NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATIVE DIGEST



for October 10, 2002



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Vol. XIV No. 41 210th Legislature • First Annual Session

SENATE ACTION



The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Thursday, October 17, 2002 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "1" and "2" scheduled to meet).





ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)



Bills Introduced:



A2857 Heck,R/Malone,J Poet laureate-concerns appt. REF ASG

A2858 O'Toole,K Real prop. surplus--St. Treasurer sell REF ASG

A2859 O'Toole,K Poet laureate position-Gov. remove REF ASG

A2860 Gregg,G/Merkt,R+16 Env. Performance Track Prog.-tax cred. REF AEN

A2861 Gregg,G/Corodemus,S+18 Corp. bus tax-concerns assessment REF AAP

A2862 Thompson,S Parks, forests-dedicate $20M REF AAN

A2863 Thompson,S Internet svc. prov.-disab. child porn REF AJU

A2864 Pennacchio,J/DeCroce,A Poet laureate-elim. honorarium REF ASG

A2865 Doria,J/Friscia,A Apprenticeship training prog.;$3M REF AED

A2866 Doria,J/Perez-Cinciarelli,E+4 NJ City Univ.;$185.376K REF AED

A2867 Previte,M/Burzichelli,J+15 DUI arrestees-held in custody REF ALP

A2868 Barnes,P/Previte,M+18 CDS-concerns penal. REF AJU

A2869 Corodemus,S/DiGaetano,P+45 Thomas S. Smith Sr St. Off. Bldg.-desig. REF ASG

A2870 Chatzidakis,L Solid waste fac bonds-refinan. REF AEN

A2871 Quigley,J Leg.-prov. for memb. replacement REF AHS

A2872 Cohen,N Co prosecutors-credits PERS svc. REF ASG

A2873 McKeon,J Med. malpractice liab. action-jury award REF ABI

A2874 Heck,R/D'Amato,P Emerg. shelter assist.-concerns REF AHO

A2875 Conners,J/Conaway,H Distinguished Svc. Medal-extend elig. REF AMV

A2876 Garrett,E/Gregg,G Constables-concerns appt. REF AHO

A2877 Carroll,M/Merkt,R+10 Poet laureate-concerns appt. by Gov. REF ASG

A2878 Merkt,R/Gregg,G Candidate vacancy-concerns REF ASG

A2879 D'Amato,P/Blee,F Substance Abuse Prev., Treatment Comm. REF AHH

A2880 Cohen,N/Azzolina,J Med malpractice actions-procedure/liab. REF ABI

A2881 Garrett,E Sch. psych.-treat minors in priv. sector REF ABI

A2882 Myers,C MV, conserv. dist.-exemp. reg. fees REF ATR

A2883 Malone,J/Weinberg,L Fatal accidents-test blood alco. req. REF ALP

A2884 Wisniewski,J Funeral svcs. limo driv.-concerns lic. REF ATR

A2885 D'Amato,P/Blee,F Teacher Qual Mentoring Prog.;$2M REF AED

A2886 Blee,F/D'Amato,P Student athletes-substance abuse testing REF AED

A2887 Chivukula,U/Egan,J+1 Brownfields sites-concerns REF AEN

A2888 Greenstein,L/Roberts,J DYFS-fingerprint/photograph children REF AFW

A2889 Azzolina,J/Quigley,J Vaccinations-concerns REF AHH

A2890 Quigley,J/Blee,F+14 Lic. restoration fee-concerns REF ATR

A2891 O'Toole,K Supreme Ct.-concerns broadcasting REF AJU

A2892 Geist,G/Watson Coleman,B+1 Civil svc exam-concerns application fees REF ASG

A2893 DeCroce,A/Pennacchio,J Child restraint awareness campaign;$300K REF ALP





Bills Introduced: (cont'd)



A2894 D'Amato,P/Blee,F Alert Cit.-Safe Comminities-estab. REF AHS

A2895 Friscia,A/Impreveduto,A+6 Adoption Agency Closure Task Force-estab REF AFW

A2896 Impreveduto,A/Moran,J Accredited Med Sch Clinical Clerkship REF ARP

A2897 Corodemus,S/Gusciora,R Coastal mgmt. prog.-concerns REF AEN

A2898 Van Drew,J/Fisher,D+3 Sch. buses-concerns REF AED

A2899 Cohen,N Stalking-concerns restraining orders REF AJU

A2901 Burzichelli,J/Fisher,D+2 Leaving scene of accident-upgrade penal. REF ALP

A2902 Wolfe,D Capital and Ed. Fac. Finan. Act-desig. REF AED

A2903 Smith,R/Burzichelli,J Deeds/mortgages-proh SS numbers REF ACO

A2904 Greenstein,L Fair Housing Act-protects cert. mun. REF AHO

A2905 Greenstein,L/Merkt,R Wills and estates-revises REF AJU

A2906 Burzichelli,J Responsible Pit Bull Ownership Lic Act REF AAN

ACR134 Cryan,J/Conners,J Pearl Harbor Mem.-create REF AMV

ACR135 Malone,J Supreme Ct Justices-concerns REF AJU

AR192 O'Toole,K Amiri Baraka-calls for resignation REF ASG

AR193 Sarlo,P/Cryan,J Slovakia/Slovenia/Bulgaria/Romania-NATO REF AMV

AR194 Azzolina,J/Thompson,S+10 Sept. 11 memor.-Gateway Natl. Rec. Area REF AAN

AR195 Cruz-Perez,N/Sires,A+28 Medicare fd, nursing-Cong prevent cuts REF ASI



Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:



A1305 Acs (ACS) Payne,W/Johnson,G St. Police mv stops-quarterly studies REP/ACS

A1308/342/2140 Acs (ACS) Payne,W/Caraballo,W+1 Racial profiling-creates the offense REP/ACS

A2399 Aca (1R) Johnson,G/Steele,A St. Police-maintain cert. records REP/ACA

S429/1422 ScsSaAca (SCS/2R) Bryant,W/Gormley,W+8 Civil rights deprivation-crime REP/ACA



Bills Reported Referred/AAP:



A1307 Aca (1R) Payne,W/Watson Coleman,B+2 St. Police misconduct-concerns REP/ACA REF AAP



Bills Combined:



A342 Caraballo,W/Johnson,G Civil rights, depriving-criminalizes COMB/W A1308/2140

A2140 Cohen,N/Johnson,G Civil rights deprivation-crime COMB/W A1308/342



Co-Sponsors Added:



A244 (Previte,M)

A2233/1912 Acs (ACS) (Rooney,J; Conners,J)

A2624 (Van Drew,J)

A2678 (Moran,J; Connors,C)

A2686 (Eagler,P)

A2704 (Geist,G)

ACR127 (Eagler,P)



Second Prime Sponsors Added:



A1308/342/2140 Acs (ACS) (Caraballo,W)

AJR46 (Munoz,E)



Third Prime Sponsors Added:



A1308/342/2140 Acs (ACS) (McKeon,J)

A2823 (Smith,R)

AJR46 (Kean,T)

The Assembly adjourned at 6:30 P.M. to meet on Thursday, October 17, 2002 (SESSION).





Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:



None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (10/7/02):



None