NEW JERSEY

LEGISLATIVE DIGEST



for January 4, 2007



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Vol. XVIII No. 46 212th Legislature • First Annual Session

SENATE ACTION



The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday, January 8, 2007 (SESSION).



ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)



Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:



A2 Watson Coleman,B/Burzichelli,J State Comptroller Off.-estab.



Bills Introduced:



A3836 Baroni,B Cold War ribbon;$5K REF AMV

A3837 Chivukula,U Early intervention svcs.-insur. cover REF AFI

A3838 Bramnick,J/Munoz,E Retir., cert.-UI tax exemp. REF ALA

A3839 Karrow,M Clean energy efficiency cred.-prov. REF AEN

A3840 Karrow,M Societal benf. charge-fd. of cert. prog. REF ATU

A3841 Bateman,C/Biondi,P St. bldgs., new-concerns construction REF AEN

A3842 Bateman,C Home-sch students-concerns scholarships REF AED

A3843 Biondi,P St. auth., loc. govt. unit-purch. req. REF AHO

A3844 Biondi,P Fire dist., vol. fire co.-mun. approp. REF AHO

A3845 Bateman,C Green bldgs.-concerns REF AHO

A3846 Johnson,G/Watson Coleman,B+14 Sickle Cell Disease Task Force-estab. REF AHE

A3847 Voss,J Lic. plate coverings, cert.-permits REF ATR

A3848 Conaway,H Electronic Death Regis. Sys.-concerns REF AHE

A3849 Wolfe,D/Van Drew,J+1 Ed. emp., emp. org-collective bargaining REF ALA

A3850 Barnes,P/Egan,J Wine tastings and samplings-concerns REF ALP

A3851 Biondi,P/Bateman,C Drug free sch. zone-concerns REF ALP

A3852 Chatzidakis,L/McKeon,J St. govt. agencies-req., carbon neutral REF AEN

A3853 Bodine,F/Chatzidakis,L Assault against process servers-upgrades REF AJU

A3854 Greenwald,L Medicaid reimb., ambulance svcs-concerns REF AHU

A3855 Greenwald,L Landscape Architect Exam. Comm-abolishes REF ARP

A3856 Conaway,H/Conners,J Neurodevel. Disab. Institute Act;$6M REF AHE

A3857 Roberts,J Affordable housing-concerns REF AHO

A3858 Karrow,M Societal benf. charge rev.-concerns REF ATU

A3859 Karrow,M Basic generation svc.-concern provision REF ATU

A3860 Green,J/Cruz-Perez,N Mun. land use-concerns REF AHO

A3861 Conaway,H/Cohen,N+1 Health claims-concerns REF AFI

A3862 Quigley,J/Scalera,F St. Police cert-free tuition NJ pub coll REF AHI

A3863 Cohen,N/Wisniewski,J Auto. insur-concern prov, premium option REF AFI

A3864 Greenstein,L Highlands Region, pinelands area-concern REF AEN

A3865 Caraballo,W Special ed. prog.-concern provision REF AED

A3866 Cryan,J Internet auction-unlawful, cert. product REF ALP

A3867 Moriarty,P Death determinations-concerns REF AHE

A3868 Lampitt,P/Vainieri Huttle,V+11 Gynecologic Cancer Ed. Awareness Act REF AHE

A3869 Diegnan,P/Barnes,P+5 Initiation fees, memb. fees-tax exemp. REF ABU

A3870 Green,J/McHose,A+1 Devel. applic.-concern review, approval REF AHO

ACR225 Kean,S/Holzapfel,J Priv. prop. in blighted area-concerns REF AHO





Bills Introduced: (cont'd)



ACR226 Merkt,R/Pennacchio,J+1 St. fiscal restraint-Statewide I & R REF AAP

ACR227 Whelan,J/Van Drew,J+6 Aviation Research & Tech. Park-urge Cong REF ATR

ACR228 Bodine,F/Chatzidakis,L+11 Prop. tax reform-dedicate annual rev. REF AAP

ACR229 McKeon,J Open space, farmland, hist preserv-suppl REF AAN

AJR129 Rumpf,B/Connors,C+1 Pub sch funding formula-recommend to Leg REF AED

AR232 Gregg,G/Doherty,M+3 Assata Shakur-remove name, NY City Coll. REF ALP

AR233 Diegnan,P/Lampitt,P+11 Rutgers-reconsider, elim. of athletics REF AHI



Co-Sponsors Added:



A257 (Stack,B) Ed. fd. entities, nonprofit-contrib.

A289 (Dancer,R) Grace's Law-hearing aid coverage

A452 Aca (1R) (Voss,J) Psychology, unlic. practice-concerns

A470 AcaSa (2R) (Schaer,G; Mayer,D; Truitt,O) Housing Affordability-est. Jt. Comm.

A1016 Aca (1R) (Diegnan,P) Heating, ventilating contractors-lic.

A1044 AcaAaAa (3R) (Vas,J) Plant closings, cert-prenotification req

A1148 (Panter,M) Continuing care retir. community-concern

A2067 (Voss,J) Casinos, smoking ban exception-elim.

A2557 (Schaer,G) Adoptees-permits access to birth cert.

A2629 (Greenstein,L) PFRS memb.-prov. enhanced survivor benf

A2908 Aca (1R) (Diegnan,P) Domestic Viol. and Abuse Comm.-estab.

A2997 (Greenstein,L) Prop. tax relief prog.-application form

A3024 (Vas,J) Finan. literacy pilot prog.-estab.

A3361 (Conners,J) Coll. credit transfer-concerns

A3411 (Albano,N) Cold War vets, disabled-prop. tax exemp

A3512 (Lampitt,P; Greenwald,L) Religious observance-admin., cert. tests

A3513 (Vainieri Huttle,V; Greenwald,L; Lampitt,P) Religious observance-lic. test dates

A3514 (Greenwald,L) Patient's religious beliefs-concerns

A3515 (Greenwald,L) Nursing home resid.-religious diet req.

A3516 (Greenwald,L) Organ donation-religious accomodation

A3517 (Lampitt,P; Greenwald,L) Health care fac.-religious accommodation

A3535 (Corodemus,S; Johnson,G; Thompson,S) Club, org. fees, cert.-exemp. sales tax

A3538 (Barnes,P) Wheelchair securement-concerns use

A3539 (Greenstein,L) Manuf. rebates-concerns

A3572 (Lampitt,P; Greenwald,L) Electronic Waste Recycling Act

A3594 (Gusciora,R) Water consumption, mult dwelling-concerm

A3702 (Bateman,C) Health, fitness club fees-elim sales tax

A3705 (McKeon,J) Club, org. fees, cert.-exemp. sales tax

A3714 (Bateman,C; McKeon,J) Club fees, dues, cert-concerns sales tax

A3751 (Cryan,J; Johnson,G) Limo svc.-removes sales tax imposition

A3811 (Chivukula,U; Merkt,R) PERS-defines calculation new memb SS tax

A3812 (Vas,J) Family temp. disab. leave-prov. benf.

A3823 (Rumpf,B; Connors,C) Mun. parking-exempts from sales tax

A3869 (McKeon,J; Karrow,M) Initiation fees, memb. fees-tax exemp.

A3870 (DeCroce,A) Devel. applic.-concern review, approval

ACR226 (Handlin,A) St. fiscal restraint-Statewide I & R

AJR125 (DeCroce,A) Eyeglass Recycling Mo.-desig. May

AJR129 (Handlin,A) Pub sch funding formula-recommend to Leg

AR233 (Bateman,C) Rutgers-reconsider, elim. of athletics



Second Prime Sponsors Added:



A451 (Roberts,J) Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Day-Nov. 3

A2224 Aca (1R) (Giblin,T) Co corrections off-auth to carry firearm

A2562 (Stack,B) TPAF, PERS-purch. temp. svc. cred.

A3567 (Cohen,N) Real estate promotions-concerns

A3684 (Diegnan,P) Expungements-revises statute

A3757 (Diegnan,P) NJ STARS & NJ STARS II-concerns

A3760 (Johnson,G) VCCB-concerns restitution

AR229 (Barnes,P) Teen Dating Viol. Awareness, Prev. Wk.



Third Prime Sponsors Added:



A3703 (Caraballo,W) Auto insur. PIP claims-concerns







Note to the 12/11/06 Digest:



Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee:



S2328 Sca (1R) Turner,S Driv. w/out proper insur.-concerns REF ATR *NOT* AWR 2RA



The Assembly adjourned at 7:15 P.M. to meet again on Monday, January 8, 2007 (SESSION).



Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:



None



Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (12/14/06):



P.L.2006, c.99. S494 Sca (1R) Gill,N/Gormley,W+9 12/19/2006 Bloodborne Disease Harm Reduction Act

P.L.2006, c.100. S362 ScaAa (2R) Karcher,E/Vitale,J+29 12/19/2006 Law Against Discrim.-amends

P.L.2006, c.101. S462/1289 Scs w/GR (SCS/1R) Sweeney,S/Adler,J+3 12/19/2006 Contractors-concerns background

checks

P.L.2006, c.102. S1471 ScaSaSSAcaAa (SS/2R) Codey,R/Buono,B+12 12/20/2006 St. capital constr. proj.-auth. bonds

P.L.2006, c.103. A3787 AcaAa (2R) Caraballo,W/Watson Coleman,B+2 12/21/2006 Marriage laws-revises