NEW JERSEY


LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

for February 22, 2001

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Vol. XIII No. 9 209th Legislature • Second Annual Session

SENATE ACTION


The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday, February 26, 2001 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "3" and "4" scheduled to meet).


ASSEMBLY ACTION (SESSION)


Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:


AR177 DiGaetano,P Fed. death tax-Congress enact repeal


Bills Introduced:


A3227 Doria,J Higher Ed. Master Plan Comm.-estab. REF AED

A3228 Lance,L Farmland preserv.-appraisal process REF AAN

A3229 Collins,J/DeCroce,A Tourist oriented signs-concern placement REF ATR

A3230 Cohen,N/Impreveduto,A Mayors, cert.-incr. term of office REF ALG

A3231 Greenwald,L/Previte,M Collingswood, fd. Grant;$500K REF ALG

A3232 Guear,G Handgun permits-concerns issuance REF ALP

A3233 Wisniewski,J/Kelly,J Vol. emerg. svc. org.-incr. loan limit REF ALP

A3234 Guear,G/Gusciora,R Vet. guide and journal;$500K REF ACT

A3235 DeCroce,A/Doria,J Organ donor-estab. lic. plate REF ATR

A3236 Gusciora,R Social Svcs. for the Homeless grant;$6M REF ASC

A3237 Russo,D/Caraballo,W MV-concerns accumulated ice/snow, fine REF AJU

A3238 Russo,D/Cohen,N Special Civil Part, cert. fees-clarifies REF AJU

A3239 Russo,D/Cohen,N JRS-revise elig. REF AJU

A3240 Greenstein,L/Guear,G Student residing, tax-exemp prop-ed cost REF AED

A3241 Malone,J/DeCroce,A+1 Graduated driv. lic.-concerns REF ATR

A3242 DiGaetano,P/O'Toole,K+4 Newborn screening prog.-expand disorders REF AHL

AJR56 Gibson,J/Rooney,J Wastewater Reuse Study Comm.-estab. REF ASH

AJR57 Greenstein,L/Guear,G Washington Victory Trail-prov. inclusion REF AEN

AR174 Thompson,S/Gibson,J Little Bighorn Battlefield Natl Monument REF ASG

AR175 Doria,J SSI recipients-fee-for-svc. drug benf. REF AHL

AR176 Thompson,S Natl. Heart Failure Awareness-Feb. 14-19 REF AHL

AR178 Weinberg,L/Zisa,C Port Auth. & FAA-ban on heavy aircrafts REF ATR


Bills Passed:


AR172 Smith,T/Charles,J Black History Mo.-desig. February 2001 (71-0-0)

AR190 Collins,J Reagan, Ronald-recog. 90th birthday (66-0-0)


Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended:


A1256 Aa (1R) Cottrell,M/Malone,J+15 Survivor benf., cert.-excl. income tax (Cottrell)

Co-Sponsors Added:


A361 (Smith,R)

A395 Aa (1R) (Sires,A)

A601 AcsSca (ACS/1R) (Greenstein,L)

A1256 Aa (1R) (Greenstein,L)

A1306 AcaScaSca (3R) (Greenstein,L)

A1458 Aca (1R) (Arnone,M)

A1500/2158 AcsAca (ACS/1R) (Greenstein,L)

A1622/2296 AcsAca (ACS/1R) (Conaway,H; Previte,M)

A1712 (Felice,N)

A1853 (Gill,N; Previte,M)

A1862 AcaAa (2R) (Greenstein,L)

A1932 w/GR (1R) (Greenstein,L)

A2185 Aca (1R) (Greenstein,L; Greenwald,L)

A2227 (Greenstein,L)

A2399 AcaAca (2R) (Arnone,M; Azzolina,J; Doria,J)

A2542 Aca (1R) (Greenstein,L; Greenwald,L; Previte,M)

A2625 Aca (1R) (Greenstein,L)

A2742 Aca (1R) (Greenstein,L)

A2759 Acs (ACS) (Greenwald,L)

A2768 (Friscia,A)

A2802 (Felice,N)

A2854 (Felice,N; Arnone,M)

A2868 (Smith,R)

A2955 (Greenstein,L)

A2974 (Greenstein,L)

A2976 (Geist,G)

A3001 (Arnone,M; Conners,J; Cottrell,M)

A3044 (Gusciora,R)

A3114 (Wisniewski,J)

A3127 (Merkt,R)

A3136 (Felice,N; Suliga,J; Sires,A; Roberts,J; Quigley,J; Weinberg,L; Garcia,R; Blee,F; Bagger,R; Payne,W; Arnone,M;

Cohen,N)

A3145 (Greenstein,L)

A3162 (Greenstein,L)

A3186 Aca (1R) (Gibson,J)

A3192 (Bagger,R)

A3201 (Cottrell,M; Malone,J)

A3217 (Farragher,C)

AR173 (Greenstein,L)


Second Prime Sponsors Added:


A1523 (Impreveduto,A)

A2499 (Asselta,N)

A3044 (Thompson,S)

A3217 (Asselta,N)

AR10 (Merkt, R)


Second Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:


A3083 (Farragher,C)


The Assembly adjourned at 3:20 P.M. to meet on Thursday, March 1, 2001 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "A" and "B" scheduled to meet).


Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:


None


Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (2/15/01):


None