SENATE ACTION (SESSION)
Nominations Advise and Consent:
TO BE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS:
Susan Bass-Levin, of Cherry Hill, to replace Anthony Cancro.
TO BE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
William Librera, of Denville, to replace Vito A. Gagliardi.
TO BE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR:
Albert Kroll, of Cedar Knolls, to replace Mark Boyd.
TO BE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL:
Ida Castro, of Annandale, to replace Janice Mitchell Mintz.
TO BE STATE TREASURER:
John McCormac, of Woodbridge, to replace Peter R. Lawrance.
Bills Introduced:
S771 Lance,L Alternative tech. veh-estab bus tax cred REF STR
S772 Lance,L Freedom of speech-concerns REF SJU
S773 Lance,L MV regis., cert.-concerns REF STR
S774 Lance,L Sludge disposal fac.-mun. host benf. REF SCU
S775 Cardinale,G Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 REF SJU
S776 Charles,J St. operated sch. dist.-memb. selection REF SED
S777 Charles,J St. takeover-sch. bd. elections REF SED
S778 Charles,J St. operated sch. dist.-restoration REF SED
S779 Charles,J UEZ desig.-mun. w/ decomm. mil. base REF SEG
S780 Charles,J Accident surcharge-raises threshold REF SCM
S781 Charles,J Jersey City Armory renovation;$6M REF SLP
S782 Charles,J Subcontracting by pub. emp.-concerns REF SSG
S783 Charles,J Port Auth prop, Jersey City-commence tax REF STR
S784 Charles,J Auto insur. rates-proh. use of territory REF SCM
S785 Matheussen,J Regulatory Improvement Advisory Council REF SEN
S786 Matheussen,J Psychotherapy svcs.-SHBP cover REF SSG
S788 Ciesla,A Firearms trafficking prosecutor-estab. REF SJU
S789 Ciesla,A Providence House, Ocean co.;$50K REF SCU
S790 Ciesla,A St. Med. Examiner Office-concerns REF SHH
S791 Ciesla,A MVs, cert.-prov. sales tax exemption REF STR
S792 Singer,R Chesterfield Twp., police veh.;$75K REF SLP
S793 Buono,B Tax amnesty-estab. REF SBA
S794 Turner,S Trenton-prop. tax relief;$2.9M REF SCU
S795 Turner,S Sch. bus driv.-screening procedures REF SED
S796 Turner,S Charter sch.-cert. priority enrollment REF SED
S797 Matheussen,J/Turner,S Armed svcs. spouses-prov. unemp. benf. REF SLA
S798 Matheussen,J/Turner,S St police ex-spouse-receive SPRS pension REF SSG
S799 Charles,J MV stops-St. police file annual report REF SJU
Bills Introduced: (cont'd)
S800 Bennett,J Weights & measures definitions-concerns REF STR
S801 Bark,M/Kavanaugh,W Tourism Matching Grant Act;$315K REF SEG
S802 Bark,M Loc. Govt. Ethics Law-incr civil penal REF SCU
S803 Bark,M Airports, cert.-desig. reliever airport REF STR
S804 Bark,M/Kavanaugh,W NJ Conflicts, Interest Law-incr. penal REF SSG
S805 Bark,M/Kavanaugh,W Architects-proscribes liab. REF SCM
S806 Bark,M/Matheussen,J Nat'l Guard, cert. comp-excl. income tax REF SSG
S807 Bark,M Cigarette retailers-auth. cert. promos REF SCM
S808 Bark,M/Kavanaugh,W Interdist. Pub. Sch. Choice Prog.-revise REF SED
S809 Bark,M/Kavanaugh,W Pinelands Instit.-estab.;$250K REF SEN
S810 Bark,M/Kavanaugh,W Recycling Prog. allocations-amend REF SEN
S811 Bark,M/Kavanaugh,W+1 Delaware River Deepening proj.;$13M REF SEN
S812 Cardinale,G Electric Discount/Energy Act-revise REF SEG
S813 Vitale,J Carteret Boro Mun Ctr bldg repair;$2.4M REF SCU
S814 Vitale,J/Buono,B BPU memb.-concerns REF SSG
S815 Lance,L Candidates-reg. involvement in cert. org REF SSG
S816 Lance,L Airport expansion-approval procedure REF STR
S817 Girgenti,J Crim. memorabilia profits-escrow account REF SLP
S818 Lance,L Hwys., interstate-id unsafe locations REF STR
S819 Lance,L Ethical Standards Comm.-reconstitutes REF SSG
S820 Lance,L Pol. contrib.-proh. by out-of-St casinos REF SSG
S821 Lance,L Bingo-modify cert. ad. restrictions REF SLP
S822 Ciesla,A MV lic. plates-prov. reissuance REF STR
S823 Ciesla,A Courtesy lic. plates-eases restrictions REF STR
S824 Ciesla,A Cook Creek/Lake Louise dredging;$1M REF SEN
S825 Charles,J Mun. retir. systems, cert.-concerns REF SSG
S826 Charles,J Pub. Contract Oversight Off.-creates REF SSG
S827 Bucco,A Natl. Burn Victim Foundation;$350K REF SCU
S828 Connors,L SHBP-co., mun. emp. waive benf. coverage REF SSG
S829 Connors,L Mun. emp. health care waiver-auth ext. REF SCU
S830 Connors,L/Ciesla,A Dredging acct., special-estab. REF SEN
S831 Connors,L/Ciesla,A Dredging, navigational waterways-concern REF SEN
S832 Connors,L Pine Lake Dam, Manchester Twp.;$2M REF SEN
S833 Connors,L/Ciesla,A Dredging of cert. waterways-concerns REF SEN
S834 Ciesla,A/Connors,L Retir. income-incr income tax exclusions REF SBA
S835 Ciesla,A Health screening tests-prov. paid leave REF SSG
S836 Connors,L Naval combat svc.-auth. lic. plate REF STR
S837 Connors,L Sexual assault, brutal-mand. life term REF SJU
S838 Connors,L Pub. entity, tort action-punitive damage REF SJU
S839 Connors,L Juv. offense w/gun, serious-mand. term REF SJU
S840 Connors,L Jury duty-exemp. police REF SJU
S841 Connors,L Juv. arsonist-creates new penalty and Fd REF SJU
S842 Connors,L Stolen prop, receive from juv-incr penal REF SJU
S843 Vitale,J Charitable Immunity Act-modifies REF SJU
S844 Vitale,J Dept. of Pub. Advocate-reestab. REF SSG
S845 Suliga,J/Lesniak,R PAL & PBA-lease mun. owned real estate REF SCU
S846 Bucco,A Handicapped pupils transp-req. training REF SED
S847 Bucco,A Resid. id cards-auth. issuance REF SCU
SCR26 Singer,R Vet. prop. tax deduction-extend elig. REF SLP
SCR27 Lance,L Senate Pres.-become Gov. when vacant REF SSG
SCR28 Connors,L Nuclear fuel, disposal-recover damages REF SEN
SCR29 Connors,L/Ciesla,A CAFRA rules-not leg. intent REF SLO
SJR15 Matheussen,J Sch. Psych. Mo.-desig. April REF SED
SJR16 Lance,L Revoke JR, w/draw ratification-14 Amend REF SSG
SJR17 Inverso,P Ernie Kovacs Memor. Tunnel-Rt. 29 tunnel REF STR
SR20 Bark,M Bader Field-replace w/ Hammonton Airport REF STR
SR21 Bucco,A Falun Gong-Peoples Repub, China-release REF SSG
Bills Withdrawn From The Files:
S114 Bennett,J/Allen,D+5 Defibrillators-placement in St. bldgs. FROM SHH
S117 Bennett,J/Palaia,J+5 Pupil-aid-in-lieu-of transp-incr amount FROM SED
S512 Martin,R/Baer,B+2 Govt. records-prov. pub. access FROM SSG
Co-Sponsors Added:
S176 (Buono,B)
S478 (Sweeney,S)
S480 (Kyrillos,J)
S505 (Bagger,R)
S577 (Sweeney,S)
S709 (Singer,R)
S713 (Singer,R)
S811 (McNamara,H)
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S444 (Bennett,J)
S475 (Buono,B)
S552 (Kyrillos,J)
S753 (Kyrillos,J)
Note to the December 13, 2001 Legislative Digest:
Nomination Withdrawn:
TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE:
John G. Griwert, of Nutley.
Notes to the January 7, 2002 Legislative Digest:
Bills Received from Governor/Absolute Veto:
S2768 Littell,R+4 Hunters Helping the Hungry prog.;$90K
The Senate President has made the following reappointment:
*Effective January 3, 2002
The New Jersey Redevelopment Authority:
Henry W. Wierzbicki, of Trenton.
Note to the January 8, 2002 Legislative Digest:
The Senate Democratic and Republican Presidents have made the following committee assignment:
GROUP 4
Budget and Appropriations (SBA)
Leonard Lance (23)
Notes to the January 15, 2002 Legislative Digest:
Bills Received from Governor/Pocket Veto:
A3783 AcaSa (2R) DiGaetano,P/Doria,J+2 St. contracts-revises liab. law
S523 Littell,R+2 Rural electrical co-op-exemp. sales tax
S1399 Sinagra,J/Littell,R+2 Hist. Places Register-concerns inclusion
Notes to the January 15, 2002 Legislative Digest: (cont'd)
Co-Prime Sponsor Added:
S486 (Matheussen,J)
The Senate adjourned at 5:03 P.M. to meet at a time and date to be announced.
ASSEMBLY ACTION
The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly will meet on Thursday, January 31, 2002 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "A" and "B" scheduled to meet).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (01/15/02):
None