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Vol. XIII No. 5 209th Legislature • Second Annual Session
SENATE ACTION
The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Thursday, February 8, 2001
(QUORUM, Committee Groups "1" and "2" scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (SESSION)
Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:
A3213 Azzolina,J/Thompson,S+3 Pupil transp.-concerns
Bills Introduced:
A3172 Kelly,J PERS retiree-aggregate amt. of comp. REF ASG
A3173 Zecker,G Fair share housing obligation-Leg intent REF AHO
A3174 Conners,J/Conaway,H PAAD elig.-excludes cert. premiums REF ASC
A3175 Conaway,H/Conners,J Deputy superintendent of elections-estab REF ASG
A3176 Buono,B/Barnes,P East Brunswick, acquire open space;$1.5M REF AAN
A3177 Rooney,J Mun. solid waste contracts-concerns REF ASH
A3178 Connors,C/Moran,J NJ SAVER rebate-accelerates phase-in REF ALG
A3179 Connors,C/Moran,J Leg Initiative Mun Block Grant Prog-incr REF ALG
A3180 Guear,G/Sires,A Bronze Star lic. plates-auth. REF ATR
A3181 DeCroce,A/Bodine,F Road maintenance, repairs-co., mun.;$20M REF ATR
A3182 Smith,R Cell phone-proh use while driv. sch. bus REF ATR
A3183 Weinberg,L/Friscia,A Breast cancer screening-;$19M REF AHL
A3184 Doria,J/Impreveduto,A+4 Soil survey in Hudson Co.;$100K REF AAN
A3185 Bagger,R Electric power and gas suppliers-concern REF ATU
A3186 Bagger,R/Quigley,J Animal countywide control plans;$1.050M REF AAN
A3187 DeCroce,A/Felice,N Centennial of Flight Comm.-creates REF ATR
A3188 Doria,J Transp. Proj. Capital Fd.-estab. REF ATR
ACR146 DeCroce,A Lieutenant Gov. Off.-estab. REF ASG
ACR147 DeCroce,A/Geist,G+1 Vol fire fighter/first aid-prop tax cred REF ALP
Bills Passed:
A122 Aa (1R) Merkt,R/Biondi,P+2 St. real prop., surplus-conveyance (71-0-0)
A641 AcaAca (2R) Gibson,J/Arnone,M+2 Computer Assisted Appraisal Prog.;$100K (52-0-19)
A651 Gibson,J/Asselta,N Lake Lily, Cape May Co.-restore;$625K (54-1-11)
A966 Stuhltrager,G Worker's comp.-prov. pymt. of legal fees (72-0-0)
A988 Watson Coleman,B/Lance,L+7 PERS retiree-resume emp. w/ benf. (67-1-0)
A1233 Malone,J/Cottrell,M+9 Laser lighting, under 18-reg. sale (67-2-1)
A1332 Augustine,A+3 Stalking victim-reg. w/o street address (72-0-0)
A1755 Aca (1R) Wolfe,D/Weingarten,J+1 Sch. bd. memb.-expands indemnification (69-0-3)
Bills Passed: (cont'd)
A1846 Sa (1R) Gregg,G/Talarico,G+25 S corp., reg income-elim. corp. bus. tax
(72-0-0)
A2143 AcsAa (ACS/1R) Bateman,C/Caraballo,W+20 N.J. Individual Devel. Account Prog.;$2M (67-3-2)
A2273 Aca (1R) Kelly,J/O'Toole,K+18 PFRS memb.-enhanced benf. to survivors (72-0-0)
A2311 AcaAca (2R) DeCroce,A/Merkt,R+32 Mosquito abatement-conduct;$1.25M (70-0-0)
A2383 Myers,C/Merkt,R Sales tax-auth. pymt. by vendors (69-2-0)
A2397 Aca (1R) Vandervalk,C/Rooney,J+4 Luring, enticing child-clarify provision (72-0-0)
A2398 Vandervalk,C/Rooney,J+1 Hurricane Floyd-extends recovery periods (71-0-1)
A2423 Barnes,P/Thompson,S+11 Grandparents raising grandchildren-study (72-0-0)
A2431 Thompson,S/LeFevre,K+9 Kinship care-concerns (72-0-0)
A2454 Aca (1R) Carroll,M/Murphy,C+2 Affordable housing-concerns zoning (41-27-1)
A2518 Aca (1R) Myers,C/Lance,L+2 Wine promotion acct.-incr. tax (70-2-0)
A2545 Bagger,R+1 Literacy Vol. of Amer-income tax contrib (71-0-0)
A2548 Weinberg,L/Zisa,C Multiple dwellings-emerg evacuation plan (70-0-1)
A2647 AcaSca (2R) Weingarten,J/O'Toole,K+8 Governor candidates-concerns (72-0-0)
A2807 Aca (1R) Smith,T/Arnone,M+5 Co. bd of recreation comm.-incr. memb. (72-0-0)
A2808 Aca (1R) Smith,T/Arnone,M+1 Co. vocational sch. dist-incr. bd. memb. (72-0-0)
A2818 Sa (1R) Connors,C/Moran,J+1 Dissolved auth.-loc. unit to assume debt (72-0-0)
S82 Aca (1R) Zane,R Lic plates, personalized-allow duplicate (71-0-0)
S165 ScaAca (2R) Palaia,J/Matheussen,J+11 Law enforcement off. memor.-lic. plate (72-0-0)
S456 Girgenti,J/Palaia,J+3 Sch. bds., regional-concerns (72-0-0)
S638 Matheussen,J/Allen,D+11 Vet. fd raising-concerns sale of poppies (72-0-0)
S1372 ScaAca (2R) Bennett,J/Allen,D+3 Sch. pupils-revise asthma self-admin. (72-0-0)
S1533 w/GR (1R) Cafiero,J+3 Methadone clinics-desig. as bus. use (48-14-3)
S1903 Sca (1R) Singer,R/Gormley,W+8 Solid waste collection, cert.-provisions (49-10-7)
Motions:
A641 AcaAca (2R) Gibson,J/Arnone,M+2 Computer Assisted Appraisal Prog.;$100K
To Aa (Watson-Coleman)
A641 AcaAca (2R) Gibson,J/Arnone,M+2 Computer Assisted Appraisal Prog.;$100K To Table (DiGaetano) (42-28-0)
A1862 AcaAa (2R) Cohen,N/Bagger,R+11 Infertility-health insur. cover To waive 1hr. rule (Bagger)
S1903 Sca (1R) Singer,R/Gormley,W+8 Solid waste collection, cert.-provisions To As (Cohen)
S1903 Sca (1R) Singer,R/Gormley,W+8 Solid waste collection, cert.-provisions To Table (DiGaetano) (42-28-1)
Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:
A395 Aa (1R) Cruz-Perez,N/Garcia,R+16 Graffiti-prop. owners clean (Thompson)
A1217 AcaAa (2R) Corodemus,S+2 Pupil transp. contract bids-concerns (Corodemus)
A1862 AcaAa (2R) Cohen,N/Bagger,R+11 Infertility-health insur. cover (Cohen)
A2772 Aa (1R) Lance,L/Myers,C Farm produce sign-auth. permit (Lance)
S1183 ScaSaAa (3R) Kyrillos,J+2 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Corodemus)
S1316 ScsScaAcaAa (SCS/3R) Inverso,P/Adler,J+3 Redevel. Area Bond Finan. Law (Biondi)
Bills Substituted:
A1211 Aca (1R) Corodemus,S/Talarico,G+2 Law enforcement off. memor.-lic. plate
SUB BY S165 (2R)
A2402 Geist,G/Asselta,N+3 Vet. fd raising-concerns sale of poppies SUB BY S638
A2497 Aca (1R) Corodemus,S+1 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act SUB BY S1183 (2R)
A2590 AcaAca (2R) DiGaetano,P/Moran,J+1 Sch. pupils-revise asthma self-admin. SUB BY S1372 (2R)
A2659 AcaAca (2R) Biondi,P/Bateman,C+1 Redevel. Area Bond Finan. Law SUB BY S1316 (SCS/2R)
A2684 Gregg,G/Garrett,E Sch. bds., regional-concerns SUB BY S456
A3053 Aca (1R) Merkt,R/Gregg,G+5 Solid waste collection, cert.-provisions SUB BY S1903 (1R)
S165 ScaAca (2R) Palaia,J/Matheussen,J+11 Law enforcement off. memor.-lic. plate SUB FOR A1211 (1R)
S456 Girgenti,J/Palaia,J+3 Sch. bds., regional-concerns SUB FOR A2684
S638 Matheussen,J/Allen,D+11 Vet. fd raising-concerns sale of poppies SUB FOR A2402
S1183 ScaSaAa (3R) Kyrillos,J+2 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act SUB FOR A2497 (1R)
S1316 ScsScaAcaAa (SCS/3R) Inverso,P/Adler,J+3 Redevel. Area Bond Finan. Law SUB FOR A2659 (2R)
S1372 ScaAca (2R) Bennett,J/Allen,D+3 Sch. pupils-revise asthma self-admin. SUB FOR A2590 (2R)
S1903 Sca (1R) Singer,R/Gormley,W+8 Solid waste collection, cert.-provisions SUB FOR A3053 (1R)
Bills Withdrawn From The Files:
A676 Connors,C/Moran,J+1 Travel trailers-campgrounds obtain title FROM AJU
A697 Moran,J/Connors,C TPAF, PERS-purch. cred. for cert. svc. FROM ASG
Bills Withdrawn From The Files: (cont'd)
A710 Moran,J/Connors,C Planning bd., mayor designee-US citizen FROM ALG
A2734 Acs (ACS) Moran,J/Connors,C+4 Motor fuels sale-concerns FROM 2RA
Co-Sponsors Added:
A190 Aca (1R) (Smith,R)
A366 Aca (1R) (Cottrell,M; Geist,G)
A988 (Previte,M)
A1211 Aca (1R) (Greenwald,L; Smith,R)
A1256 (Smith,R)
A1346 (Asselta,N)
A1458 Aca (1R) (Gibson,J)
A1846 Sa (1R) (Heck,R)
A1862 AcaAa (2R) (Garcia,R)
A1971 Aca (1R) (Conners,J)
A2143 AcsAa (ACS/1R) (Heck,R)
A2167/180 AcsAca (ACS/1R) (Garcia,R)
A2273 Aca (1R) (Heck,R; Asselta,N; Greenwald,L)
A2397 Aca (1R) (Greenwald,L; Heck,R; Holzapfel,J)
A2398 (Heck,R)
A2423 (Heck,R; Previte,M; Conaway,H)
A2431 (Conaway,H; Heck,R)
A2448 Aca (1R) (Roberts,J)
A2490 Aca (1R) (Conners,J)
A2545 (Greenwald,L)
A2590 AcaAca (2R) (Heck,R)
A2658 (Quigley,J)
A2781 (Greenstein,L)
A2831 (Felice,N)
A2839 (Conaway,H)
A2865 (Felice,N)
A2891 (Bateman,C)
A2893 (Felice,N)
A2908 (Arnone,M)
A2909 (Arnone,M)
A2925 (Felice,N)
A2971 (Arnone,M)
A2993 (Previte,M)
A3001 (Geist,G)
A3028 (Suliga,J; Zisa,C; Quigley,J; Payne,W; Doria,J; Barnes,P; Garcia,R)
A3049 (Green,J; Barnes,P; Buono,B; Conners,J)
A3053 Aca (1R) (Geist,G; Blee,F)
A3068 (Greenstein,L)
A3136 (Friscia,A; Asselta,N; Moran,J; Smith,B; Zecker,G; Kelly,J; Holzapfel,J; Gibson,J; Lance,L; DiGaetano,P; Connors,C)
A3144 (Weinberg,L)
ACR131 (Cottrell,M)
AR162 (Bagger,R)
AR163 (Zecker,G; Talarico,G)
Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:
A3053 Aca (1R) (Conners,J; Cruz-Perez,N)
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A2207 (Guear,G)
A2776 (Thompson,S)
A2865 (O'Toole,K)
A3136 (Talarico,G)
A3141 (Sires,A)
Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:
A1442 (Moran,J)
A2094 (Moran,J)
A2554 AcaAa (2R) (Moran,J)
Second Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:
A1265 (Moran,J)
A1277 (Moran,J)
A1647 (Moran,J)
A2068 (Moran,J)
A2294 (Moran,J)
A2814 (Moran,J)
A2816 (Moran,J)
A3136 (Asselta,N)
Fifth Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:
A1622/2296 Acs (ACS) (Moran,J)
Co-Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
S165 ScaAca (2R) (Talarico,G; Greenwald,L; Smith,R; Corodemus,S)
S456 (Gregg,G; Garrett,E)
S638 (Smith,R; Geist,G; Asselta,N; Bateman,C; LeFevre,K)
S1183 ScaSaAa (3R) (Arnone,M; Corodemus,S)
S1316 ScsScaAcaAa (SCS/3R) (Biondi,P; Bateman,C; Wisniewski,J)
S1372 ScaAca (2R) (DiGaetano,P; Moran,J; Heck,R)
S1903 Sca (1R) (Geist,G; Merkt,R; Gregg,G; Felice,N; J; LeFevre,K; Blee,F)
The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointments:
*Effective January 23, 2001
Committee on the Future of Agriculture:
William H. Pettit, Sr., of Juliustown.
Assembly Task Force on School Facilities Construction Oversight:
Assemblywoman Arline Friscia (19)
Assemblywoman Nellie Pou (35)
Assemblyman Robert J. Smith (4)
Assemblyman Craig Stanley (28)
The Assembly adjourned at 6:10 P.M. to meet on Monday, February 5, 2001 (QUORUM,
Committee Groups "A" and "B" scheduled to meet).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
A1846 Sa (1R) Gregg,G/Talarico,G+25 S corp., reg income-elim. corp. bus. tax
A2647 AcaSca (2R) Weingarten,J/O'Toole,K+8 Governor candidates-concerns
A2818 Sa (1R) Connors,C/Moran,J+1 Dissolved auth.-loc. unit to assume debt
S456 Girgenti,J/Palaia,J+3 Sch. bds., regional-concerns
S638 Matheussen,J/Allen,D+11 Vet. fd raising-concerns sale of poppies
S1533 w/GR (1R) Cafiero,J+3 Methadone clinics-desig. as bus. use
S1903 Sca (1R) Singer,R/Gormley,W+8 Solid waste collection, cert.-provisions
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (1/23/01):
P.L.2001, c.7. A2043 AcaSca (2R) Geist,G/Felice,N+13 01/24/2001 Instit. Elderly
Ombudsman-disclose abuse
P.L.2001, c.8. A2524 Aca (1R) Bodine,F/Chatzidakis,L+2 01/24/2001 Oak Tree Disease Survey;$95K
P.L.2001, c.9. S141/1054 Scs (SCS) Bark,M/Matheussen,J+11 01/29/2001 Nat'l. Guard memb.-incr. tuition cred.
P.L.2001, c.10. S254 ScaSaAca (3R) Bennett,J/Bucco,A+3 01/29/2001 Land reforestation-concerns
P.L.2001, c.11. S382 Sinagra,J/Bassano,C+5 01/29/2001 Nat'l. Assn., Children w/Autism;$50K
P.L.2001, c.12. S462 Aca (1R) Singer,R/Kosco,L+4 01/29/2001 Drunk driv. visitation prog.-creates
P.L.2001, c.13. A895 AcaAa (2R) Bateman,C/Biondi,P+4 01/29/2001 Agriculture-estab. lic. plate to promote
P.L.2001, c.14. A1088 AcaAa (2R) Caraballo,W/DiGaetano,P+19 01/29/2001 Managed Health Care Consumer Asst.;$500K
P.L.2001, c.15. A1849 Merkt,R/Augustine,A+3 01/29/2001 Dist. bds. of election memb.-incr. comp.
P.L.2001, c.16. A2006 Aca (1R) O'Toole,K/Weingarten,J+1 01/29/2001 Correction/police off, assaults-concerns
P.L.2001, c.17. A2614 Aca (1R) Gregg,G/Thompson,S 01/29/2001 Temp. disab./unemp. benf.-modify elig.
P.L.2001, c.18. A3038 Malone,J/Cottrell,M+14 01/29/2001 Religious org, lease prop-prop tax exemp