NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE DIGEST for May 5, 2011 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 the hearing impaired (609) 777-2744/ Toll-free in NJ (800) 257-7490 Web Site: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us Vol. XXIII No. 18 214th Legislature $ Second Annual Session SENATE ACTION The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet again on Thursday, May 12, 2011 (QUORUM, Committee groups 1 and 2 scheduled to meet). ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM) Bills Introduced: A3915 Barnes,P/McKeon,J Decabromodiphenyl ether-limits sale REF ACO A3916 Cryan,J Traffic control monitoring sys-notify co REF ATR A3917 DeCroce,A St Invest Council memb-forbid cert votes REF AAP A3918 Lampitt,P/Moriarty,P Local unit sharing of svcs.-encourage REF AHO A3919 Wilson,G Election superintendent-defer operations REF ASG A3920 Conaway,H/Conners,J+1 Health fac.-offer flu vaccine to workers REF AHE A3921 Greenwald,L/DeAngelo,W Mail-in-ballots-receive automatically REF ASG A3922 Cryan,J/Wisniewski,J Redist.-count incarcerated individuals REF ASG A3923 Wagner,C/O'Donnell,J FamilyCare-determine income elig. REF AHU A3924 Wagner,C Hosp. closure-certificate of need req. REF AHE A3925 Rible,D Worker's comp. awards-concern atty. fees REF ALA A3926 Quijano,A Workforce Investment, New Teachers Act REF AED A3927 Quijano,A Teachers cert-estab loan redemption prog REF AED A3928 Gusciora,R/Watson Coleman,B St-admin pension sys-st pay full contrib REF ASG A3929 Prieto,V/Mainor,C Civil actions, cert.-brought w/in 2 yrs. REF ARP A3930 Prieto,V/Quigley,J Genetic counselor practice-revise scope REF ARP A3931 DeAngelo,W/Conners,J Vet honorably discharged-estab lic plate REF ATR A3932 Greenwald,L/Burzichelli,J ABC emp.-impose post-emp. restrictions REF ALP A3933 Conners,J/Fuentes,A Vet. bus enterprise set-aside prog-auth. REF AMV A3934 Vainieri Huttle,V/Coutinho,A Minor, prostitution-affirmative defense REF AJU A3935 Dancer,R/Conaway,H Prescribed burn-auth. cert circumstances REF AAN A3936 Vainieri Huttle,V Pallets, used in shipping-reg. use REF ACO A3937 Vainieri Huttle,V/O'Donnell,J Athletic heart protectors, children-req. REF ALP A3938 Vainieri Huttle,V/Conaway,H FamilyCare-restore elig. to parents REF AHU A3939 Benson,D/Ryan,K Real prop. assess. demo. prog.-estab. REF AHO A3940 Jasey,M Devel. disab.-clarify Med. Research Act REF AHE A3941 Jasey,M/Evans,E Student-permits release of cert. info. REF AED A3942 Albano,N Low-speed veh.-be used as taxi REF ATR A3943 Albano,N/Milam,M Striped bass-creates lic. plate REF ATR A3944 Wisniewski,J/Rumpf,B+15 DOT Comm.-auth. rev.-generating sponsors REF ATR A3945 Greenwald,L Design-build contracts-estab. procedures REF AHO A3946 Diegnan,P/Munoz,N Surgical technologist-req. emp qualif. REF ARP A3947 Diegnan,P Tenured pub. sch. emp.-comp. arbitration REF AED A3948 Quijano,A Wage protection-concerns REF ALA A3949 Chivukula,U/Mainor,C Wireless equip.-prov. cert. collocations REF AHO A3950 Milam,M/Albano,N Raffles-estab. max. lic. fees and admin. REF ARG A3951 Benson,D/Jasey,M Lead Haz. Control Assist. Act-prov. info REF AHO A3952 Burzichelli,J Boiler operators-concerns lic. exemp. REF ALA
Page 2. May 5, 2011 Bills Introduced: (cont d) A3953 Lampitt,P/Albano,N Pub emp-limits use, suppl comp for leave REF ASG ACR183 McHose,A+1 Fed. Reserve Transparency Act 2011-enact REF AFI AR147 Quijano,A Urban Revitalization Act-enact REF AAN AR148 Stender,L/Giblin,T Wisconsin pub emp rights-express support REF ALA AR149 Stender,L/Green,J Gun safety bills, Sen. Lautenberg-enact REF ALP AR150 Conners,J/Tucker,C Vet, Ft. Monmouth-post-deployment prog. REF AMV AR151 Coutinho,A Oil price distortion-memor. Cong. reg. REF ACE Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: A322 Aca (1R) Rumpf,B/Milam,M+9 Alzheimer's Disease Study Comm.-estab. REP/ACA A920 Chivukula,U/Gusciora,R Small, women, minority-owned bus-concern REP A1633/2509 Acs (ACS) Wagner,C/Gusciora,R+3 Domestic restraining orders-incl animals REP/ACS A3537 Coughlin,C/Diegnan,P+1 Foreclosed prop.-file contact info w/mun REP A3723 Quijano,A/Casagrande,C Trustee's discretionary auth.-clarify REP A3741 Quijano,A Min. & Women-owned bus.-st. contracting REP A3777 Wisniewski,J/Watson Coleman,B Presid. primary-elim. separate elections REP A3792 Aca (1R) Milam,M Taxes, paid into St. disab benf. fd-adj. REP/ACA A3794 Aca (1R) DeAngelo,W/Barnes,P Unemp claim-specific filing instructions REP/ACA A3819 Aca (1R) Egan,J/Evans,E Emp. UI tax rates-modify REP/ACA A3921 Greenwald,L/DeAngelo,W Mail-in-ballots-receive automatically REP A3944 Aca (1R) Wisniewski,J/Rumpf,B+15 DOT Comm.-auth. rev.-generating sponsors REP/ACA AR82 Bramnick,J/Cryan,J Mun, co, bd of ed-discuss shared svcs. REP AR132 Aca (1R) Milam,M/Albano,N Official Jr. Ambassadors-honors book REP/ACA AR151 Coutinho,A Oil price distortion-memor. Cong. reg. REP S125 Sca (1R) Connors,C/Van Drew,J+5 Alzheimer's Disease Study Comm.-estab. REP S2580 ScaAca (2R) Turner,S/Madden,F Unemp claim-specific filing instructions REP/ACA S2609 ScaSaAca (3R) Turner,S/Madden,F+1 Taxes, paid into St. disab benf. fd-adj. REP/ACA S2756 Sca (1R) Beach,J/Lesniak,R+1 Mail-in-ballots-receive automatically REP Bills Reported Referred/AAP: A3480 Aca (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Rible,D+12 Revised St. Med. Examiner Act-estab. REP/ACA REF AAP A3791 Aca (1R) Benson,D/Quijano,A Nursing home-energy improvement reimb. REP/ACA REF AAP Bills Combined: A2509 Vandervalk,C+2 Domestic restraining order-incl. animals COMB/W A1633 (ACS) Bills Received from Governor/Conditional Veto: A444 Sa (1R) Green,J/Bramnick,J+26 Bd. of ed. memb.-background check A1471 AcaAca (2R) Wisniewski,J/Prieto,V+4 Taxicab laws-makes sundry changes A2173 Vainieri Huttle,V/Stender,L+2 St. Dept.-estab. website, nonprofit info Bills Given Second Reading w/governor's Recommendation: A444 Sa w/gr (2R) Green,J/Bramnick,J+26 Bd. of ed. memb.-background check A1471 AcaAca w/gr (3R) Wisniewski,J/Prieto,V+4 Taxicab laws-makes sundry changes A2173 w/gr (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Stender,L+2 St. Dept.-estab. website, nonprofit info Bills Received from Senate/Concurrence w/governor's Recommendation/Given Second Reading: S1730 ScsAca w/gr (SCS/2R) Norcross,D/O'Toole,K+7 Pub. off. and emp.-reside in NJ S2065 w/gr (1R) Norcross,D/Greenstein,L+19 Bulletin NJ, bidding emp data base-devel S2126 ScaAca w/gr (3R) Whelan,J/Haines,P+6 Solar/wind fac.-permitted on landfills S2308 Sca w/gr (2R) Sarlo,P/Weinberg,L Parole elig. dates-remove cert. reviews Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee: S221 Kean,S+4 Fishing gear on artificial reefs-proh. REF AAN S508 Girgenti,J/Sacco,N+2 Youth mentoring prog.-estab. grant prog. REF AHU S516 Weinberg,L/Stack,B+3 Central mun. courts-concerns cases REF AJU S726 Sacco,N/Ciesla,A Emission control equip.-dealer disclose REF ATR S837 ScaSa (2R) Madden,F/Connors,C+3 Sex off. residence-mun. reg. REF ALP S946 Bateman,C MV viol. complaint-prov. time period REF ATR
Page 3. May 5, 2011 Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee: (cont d) S1219 Bucco,A Crimes on campus-report to loc. police REF AHI S1797 Norcross,D+1 Svc. dogs, used by students-allow in sch REF AED S2244 Sca (1R) Sweeney,S/Allen,D+2 Disab. student sch trans-flashing lights REF ALP S2285 ScaSa (2R) Bucco,A/Girgenti,J Med oxygen prov-notify ff, stop delivery REF ALP S2434 Van Drew,J/Allen,D+2 US flags, fly half-staff-gov. direct REF AMV S2443 ScaSca (2R) Vitale,J/Whelan,J+3 Medicaid Acct. Care Org. Demo Proj-estab REF ABU S2609 ScaSaAca (3R) Turner,S/Madden,F+1 Taxes, paid into St. disab benf. fd-adj. REF ALA S2649 ScaSa (2R) Smith,B/Beck,J Deer control activities-permits cert. REF AEN S2665 Weinberg,L/Beck,J+5 Status of women-repeal obsolete statutes REF AJU S2691 Greenstein,L/Bateman,C Pleasant T. Macon Hwy-desig portion Rt.1 REF ATR S2729 Norcross,D/Connors,C+5 Vet. bus enterprise set-aside prog-auth. REF AMV S2731 Girgenti,J+1 Police training certification-last 5 yrs REF ALP S2756 Sca (1R) Beach,J/Lesniak,R+1 Mail-in-ballots-receive automatically REF ASG Bills Received from Senate/Concurrence w/senate Amendments/Given Second Reading: ACR144 Sca (1R) Conners,J/Gove,D+9 Vet. plot allowance-cong. fully fd. Bills Received from Senate/Without Reference/Given Second Reading: S847 Sca (1R) Turner,S/Allen,D+2 Motor fuel dealers-display prices S972 Allen,D/Beach,J+5 Sexual assault victims-clarify exam cost S2145 Allen,D+1 Independent Health Care Appeals Prog. Bills Withdrawn From The Files: A3864 Quijano,A St. Emp. Wellness Prog.-finan incentives FROM ASG Co-Sponsors Added: A387 Aca (1R) (Dancer,R) Huntington's disease-specialized care A422 (Vandervalk,C) Religious corp-concerns academic degrees A635 (Benson,D) PERS membership-concerns A801 (Benson,D) No Early Release Act-child porn crime A805 (Benson,D) Sex offenders, repeat-incr mand min term A809 (Benson,D) Sex offenders-concerns A1152 (Casagrande,C; Voss,J; DeAngelo,W; Handlin,A; O'Donnell,J) Fishing gear, artificial reefs-proh. A1445 (Benson,D) Sch. used as polling place-security req. A1475 (Giblin,T) NJTA-design-build procurements A1633/2509 Acs (ACS) (Holzapfel,J; Wolfe,D; Jasey,M) Domestic restraining orders-incl animals A1767 (Fuentes,A; Benson,D) Jessica Lunsford Act-harboring sex off. A2042 Aca (1R) (Johnson,G; Schaer,G; Wagner,C) Solar renewable energy-concerns A2274 (Gove,D; Rumpf,B) First responder-proh. cert photo distrib A2299 (Riley,C) Beach access-concerns A2509 (Holzapfel,J; Wolfe,D) Domestic restraining order-incl. animals A2597 Aca (1R) (Wagner,C) Sexual assault victims-clarify exam cost A2644 (Chiusano,G) Cannabis-like substance-add to CDS list A2742 (Green,J) St. reports-reduce printed copies A2960 (O'Scanlon,D) Sch. emp.-collective negotiations A2974 (Diegnan,P) Student assist. coordinators-employ A3074 (Biondi,P) Physical therapy svcs.-insur. claim pymt A3088 (Evans,E; Wagner,C; Voss,J) Auth. dissolution-loc. unit modify req. A3147 (Casagrande,C; O'Scanlon,D) Global Warming Response Act-repeal A3154 Aca (1R) (Diegnan,P) Talking, texting while driving-incr fine A3162 (Casagrande,C) Dog fighting-estab. crime A3172 (Schroeder,R; Ryan,K; Giblin,T; Caputo,R; Voss,J; Benson,D) Personal audio players-contain warning A3278 (Diegnan,P) New Home Fire Safety Act A3333 (Voss,J) Consumer fraud-revise cause of action A3380 (Benson,D) Government Reality Check Act A3430 (Conners,J) Pub entity, cert. accidents-immunity A3431 (Conners,J) Sidewalks, cert.-pub. entity not liable A3432 (Conners,J) Beach injury claims-pub. entity immunity A3433 (Ramos,R) Consumer contract disputes-limits forum A3480 Aca (1R) (Ramos,R; Tucker,C; Quigley,J; Caputo,R; O'Donnell,J; Pou,N; Ryan,K; Coutinho,A; Giblin,T; Wagner,C; Diegnan,P; Conners,J) Revised St. Med. Examiner Act-estab. A3537 (Jasey,M) Foreclosed prop.-file contact info w/mun A3602 (Wagner,C) Police dog-enhance penal. for killing
Page 4. May 5, 2011 Co-Sponsors Added: (cont d) A3626 Aca (1R) (Wagner,C) Life science research-prov. corp bus tax A3646 (Prieto,V) Cosmetic med procedure tax-phase-out A3659 Aa (1R) (McKeon,J; Chivukula,U) Youth suicide prev. plan-dcf devel. A3682 (Conners,J) Blue or green roofs-finan. assist. prog. A3689 (Benson,D) Age-restricted communities-conversion A3694 Aca (1R) (Benson,D) Higher ed.-make suppl. contrib. to ABP A3736 (McKeon,J; Peterson,E) Tolls, finan. ARC Tunnel proj.-reduce A3829 (DiCicco,D) Mun bond ordinance-permit pub referendum A3835 (Bramnick,J; Vandervalk,C) Mult. dwellings-enforce housing code A3841 (DiCicco,D) Status of women-repeal obsolete statutes A3852 (Green,J; Voss,J) Charter sch. estab.-voter approval req. A3897 (Conners,J) Out-of-St. Winery lic.-creates A3899 (Egan,J; Caputo,R; Coutinho,A; Quigley,J) St. emp. comp.-direct deposit req. A3944 (Giblin,T) DOT Comm.-auth. rev.-generating sponsors ACR19 (Handlin,A) Supreme Ct. Justice-concerns term ACR55 (Coughlin,C) St. Parole Bd.-transfer functions ACR83 (Handlin,A) I & R-prov. Statewide ACR86 (DiCicco,D) Bill w/fiscal impact on budget-concerns ACR87 (DiCicco,D) Bill w/fiscal impact on St.-concerns ACR170 (O'Scanlon,D) Fed. law. repeal-reg. 2/3 vote, St. Leg. ACR173 (Tucker,C; Caputo,R; Quijano,A; DeAngelo,W; Schaer,G) Iran, nuclear weapons-us, prevent Co-Sponsors Withdrawn: A3333 (Jasey,M) Consumer fraud-revise cause of action Second Prime Sponsors Added: A422 (Evans,E) Religious corp-concerns academic degrees A1633/2509 Acs (ACS) (Gusciora,R) Domestic restraining orders-incl animals A1659 (Prieto,V) Landscape Architect Exam. Comm-abolishes A1774 (Wagner,C) Defibrillator-prov. immunity A1970 (Conners,J) Obesity in adults-health insur. cover A2013 (Chiusano,G) Incarcerated individual-proh. temp disab A2228 (Schroeder,R) Olive oil-reg. sale A2521 (Chivukula,U) Vets owning motorcycles-estab. lic plate A2742 (Giblin,T) St. reports-reduce printed copies A3271 (Coughlin,C) St. permitting fees-exemp. loc. units A3363 (Benson,D) Sex off. residence-mun. reg. A3412 (Bucco,A) Co govt, fire & sch dist-prop tax refund A3523 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Vol. driv.-charitable immunity statute A3537 (Diegnan,P) Foreclosed prop.-file contact info w/mun A3718 (Coutinho,A) Inactive liquor lic-transfer to qual mun A3723 (Casagrande,C) Trustee's discretionary auth.-clarify A3727 (Caputo,R) Uniform atty. id card-estab. mand. A3750 (Wolfe,D) Lawn removal, near Barnegat Bay-tax cred A3777 (Watson Coleman,B) Presid. primary-elim. separate elections A3817 (Diegnan,P) Assessment, special-secure recovery cost A3819 Aca (1R) (Evans,E) Emp. UI tax rates-modify A3867 (Wisniewski,J) Wheelchair, secure-paratransit veh. req. A3871 (Spencer,L) Income tax rate exceeding $1M-incr. tax A3892 (Jasey,M) Community Health Law Proj.-surcharge A3899 (Milam,M) St. emp. comp.-direct deposit req. Third Prime Sponsors Added: A1364 (Quigley,J) Healthcare Choice Act A1631 (Gusciora,R) Civics instruction, pub. sch.-enhance A2742 (Diegnan,P) St. reports-reduce printed copies A3233 (Johnson,G) Car-sharing prog.-exemp., mv rental fees A3344 (Cryan,J) Sch. dist., high performing-monitor A3480 Aca (1R) (Conaway,H) Revised St. Med. Examiner Act-estab. A3621 (Jasey,M) Child Safe Playing Fields Act A3723 (Jasey,M) Trustee's discretionary auth.-clarify A3749 Aca (1R) (Johnson,G) Veh storage fees-proh when fac is closed A3777 (Giblin,T) Presid. primary-elim. separate elections A3791 Aca (1R) (Conaway,H) Nursing home-energy improvement reimb.
Page 5. May 5, 2011 Third Prime Sponsors Added: (cont d) A3819 Aca (1R) (Pou,N) Emp. UI tax rates-modify A3923 (Diegnan,P) FamilyCare-determine income elig. ACR173 (Stender,L) Iran, nuclear weapons-us, prevent AR150 (Angelini,M) Vet, Ft. Monmouth-post-deployment prog. Fourth Prime Sponsors Added: A676 (Benson,D) Jessica Rogers' Law-road rage assault A3344 (Oliver,S) Sch. dist., high performing-monitor A3678 (Wagner,C) Env. Infrastructure Finan. Prog-ranking A3679 Aca (1R) (Wagner,C) St. bldgs., new-green or blue roofs req. A3680 Aca (1R) (Wagner,C) Blue roofs, green roofs-dep adopt rules A3681 Aca (1R) (Wagner,C) New bldg constr-incl. green or blue roof A3682 (Wagner,C) Blue or green roofs-finan. assist. prog. A3777 (Cryan,J) Presid. primary-elim. separate elections A3852 (Caputo,R) Charter sch. estab.-voter approval req. A3868 Aca (1R) (Ramos,R) Drugs, off-label-insur. coverage req. A3922 (Quijano,A) Redist.-count incarcerated individuals Fifth Prime Sponsors Added: A322 Aca (1R) (Conaway,H) Alzheimer's Disease Study Comm.-estab. A2299 (Rumpf,B) Beach access-concerns A3841 (Voss,J) Status of women-repeal obsolete statutes The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointments: *Effective March 25, 2011 Parole Advisory Board: Assemblyman David P. Rible (11). *Effective April 4, 2011 Council on Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs: Assemblyman Patrick Delany (8). New Jersey Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning: Assemblyman Joseph R. Malone, III (30). Legislative Services Commission: Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick (21). Assemblyman Alex DeCroce (26). Assemblyman Joseph R. Malone, III (30). Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose (24). New Jersey Veterans Hospital Task Force: Assemblyman Matthew W. Milam (1). Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove (9).
Page 6. May 5, 2011 The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointments: (cont d) *Effective April 11, 2011 Legislative Review Panel on State Psychiatric Hospitals and Developmental Centers: Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (37) (Co-Chair). Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald (6). Assemblywoman Cleopatra G. Tucker (28). The Assembly Speaker has made the following reappointments: *Effective March 14, 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame Advisory Commission: Marie Blistan, of Harrisonville. *Effective March 25, 2011 Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission: Assemblyman Gary R. Chiusano (24). Note to the 1/11/2011 Digest: Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading: ACR173 McKeon,J/Jasey,M Iran, nuclear weapons-us, prevent AWR 2RA *NOT* REF ASG Note to the 3/7/2011 Digest: Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: A3602 Moriarty,P/Ramos,R+1 Police dog-enhance penal. for killing REP *NOT* REF AAP The Assembly adjourned at 6:27 P.M. to meet again on Monday, May 9, 2011 (SESSION). Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor: None Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (4/28/2011): P.L.2011, c.59. S2753 Whelan,J/Madden,F+3 4/28/2011 Corp. bus. tax formula-modifies P.L.2011, c.60. S2754 Buono,B/Greenstein,L+3 4/28/2011 Income tax-estab. alt. bus. calculation