The Members of both Houses of the 211th Legislature met in Joint Session to receive the Annual Budget Message from the Honorable Richard J. Codey, Acting Governor of the State of New Jersey.
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Concurrent Resolution Passed:
An unnumbered Concurrent Resolution providing for the Legislature to hold a Joint Session for the purpose of receiving the Governor's Budget Message was adopted by voice vote.
Nominations Corrected Copy:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Dominick J. Burzichelli, of Gibbstown *NOT*Gloucester, to replace Lucia DiNapoli Gibbons.
Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:
S2365 Madden,F WWII Vets' Memorial Fd.-creates
Bills Introduced:
S2362 Doria,J/Vitale,J Transp Trust Fd-restore fiscal integrity REF STR
S2363 Inverso,P Payments in lieu of taxes-concerns REF SCU
S2364 Madden,F Security, Finan. Empowerment Act-creates REF SLA
S2366 Singer,R/Vitale,J Ocular Inflammatory Disease;$1M REF SHH
S2367 Adler,J Water supply fac., cert.-exemp., BPU reg REF SCU
S2368 Ciesla,A Toxopasmosis-newborn screening prog. REF SHH
S2369 Codey,R/Cardinale,G Advance Directive Mental Health Care Act REF SHH
S2370 Asselta,N Emerg. Svcs. Vol. Award Prog.-loc. vol. REF SLP
S2371 Asselta,N Maurice River Twp, correction fac;$1.2M REF SLP
S2372 Asselta,N Correctional fac.-concerns St. aid REF SCU
S2373 Singer,R/Adler,J Absentee ballots, college resid-concerns REF SSG
S2374 Sweeney,S Acupuncturists-revise statutes REF SCM
S2375 Sweeney,S Pub. fd. investment in Delaware-concerns REF SSG
S2376 Sweeney,S/Asselta,N Agric. commodities, perishable-concerns REF SEG
S2377 Singer,R/Gormley,W Disab. vet. prop tax exemp-elig criteria REF SCU
S2378 Ciesla,A Transp Trust Fd-restore fiscal integrity REF STR
S2379 Allen,D/Girgenti,J Police off, retired-concerns firearms REF SLP
S2380 Buono,B/Madden,F Domestic viol. pub. awareness campaign REF SHH
S2381 Rice,R Sr. Cit. Home Repair, Modification Prog. REF SCU
S2382 Inverso,P/Kean,T+1 Camp. contrib. by cert. bus.-concerns REF SSG
S2383 Martin,R Alternate Proc., Dispute Resolution Act REF SJU
S2384 Lance,L+1 Camp. contrib. by bus. entities-concerns REF SSG
S2385 Adler,J Air toxics surcharge-concerns REF SEN
Co-Sponsors Added:
S2382 (Kyrillos,J) Camp. contrib. by cert. bus.-concerns
S2384 (Kyrillos,J) Camp. contrib. by bus. entities-concerns
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S2266 (Kavanaugh,W) TDI benf.-concerns calculation
The Senate President has made the following appointments:
* Effective March 1, 2005
Criminal Disposition Commission:
Senator Nicholas P. Scutari (22).
Senator Robert W. Singer (30).
The Senate adjourned at 4:48 P.M. to meet again on Monday, March 7, 2005 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "3" and "4" scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)
Concurrent Resolution Passed:
An unnumbered Concurrent Resolution providing for the Legislature to hold a Joint Session for the purpose of receiving the Governor's Budget Message was adopted by voice vote.
Bills Introduced:
A3842 Stanley,C Sch. Constr. Corp.-concerns memb. REF AED
A3846 Weinberg,L/Gordon,R+1 Health Care Prof. Responsibility REF AHH
A3849 Prieto,V/Biondi,P Cemetery co.-concerns operation REF ARP
A3850 Cryan,J Punitive damages-concerns REF AJU
A3851 Caraballo,W Rental-purch. agreements-reg. REF ACO
A3852 Van Drew,J Telemarketers, registered-directory REF ATU
A3853 Van Drew,J PFRS benf., cert.-concerns incr. REF ASG
A3854 Van Drew,J Sch Counts Co. College Scholarship Prog. REF AED
A3855 Caraballo,W/Biondi,P Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act REF AHO
A3856 Burzichelli,J/Fisher,D+5 Pub. fd. investment in Delaware-concerns REF AAP
A3857 Scalera,F/Prieto,V Loc. govt. penal. enforcement-concerns REF AJU
A3858 Baroni,B Payments in lieu of taxes-concerns REF AHO
A3859 Manzo,L Vacant prop. tax abatement-concerns REF ACE
A3860 Weinberg,L/Steele,A+2 Motion Picture Comm.-expand pub. memb. REF ACE
A3861 Diegnan,P/Vas,J+3 Teachers-salary guide and schedule REF AED
A3862 Greenwald,L/Diegnan,P Health care fac.-concerns assessments REF AAP
A3863 Gibson,J Agric. commodities-concerns bond req. REF AAN
A3864 Connors,C/Rumpf,B Liquor store lic.-concerns hearing REF ALP
A3865 Johnson,G/Weinberg,L Students-admin. of epinephrine REF AED
A3866 Chatzidakis,L/McHose,A+1 Natl Guard emp-allow bus/income tax cred REF AMV
A3867 Chatzidakis,L/McHose,A Energy conserv. patent income-tax excl. REF AAN
A3868 Bodine,F/Bramnick,J Class IV lasers-seller maintain records REF ALP
A3869 Chatzidakis,L/McHose,A St. bldgs-concerns alt electrical energy REF ASG
A3870 Mayer,D/Gordon,R Fraternal Order of Police-lic. plates REF ATR
A3871 Chatzidakis,L/McHose,A Solar photovoltaic panels-concerns REF AEN
A3872 Chatzidakis,L/McHose,A Renewable energy devices-concerns REF ATU
A3873 Rooney,J Dog bites-concerns reporting REF AAN
A3874 Rooney,J Co., mun. political party comm.-contrib. REF ASG
A3875 Rooney,J Leg. campaigns-concerns pub. finan. REF ASG
A3876 Stanley,C/Barnes,P Cell phone use, correctional fac.-crime REF ALP
A3877 Watson Coleman,B/Gusciora,R Devel. applications and defaults-concern REF AHO
Bills Introduced: (cont'd)
A3878 Chivukula,U/Smith,R Farmland preserv. prop.-concerns REF AAN
A3879 Dancer,R/Malone,J Ocular Inflammatory Disease;$1M REF AHH
A3880 Fisher,D/Cruz-Perez,N+16 St. Earned Income Cred. prog.-elig. REF ALA
A3881 Fisher,D/Cruz-Perez,N+17 Tax preparation svcs.-concerns REF ACO
A3882 Gusciora,R Prop., tax exemp.-concerns REF AHO
A3883 Holzapfel,J/Wolfe,D Toxopasmosis-newborn screening prog. REF AHH
A3884 Watson Coleman,B Natl. Guard-reimb. group life insur. REF AMV
A3885 Blee,F/Morgan,R Task Force on NJ's Pub. Health Workforce REF AHH
A3886 Gusciora,R MV Owners' Right to Repair Act REF ACO
A3887 Gusciora,R Brewer lic., restricted-concerns REF ALP
A3888 Vandervalk,C Pub. util. owned by foreign corp-concern REF ATU
A3889 Cryan,J Hall of Fame-estab. REF ATG
A3890 Cryan,J Auxiliary police-mun. use for non-emerg. REF ALP
A3891 McKeon,J Advertising rates, off.-incr. REF ASG
A3892 McKeon,J Elderly, disab.-concerns housing REF AHO
A3893 Van Drew,J/Chiappone,A+12 CATV, cert. costs-disclose to subscriber REF ATU
A3894 Diegnan,P/Barnes,P+4 Radon bus.-limit incr. in annual lic fee REF AEN
A3895 Prieto,V/Cohen,N Mold inspectors, remediators-regis. REF ARP
A3896 Cohen,N/Voss,J Natl. Guard memb.-corp. bus. tax cred. REF AMV
A3897 Prieto,V/Cohen,N Heating, ventilating contractors-lic. REF ARP
A3898 Chivukula,U/Roberts,J SMART Research, Devel. Compact-ratifies REF ACE
A3899 Diegnan,P/Egan,J+1 Prop. tax appeals, cert.-concerns REF AHO
A3904 Stanley,C Special Ed. Review Comm.-estab. REF AED
A3908 Stanley,C Study Attendance in Pub. Sch. Task Force REF AED
ACR225 Gregg,G/Carroll,M Off. of Auditor General, elective-estab. REF ASG
ACR226 Weinberg,L Water consumption user fee rev-dedicate REF AEN
ACR227 Merkt,R St. budget-balance w/ recurring revenue REF ABU
AJR120 Stender,L Lymphedema Awareness Day-March 6 REF AHH
AJR121 Van Drew,J/Prieto,V+16 SS-Congress reject proposal to privatize REF AFR
AR251 Corodemus,S/McHose,A Fire Safety Div.-pub. ed. campaign REF AHO
AR252 Stender,L Living Well Wk.-desig. March 13-19, 2005 REF AHH
AR253 Cruz-Perez,N/Pou,N+1 Community Reinvestment Act-concerns REF AFI
AR254 Weinberg,L/Quigley,J+8 Women's Hist. Month-desig. March 2005 REF AFW
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A2453 Gusciora,R/Greenstein,L Cemetery co.-proh. charging cert. fees REP
A2459 Aca (1R) McKeon,J/Cohen,N+1 Money Transmitters Act-revises REP/ACA
A2884 Aca (1R) Panter,M Specialty acute care children hosp-desig REP/ACA
A2987 Aca (1R) Cohen,N Internatl. money transmissions-concerns REP/ACA
A3366 Aca (1R) Diegnan,P/Conners,J+3 Mortgages of record-concern cancellation REP/ACA
A3429 Weinberg,L/Gusciora,R Funeral-prov. domestic partner rights REP
A3533 Weinberg,L/Greenstein,L Health Care Prof. Responsibility Act REP
A3534 Weinberg,L/Greenstein,L Alt. to Discipline Prog., nurses-estab. REP
A3549 Diegnan,P/Wisniewski,J Constr. lien discharge-prov. procedure REP
A3617 Aca (1R) Diegnan,P/Egan,J+3 Mortgage payoff balances-concerns REP/ACA
A3659 Aca (1R) McKeon,J/Weinberg,L+2 Smoking in college, univ. dorms-proh. REP/ACA
A3765 Weinberg,L/Caraballo,W+1 Long-term care fac.-concerns criteria REP
A3833 Fisher,D/Conaway,H+12 Advance Directive Mental Health Care Act REP
A3846 Weinberg,L/Gordon,R+1 Health Care Prof. Responsibility REP
A3849 Prieto,V/Biondi,P Cemetery co.-concerns operation REP
S564 Scs (SCS) Baer,B Cemetery co.-concerns operation REP
S1445 Sca (1R) Vitale,J/Girgenti,J+2 Alt. to Discipline Prog., nurses-estab. REP
S1804 Sca (1R) Vitale,J/Kavanaugh,W+2 Health Care Prof. Responsibility Act REP
Bills Transferred:
A3796 Diegnan,P/Bramnick,J Sr. cit. resid. lease-early termination FROM AHO TO ASI
S494 ScaSca (2R) Turner,S/Coniglio,J+4 St. contracts, cert-concerns performance FROM ASG TO ALA
S1863 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Lance,L Wildlife/wildlife habitat-fed. grants FROM AAN TO AAP
Bills Withdrawn From The Files:
A3315 Pennacchio,J Town council memb. lic. plate-auth. FROM ATR
Co-Sponsors Added:
A266 (Rooney,J) Retir. income-incr income tax exclusions
A292 Acs (ACS) (Chiappone,A) Contraceptives, prescribed-insur. cover
A417 (Chiappone,A) Teacher Qual. Mentoring;$12M
A1012 (Chiappone,A) Gun-free sch. areas-creates
A1096 Aca (1R) (Hackett,M) Child-prot. window guards-concerns
A1289 Aca (1R) (Hackett,M) Env. prosecutor, special-estab.
A1593/2315 Acs (ACS) (Malone,J) Rx Prog.-estab.
A2077 (Hackett,M) Cell phone customers-concerns svc.
A2459 Aca (1R) (Manzo,L) Money Transmitters Act-revises
A2998 AcaAs (AS) (Hackett,M) Emerg. svcs. volunteer veh.-concerns
A3064 (Hackett,M) Retail food estab.-prov. cert. info.
A3151 (Chiappone,A) Social Security numbers-regulates use
A3293 (Cryan,J) Pub. emp collective negotiation-concerns
A3366 Aca (1R) (Cryan,J) Mortgages of record-concern cancellation
A3461 (Corodemus,S) Hosp. Infection Reporting Act
A3469 (Chatzidakis,L; Bodine,F) Gasoline containing MTBE-proh. sale
A3516 (Chiappone,A) E-Z Pass user discounts-concerns
A3612 (Azzolina,J; Blee,F; Bramnick,J; Chatzidakis,L; Connors,C; Conover,K; Corodemus,S; Dancer,R; DeCroce,A; Gibson,J;
Gregg,G; Kean,S; Malone,J; Merkt,R; Munoz,E; O'Toole,K; Pennacchio,J; Rumpf,B; Thompson,S; Wolfe,D) Dam restoration/repair
proj.-finan.
A3650 (Scalera,F) Smart growth areas-concerns permits
A3659 Aca (1R) (Chiappone,A) Smoking in college, univ. dorms-proh.
A3660 (Chiappone,A) SS nos.-proh. use for cert.purposes
A3689 (Chiappone,A) Tsunami relief, Southeast Asia;$1M
A3691 (Chiappone,A) Minimum wage-incr.
A3833 (Quigley,J; Hackett,M) Advance Directive Mental Health Care Act
A3834 (Conners,J; Hackett,M) Bus. tax cred.-lowers job elig. req.
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A2529 (Johnson,G) Emerg. response, pub. bldg.-concerns
A3379 (Voss,J) Small emp. health benf coverage-concerns
A3786 (Johnson,G) Remote computing svcs-disclose cert info
A3829 (Biondi,P) Pub. accountants-concerns lic.
A3849 (Biondi,P) Cemetery co.-concerns operation
Third Prime Sponsor Added:
A3880 (Manzo,L) St. Earned Income Cred. prog.-elig.
The Assembly adjourned at 2:35 P.M. to meet again on Monday, March 7, 2005 (QUORUM, Committee Groups "C" and "D" scheduled to meet).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (2/28/05):
None