SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Nominations Notice of Intention:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:
James Ciancia, of Stockton.
Estela Maria De La Cruz, of Allendale.
Ronald Freeman, of Cherry Hill.
Camille Kenny, of Westfield.
Carmen Messano, of Jersey City.
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE TAX COURT:
Marie Lihotz, of Moorestown.
Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:
George Sabbath, of Pequannock.
Edward Neafsey, of Avon-by-the-Sea.
Susan Reisner, of Metuchen.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Bruce C. Hasbrouck, Esq., of Woodbury.
Richard D. Schibell, Esq., of West Long Branch, to replace John Beake, resigned.
Bradley S. Brewster, of Lambertville, to replace George Callas, resigned.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COUNCIL:
Jose Colon, of Hamilton Township, to replace J. Roger Simonds, Jr.
Frank M. Wade, of Colonia, to replace Joseph Hoffman.
Kenneth J. McClelland, of Wall, to replace Richard Messner.
J. Roger Simonds, Jr., of Phillipsburg, to replace Ellis Vieser, resigned.
William F. Coyne, Jr., of Wall.
Richard Dressel, of Oakland, to replace Frank Wade.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE KEAN UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Vivian C. Rodriguez, Ph.D., of Elizabeth.
Michael D'Agostino, of Union, to replace Kenneth Estabrook, Esq., resigned.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MEADOWLANDS CONSERVATION TRUST - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Abigail H. Fair, of Green Village.
Captain Bill Sheehan, of Secaucus.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MERIT SYSTEM BOARD:
Chairman John Currie, of Wayne, to replace Josephine DiRienzo McCagg.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Patrick G. Le Pore, of Upper Montclair, to replace Lily Lai, resigned.
Rose C. Cali, of Montclair.
Nominations Received and Referred to SJU: (cont'd)
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Robert A Bianchi, Esq., of South Orange, to replace Joseph Simunovich, resigned.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMISSION - BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Peter Visceglia, of Red Bank, to replace Webster B. "Dan" Todd, resigned.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, MINORITIES AND WOMEN'S ENTERPRISES:
Claire Iwatsu, of West New York.
Isabelita Marcelo Abele, of Woodbury Heights, to replace Leeanna Fournier.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RICHARD STOCKTON STATE COLLEGE - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Michael Jacobson, Esq., of Margate.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Barbara Armand, of Mount Laurel, to replace Frances Colon Gibson, Ed.D.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Hollis Copeland, of Ewing, to replace Kevin E. Kennedy, Esq., resigned.
TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE:
Irene Jones, of West Orange.
Stephen Weiss, of South Orange.
TO BE THE ESSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR:
Paula Tumayshu Dow, of Maplewood.
Nominations Withdrawn:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF MEDIATION:
Arthur L. Page, Ed.D., of Trenton.
Nominations Corrected Copy:
Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF MEDIATION:
Alashia L. Chan, Esq., of Bloomfield *NOT* Montclair.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING BOARD:
Joseph A. Barone, Pharm.D. FCCP, of Princeton, to replace Dennis Edward Gonzalez, resigned *NOT* Catherine Ainora.
Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:
SJR39 Turner,S Women's Hist. Mo.-desig. March, each yr.
Bills Introduced:
S1295 Rice,R Retail clothing estab.-concerns REF SCM
S1296 Rice,R Real estate lic fees-lead hazard control REF SCM
S1297 Adler,J Presidential primary-estab. separate REF SSG
S1298 Sarlo,P Pupil transp. contracts-concerns REF SED
S1299 Martin,R/Bucco,A Watershed lands-concerns appraisal REF SCU
S1300 Buono,B/Vitale,J Health wellness insur. benf.-concerns REF SHH
S1301 Smith,B St. Parole Bd-renames as St Parole Comm. REF SLP
S1302 Bucco,A/Girgenti,J Fire safety juv. response ed. prog.;$85K REF SCU
S1303 Bucco,A/Inverso,P Vol firefighters, retired-concerns insur REF SCU
S1304 Bucco,A Art in the Atrium, Inc.;$200K REF SWT
S1305 Bucco,A MV tire safety standards-enforcement REF STR
S1306 Bucco,A/Singer,R Diabetic students-sch emp. training req. REF SED
S1307 Bucco,A Vol. emerg. svc. org.-incr. loan limit REF SLP
S1308 Buono,B Lyme disease-req. health insur. to cover REF SHH
S1309 Buono,B Diabetes research/ed.-estab. lic. plate REF STR
S1310 Vitale,J Medication Mgmt Outreach & Support Prog. REF SHH
Bills Introduced: (cont'd)
S1311 Vitale,J/Karcher,E Bottled water label-prov. date REF SCM
S1312 Vitale,J/Singer,R Jewish Renaissance Foundation;$200K REF SHH
S1313 Vitale,J Mobile home park-multiple dwelling REF SCU
S1314 Buono,B Managed care carriers-prov fee schedules REF SCM
S1315 Girgenti,J/Bucco,A PFRS membership-concerns REF SSG
S1316 Girgenti,J/Sarlo,P Pension fds., co.-concerns investments REF SSG
S1317 Girgenti,J/Bucco,A Police, fire svc. benf.-req. to be same REF SSG
S1318 Turner,S Work First NJ-concerns emerg. asst. REF SHH
S1319 Turner,S Advanced practice nurses-concerns REF SLA
S1320 Turner,S Safe Haven Infant Prot. Act-revises REF SHH
S1321 Turner,S Higher ed-proh. display of cert. SS nos. REF SJU
S1322 Inverso,P Tickets of admission-concerns resale REF SCM
S1323 Kean,T Interst. 78-construct noise barriers REF STR
S1324 Buono,B Slot machine annuity jackpots-concerns REF SWT
SJR37 Inverso,P Cold War Victory Day-desig. May 1st REF SSG
SJR38 Kean,T Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Day-March 6 REF SHH
SR43 Inverso,P Local Voices on TV Act of 2003-support REF SEG
SR44 Kean,T Internat. Children's Day-desig. June 1 REF SSG
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A437 Impreveduto,A/Chivukula,U+3 Biotech. Permit Acceleration Task Force REP
A974 Chatzidakis,L+1 Access device-incl. ATM bank cards REP
A2055 Fisher,D/Burzichelli,J+2 Agricultural commodities-bond req. REP
S204 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Singer,R+3 Charitable Registration Act-revises REP/SCA
S206 Scs (SCS) Smith,B/Lance,L Commercial nonagric. activities-concerns REP/SCS
S318 Sca (1R) Bark,M Energy Star products-req. St. to purch. REP/SCA
S435 Sca (1R) Littell,R/Sweeney,S+1 Dam restoration and repair-concerns REP/SCA
S462 Sca (1R) McNamara,H+1 Drinking water-reevaluate for arsenic REP/SCA
S479 Buono,B/Madden,F+1 Stroke case registry in St.-estab. REP
S586 Sca (1R) Sweeney,S/Adler,J+1 Farm income averaging cred.-permits REP/SCA
S701 Sca (1R) Coniglio,J Help America Vote Act of 2002-implements REP
S839 Sca (1R) Vitale,J/Asselta,N TPAF, PERS retir-highest benf year based REP
S852 Karcher,E/Ciesla,A Intracoastal Waterway Feasibility Study REP
S853 Scs (SCS) Codey,R/Bryant,W Brownfields dev.-concerns REP/SCS
S963 Singer,R Small emp. health benf.-concerns REP
S1037 Scs (SCS) Coniglio,J E-mail messages-concerns false/deceptive REP/SCS
S1038 Sweeney,S/Bryant,W+1 Agricultural commodities-bond req. REP
S1192 Sca (1R) Bryant,W/Codey,R+15 Scholarships for co coll. students-estab REP/SCA
S1257 Coniglio,J Access device-incl. ATM bank cards REP
S1259 Sca (1R) Kean,T/Scutari,N Consumer Fraud Act-clarifies ads REP/SCA
S1287 Adler,J/Bark,M Devel. rights-auth. transfer by mun. REP
SCR56 Scs (SCS) Smith,B Water consumption user fee rev-dedicate REP/SCS
SCR67 Turner,S Building Auth. suppl. proj.-approves REP
Bills Referred/SBA:
S435 Sca (1R) Littell,R/Sweeney,S+1 Dam restoration and repair-concerns
S462 Sca (1R) McNamara,H+1 Drinking water-reevaluate for arsenic
S586 Sca (1R) Sweeney,S/Adler,J+1 Farm income averaging cred.-permits
SCR56 Scs (SCS) Smith,B Water consumption user fee rev-dedicate
Co-Sponsors Added:
S84 Sca (1R) (Ciesla,A)
S128 (McNamara,H)
S167 Sca (1R) (Madden,F)
S191 Scs (SCS) (Ciesla,A)
S263 (Palaia,J)
S494 Sca (1R) (McNamara,H)
S597 (Coniglio,J)
S626 (Ciesla,A)
S628 (Ciesla,A)
S631 (Ciesla,A)
S637 (Ciesla,A)
Co-Sponsors Added: (cont'd)
S641 (Lesniak,R)
S1099 (Ciesla,A)
S1128 (Ciesla,A)
S1136 (Ciesla,A)
S1192 Sca (1R) (Coniglio,J; James,S; Buono,B; Kavanaugh,W; Littell,R; Madden,F; Kean,T; Cunningham,G; Bucco,A; Kenny,B;
Turner,S; Sweeney,S; Sarlo,P; Lance,L; Bark,M)
S1292 (Adler,J)
SCR30 (Ciesla,A)
SCR39 (Ciesla,A)
Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:
S862 (Sarlo,P)
Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:
S1125 (Sweeney,S)
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S508 (Karcher,E)
S759 (Gill,N)
S969 (Ciesla,A)
S1048 (Vitale,J)
S1232 (Rice,R)
S1287 (Bark,M)
S1292 (Buono,B)
SR39 Sca (1R) (Vitale,J)
Co-Prime Sponsors Withdrawn:
S1292 (Adler,J)
The Senate President has made the following appointments:
*Effective March 8, 2004
Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission:
Senator Joseph F. Vitale (19).
Senator Diane B. Allen (7).
Dr. Michael Richardson, of Cranbury.
James H. Rhodes, of Westmont.
Melanie L. Willoughby, of Lawrenceville.
The Senate adjourned at 6:41 P.M. to meet again on Monday, March 22, 2004 (SESSION, Select Committees at the Call of the Senate President).
ASSEMBLY ACTION
The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly will meet on Thursday, March 11, 2004 (SESSION).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (03/04/04):
None