. grad. req.-concerns REF AED
A3032 Lance,L Suppl. approp. from General Fd.;$12.179M REF ABU
Bills Passed:
A126 Merkt,R/Connors,C+2 Snow removal fds.-loc. units estab. (75-0-0)
A658 AcaAcaAa (3R) Gibson,J/Blee,F+3 Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer-assessment req (75-0-0)
A1229 Malone,J/Wolfe,D+1 Co. voc. sch. staff-cert. (75-0-0)
A1281 Impreveduto,A/Cohen,N+1 Emission control equip.-dealer disclose (74-0-0)
A1946 Aca (1R) Connors,C/Moran,J Animal rescue units-civil liab. immunity (72-1-1)
A2023 Rooney,J/Bagger,R+1 Govt.-owned prop.-adverse possession (45-28-0)
A2083 AcsAca (ACS/1R) Azzolina,J/Vandervalk,C+9 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Prog-estab (74-0-1)
A2177 AcaAca (2R) Azzolina,J/Crecco,M+3 Naval Militia Joint Command;$150K (75-0-0)
A2184 Aca (1R) Lance,L/Heck,R+1 Hist markers, erect/restore/replace;$50K (75-0-0)
A2211 Geist,G Co. law enforcement off-proh. resid. req (65-6-0)
A2407 Holzapfel,J/LeFevre,K+1 Eluding off., cause death-manslaughter (74-0-0)
A2601 Aca (1R) Bagger,R+1 Nominating petitions-filing deadline (75-0-0)
A2614 Aca (1R) Gregg,G/Thompson,S Temp. disab./unemp. benf.-modify elig. (76-0-0)
ACR2 Collins,J/Rooney,J+4 Minor child med procedures-notify parent (44-14-16)
AR160 Collins,J/Kelly,J+6 Liberty St. Park/Ellis Island-bridge (75-0-0)
S64 Aa (1R) Bucco,A/Robertson,N+10 Police ticket quota-proh. (68-0-2)
S454 Girgenti,J/Kosco,L+4 Firemen, exemp.-raises max. age to 45 (75-0-0)
S463 Aca (1R) Singer,R+2 Non-fence materials-proh. cert. use (74-0-1)
S572 Robertson,N/Codey,R+4 Simulated voting, polling place-minors (75-0-0)
Bills Passed: (cont'd)
S639 Sca (1R) Matheussen,J+4 Dialysis Seminar/Support Group;$332.2K (74-1-0)
S968 ScaSa (2R) Vitale,J/Bennett,J+13 Endangering an injured victim-offense (74-0-0)
S1383 Bucco,A/Littell,R+4 Lake Hopatcong Comm.-creates;$3M (74-0-2)
S1711 Matheussen,J/Sinagra,J+3 Farmland preserv. purposes;$10M (74-1-1)
S1712 Singer,R/Zane,R+4 Farmland preserv. purposes;$11.1M (74-1-1)
S1713 Littell,R/Bark,M+2 Farmland preserv. purposes;$8.280M (74-1-1)
Bills Substituted:
A1632 Aca (1R) O'Toole,K+2 Simulated voting, polling place-minors SUB BY S572
A1704 Wisniewski,J+1 Firemen, exemp.-raises max. age to 45 SUB BY S454
A2054 Aca (1R) Zecker,G Journeymen electricians-regis. req. SUB BY S663 (1R)
A2064 Aca (1R) Cottrell,M/Malone,J Non-fence materials-proh. cert. use SUB BY S463 (1R)
A2173 Aca (1R) Gibson,J/Blee,F+2 Dialysis Seminar/Support Group;$332K SUB BY S639 (1R)
A2533 Weinberg,L/Zisa,C+8 Endangering an injured victim-offense SUB BY S968 (2R)
A2604 Gregg,G/Carroll,M+2 Lake Hopatcong Comm.-creates;$3M SUB BY S1383
A2846 Gibson,J/Malone,J Farmland preserv. purposes;$10M SUB BY S1711
A2847 Thompson,S/Lance,L+1 Farmland preserv. purposes;$11.1M SUB BY S1712
A2848 Myers,C/Cottrell,M Farmland preserv. purposes;$8.280M SUB BY S1713
S454 Girgenti,J/Kosco,L+4 Firemen, exemp.-raises max. age to 45 SUB FOR A1704
S463 Aca (1R) Singer,R+2 Non-fence materials-proh. cert. use SUB FOR A2064 (1R)
S572 Robertson,N/Codey,R+4 Simulated voting, polling place-minors SUB FOR A1632 (1R)
S639 Sca (1R) Matheussen,J+4 Dialysis Seminar/Support Group;$332.2K SUB FOR A2173 (1R)
S663 Sca (1R) Bucco,A+1 Journeymen electricians-regis. req. SUB FOR A2054 (1R)
S968 ScaSa (2R) Vitale,J/Bennett,J+13 Endangering an injured victim-offense SUB FOR A2533
S1383 Bucco,A/Littell,R+4 Lake Hopatcong Comm.-creates;$3M SUB FOR A2604
S1711 Matheussen,J/Sinagra,J+3 Farmland preserv. purposes;$10M SUB FOR A2846
S1712 Singer,R/Zane,R+4 Farmland preserv. purposes;$11.1M SUB FOR A2847
S1713 Littell,R/Bark,M+2 Farmland preserv. purposes;$8.280M SUB FOR A2848
Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:
A5 Aa (1R) Weingarten,J/Holzapfel,J+2 Sex offender Internet registry-estab.
(Weingarten)
A983 AcsAa (ACS/1R) Watson Coleman,B Organ donor id.-auth. driver lic sticker (Gusciora)
A1088 AcaAa (2R) Caraballo,W/DiGaetano,P+9 Managed Health Care Consumer Asst.;$800K (Caraballo)
S663 ScaAa (2R) Bucco,A+1 Journeymen electricians-regis. req. (Zecker)
Bills Transferred:
A2413 Gibson,J/Asselta,N+1 Litter-generating products-extends tax FROM ASH TO
AAP
A2825 Arnone,M/Watson Coleman,B Personal needs allowance-incr. FROM AHL TO ASC
Bills Withdrawn From The Files:
A76 Jones,L Adoption registry, mutual consent-estab. FROM ASC
Co-Sponsors Added:
A724 (Gibson,J)
A914 (Guear,G)
A1396 (Guear,G)
A1632 Aca (1R) (Corodemus,S)
A1862 (Felice,N)
A2083 AcsAca (ACS/1R) (Conaway,H; Corodemus,S)
A2103 (Friscia,A; Gill,N)
A2167 (Guear,G)
A2177 AcaAca (2R) (Bateman,C)
A2184 Aca (1R) (Corodemus,S)
A2372 Aca (1R) (Zecker,G)
A2386 (Thompson,S)
Co-Sponsors Added:
A2425 (Previte,M)
A2448 Aca (1R) (Caraballo,W)
A2495 (Gibson,J)
A2601 Aca (1R) (Corodemus,S)
A2613 (Crecco,M; Wisniewski,J)
A2719 (Bateman,C)
A2740 (Biondi,P; Weinberg,L)
A2781 (Weinberg,L; Lance,L)
A2824 (Weinberg,L)
A2878 (Guear,G)
A2879 (Guear,G)
A2975 (Felice,N)
A2984 (Garcia,R; Vandervalk,C; Charles,J; Bagger,R)
ACR2 (Felice,N)
AJR19 (Guear,G)
AJR37 Aca (1R) (Wisniewski,J)
AR150 (Zecker,G)
AR160 (Sires,A; Charles,J; Doria,J; Garcia,R; Impreveduto,A; Quigley,J)
Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:
A2840 (Previte,M)
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A2907 (Stanley,C)
A2969 (Pou,N)
A2984 (Doria,J)
Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
S454 (Steele,A; Wisniewski,J)
S463 Aca (1R) (Cottrell,M; Malone,J)
S572 (O'Toole,K; Weingarten,J; Corodemus,S)
S639 Sca (1R) (Blee,F; Zisa,C; Gibson,J; Watson Coleman,B)
S663 ScaAa (2R) (Zecker,G)
S968 ScaSa (2R) (Garcia,R; Murphy,C; Weinberg,L; Zisa,C; Greenwald,L; Conners,J; Barnes,P; LeFevre,K; Vandervalk,C;
DeCroce,A)
S1383 (Bagger,R; Merkt,R; Carroll,M; Gregg,G)
S1711 (Malone,J; Gibson,J)
S1712 (Thompson,S; Lance,L; Azzolina,J)
S1713 (Cottrell,M; Myers,C)
Note to the September 25, 2000 Legislative Digest:
Bills Reported Referred/ALP:
A2639 Acs (ACS) Gregg,G/Green,J Dog, dangerous-proh. debarking REP/ACS REF ALP
A2698 Aca (1R) Asselta,N/Gibson,J Animal cruelty crimes, cert.-4th degree REP/ACA REF ALP
The Assembly adjourned at 4:30 P.M. to meet on Thursday, December 7, 2000 (QUORUM,
Committees at the Call of the Speaker).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
S454 Girgenti,J/Kosco,L+4 Firemen, exemp.-raises max. age to 45
S572 Robertson,N/Codey,R+4 Simulated voting, polling place-minors
S639 Sca (1R) Matheussen,J+4 Dialysis Seminar/Support Group;$332.2K
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor: (cont'd)
S968 ScaSa (2R) Vitale,J/Bennett,J+13 Endangering an injured victim-offense
S1383 Bucco,A/Littell,R+4 Lake Hopatcong Comm.-creates;$3M
S1711 Matheussen,J/Sinagra,J+3 Farmland preserv. purposes;$10M
S1712 Singer,R/Zane,R+4 Farmland preserv. purposes;$11.1M
S1713 Littell,R/Bark,M+2 Farmland preserv. purposes;$8.280M
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (11/13/00):
P.L.2000, c.156. A857 Sca (1R) Bagger,R/Charles,J+6 11/16/2000 Petroleum gross
receipts tax-concerns
P.L.2000, c.157. A1934 AcaSa (2R) Talarico,G/Collins,J+4 11/17/2000 Murder, cert-elim statute of limitations