NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATIVE DIGEST



for November 4, 2004



Office of Legislative Services -- Office of Public Information



Legislative Information and Bill Room • State House Annex, Room B-01, P.O. Box 068, Trenton, NJ 08625-0068

(609) 292-4840/ Toll-free in NJ (800) 792-8630

TDD for persons with hearing loss (609) 777-2744/ Toll-free in NJ (800) 257-7490

Web Site: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us


Vol. XVI No. 43 211th Legislature • First Annual Session

SENATE ACTION



The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday, November 8, 2004 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "1" and "2" scheduled to meet).



ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)



Bills Introduced:



A3451 Biondi,P/Bateman,C Prof. counselors-concerns lic. REF ARP

A3452 Baroni,B Higher ed. fac.-issue constr. bonds REF AED

A3453 McKeon,J/Panter,M Homeowner's insur-underwriting practices REF AFI

A3454 Cohen,N Cred. card acct-concern parental consent REF ACO

A3455 McKeon,J/Cohen,N Dental Plan Org. Act-various revisions REF AFI

A3456 Greenstein,L Pub. bldgs, cert.-concerns accessibility REF AHH

A3457 Stack,B/Sires,A Religious corp-concerns academic degrees REF AED

A3458 DeCroce,A/Pennacchio,J Mun./co. ordinance viol-standardize fine REF AHO

A3459 Diegnan,P/Barnes,P+1 Police Training Comm.-concerns memb. REF ALP

A3460 Burzichelli,J/Scalera,F Luminescent materials-req. cert pathways REF AHO

A3461 Vas,J/Diegnan,P Hosp. Infection Reporting Act REF AHH

A3462 Diegnan,P/Green,J+2 Svc. of process-concerns REF ALP

A3463 Greenwald,L/Diegnan,P Ambulatory care fac-concerns assessments REF AHH

A3464 Manzo,L Camp contrib-limit urban renewal entity REF ASG

A3465 Manzo,L Camp contrib-proh urban renewal entities REF ASG

A3466 Burzichelli,J/Cruz-Perez,N Consumer contracts-concerns REF ACO

A3467 Cruz-Perez,N/Mayer,D Toy Safety Act REF ACO

A3468 Bateman,C/Biondi,P Auto Insur. Risk Exchange bd-revise memb REF AFI

A3469 Burzichelli,J Gasoline containing MTBE-proh. sale REF AEN

A3470 Kean,S/Cryan,J Veh. prot. product warranties-concerns REF ACO

A3471 Cryan,J/Caraballo,W+3 St. Bus. Ombudsman-asst. w/ energy issue REF ATU

A3472 Cryan,J/Cohen,N Consumer cred. reports-concerns REF ACO

A3473 Greenwald,L/Watson Coleman,B Streamlined Sales and Use Tax-conforms REF AAP

A3474 Cryan,J/Johnson,G Sheriff's fees, arrest warrants-incr. REF AJU

A3475 Connors,C/Rumpf,B Long Beach Island connector bridge;$150M REF ATR

A3476 Chiappone,A Battleship NJ-estab. comm. to study move REF AMV

A3477 Blee,F/Conover,K Home-sch students-concerns scholarships REF AED

A3478 Stanley,C Kindergarten-Oct. 1, uniform elig. date REF AED

A3479 Greenwald,L/Cryan,J+1 Sch. dist. budget cap adjustments-revise REF AED

A3480 Watson Coleman,B Community svc. pilot prog.-high sch. REF AED

A3481 Chivukula,U Housing auth. exec. dir.-ed. degree req. REF AHO

A3482 Payne,W/Stanley,C+2 Sudan-proh. investment in co. doing bus. REF ASG

A3483 Stanley,C St. Bd. of Examiners-concerns REF AED

A3484 Greenwald,L/Fisher,D UEZ bus., cert.-energy purch, tax exemp. REF ACE

A3485 Van Drew,J/Cohen,N+7 Realty transfer fee-elim cert components REF AAP

A3486 Sires,A Mercury thermometers-bans sale REF AEN

ACR202 Connors,C/Rumpf,B St. Auditor-prov. for election REF ASG









Bills Introduced: (cont'd)



AJR114 Bodine,F/Chatzidakis,L+2 Jewish Immigration-commem. 350th anniv. REF ASG

AJR115 Voss,J/Weinberg,L+2 Asperger's Syndrome Awareness Wk.-April REF AHH

AR217 Manzo,L Brownfield sites-urge NY enact legis. REF AEN

AR218 Weinberg,L/Voss,J+9 Elizabeth Stanton-honor accomplishments REF AFW



Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:



A959 Acs (ACS) Rumpf,B/Connors,C Toll monitoring sys.-concerns info. REP/ACS

A1460 Aca (1R) Wisniewski,J/Burzichelli,J+6 E-ZPass theft-fourth degree crime REP/ACA

A1875 Aca (1R) Oliver,S Child Abuse/Neglect Task Force-concerns REP/ACA

A1969 Cohen,N Retired justices/judges-retain lic plate REP

A2273 Greenwald,L Welfare agencies, co.-adjust off. hrs. REP

A2336 Aca (1R) McKeon,J/Manzo,L+1 Land, conserv/recreation-concerns REP/ACA without recommendation

A2734 Aca (1R) Dancer,R/Fisher,D Downer Soil-desig. NJ St. Soil REP/ACA

A2975 Aca (1R) Van Drew,J/Mayer,D+26 Sch. bus-concerns penal. for passing REP/ACA

A3186 Aca (1R) Conaway,H/Smith,R+4 SPCA-reorg. REP/ACA

A3378 Mayer,D/Smith,R Pet cemeteries-proh. maintenance fees REP

A3486/3377 Acs (ACS) Sires,A Mercury thermometers-bans sale REP/ACS

AJR105 Diegnan,P/Munoz,E+3 Smart Freight RR Study Comm.-creates REP

AR187 Dancer,R/Eagler,P Continuing Care Advis Council-reactivate REP

S141 Scs (SCS) Connors,L/Allen,D Toll monitoring sys.-concerns info. REP



Bills Reported Referred/AAP:



A2806 Aca (1R) Payne,W/Stanley,C+3 Essex Co. Prosecutorial Unification Prog REP/ACA REF AAP

A3350 Gordon,R/Weinberg,L Hearing Aid Asst, Aged Prog-incr subsidy REP REF AAP



Bills Combined:



A3377 Mayer,D Mercury thermometers-bans sale COMB/W A3486 (ACS)



Bills Transferred:



A2976 Weinberg,L/Manzo,L Behavioral health care svcs.-concerns FROM AFI TO AHH

ACR209 Greenwald,L/Quigley,J Pub. Health, Env. & Agric. Lab.-approves FROM AAP TO ABU

SCR99 Vitale,J/Rice,R Pub. Health, Env. & Agric. Lab.-approves FROM AAP TO ABU



Bills Withdrawn From The Files:



A560 Myers,C Mun. police-concerns appt. FROM ASG

A2701 Greenstein,L Crime victims-concerns comp. FROM AJU



Co-Sponsors Added:



A266 (Greenstein,L)

A383 (Gusciora,R)

A1593/2315 Acs (ACS) (McKeon,J; Morgan,R; Panter,M)

A2133 (Quigley,J; Bateman,C; Payne,W; Greenwald,L; Cruz-Perez,N; Azzolina,J)

A2267 (Gusciora,R)

A2441 (Diegnan,P)

A2774 (Scalera,F; Azzolina,J)

A3072 (Wolfe,D)

A3161 (Thompson,S; Azzolina,J)

A3298 (Azzolina,J)

A3319 (Quigley,J; Oliver,S; Thompson,S)

A3393 (McKeon,J)

A3485 (Scalera,F)









Second Prime Sponsors Added:



A780 (Panter,M)

A786 (Greenwald,L)

A903 (Barnes,P)

A2452 (Panter,M)

A2734 Aca (1R) (Fisher,D)

A3326 (Greenstein,L)

AR187 (Eagler,P)



Third Prime Sponsors Added:



A1947 Aca (1R) (Panter,M)

A3289 Aca (1R) (McKeon,J)

A3350 (Pou,N)

AR187 (Pou,N)

AR198 (Greenstein,L)



Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:



A2951 Aca (1R) (Johnson,G)



Note to the 10/25/2004 Digest:



Second Prime Sponsors Added:



A2694 (Steele,A) *NOT* Third Prime Sponsors Added



The Assembly adjourned at 5:40 P.M. to meet again on Monday, November 8, 2004 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "A" and "B" scheduled to meet).



Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:



None



Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (10/25/04):



P.L.2004, c.153. S1997 Vitale,J/Weinberg,L+4 10/27/2004 Flu vaccine-concerns distribution