NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE DIGEST for February 19, 1998 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. X No. 5 208th Legislature First Annual Session SENATE ACTION The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Monday, February 23, 1998 (QUORUM, Groups "3" and "4" committees). ASSEMBLY ACTION (SESSION) Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading: AR2 Collins,J/Doria,J Assembly Approp. Comm.-incr. to 16 memb. Bills Introduced: A1658 DiGaetano,P/Doria,J Dental benf.-insured choose dentist REF ABI A1659 Myers,C Nonpub. sch. pupils-purchase bus transp. REF AED A1660 Quigley,J/Kelly,J+31 Roth IRA's-prov. income tax exclusions REF AAP A1661 Wolfe,D/Malone,J Teaching staff, cert.-nj certification REF AED A1662 Jones,L Tobacco ads.-proh. w/in 500 ft. of sch. REF AED A1663 Jones,L Downhill skiing-makes cert. req. REF ALP A1664 Geist,G/Asselta,N Pension & Health Benf. Comm.-add 2 memb. REF ASG A1665 Felice,N Transp., Toll Rd. Trust Fd. Auth.-estab. REF ATR A1666 Wolfe,D Thrift Savings contrib, fed emp-excl tax REF AAP A1667 Caraballo,W/O'Toole,K Commercial incentive zones-mun. estab. REF ACT A1668 Corodemus,S/Geist,G+1 Small Bus. Global Export Network Ctr Act REF ACT A1669 Garrett,E/Arnone,M+2 Neighborhood & Bus. Child Care Tax Prog. REF ACT A1670 Vandervalk,C/Crecco,M+2 Neighborhood-Based Child Care Demo Prog. REF ACT A1671 Buono,B St. Directory of New Hires-estab. REF ASC A1672 Russo,D/Caraballo,W Gov., judges, cert.-solemnize marriages REF AJU A1673 Farragher,C Alco. bev. lic.-auth DOL pop. report use REF ALP A1674 Impreveduto,A/Kelly,J Special law enforcement off.-insignia REF ALP A1675 Barnes,P NJ Detective Agency-repeals charter REF ALP A1676 Gibson,J/Corodemus,S+15 Shore Prot. Fd.-incr. amt credited to fd REF AEN A1678 Russo,D/Zisa,C Co. adjuster-co. may appoint REF AJU A1679 Russo,D/Quigley,J Child support-estab liens on settlements REF ASC A1681 Wolfe,D/Smith,T Adult student ed.-estab. pilot prog. REF AED A1682 Bateman,C/Bagger,R+2 Prosecutor, co.-classify as a St. emp. REF AJU A1683 Felice,N Health insur. forms-standardize REF ABI A1684 Biondi,P/Bateman,C Carbon monoxide detector-req resid. prop REF ALH A1685 Gill,N+24 Trains, buses-req. first-aid kits REF ATR A1686 Gill,N+24 NJT emp., cert.-cpr/first aid training REF ATR A1687 Gibson,J/Asselta,N Farmland/Open Space Lottery-estab. REF AAN A1688 Buono,B Child care worker-crim hist checks;$150k REF ASC
Page 2. February 19, 1998 Bills Introduced: (cont'd) A1689 Green,J/Augustine,A+18 Prostitution-enhances penal. REF AJU A1690 Asselta,N/Doria,J+52 Hosp. charity care, St.-wide-elim. req. REF AHL A1691 Wolfe,D Sch. bd. memb.-prov. indemnification REF AED A1692 Caraballo,W/Wisniewski,J CATV rate reduction-written notification REF APR A1693 LeFevre,K Body vest, unlawful use-incr. penal. REF AJU A1694 Blee,F/LeFevre,K+1 NJ POW-MIA Recog. Day-changes date REF ACT A1695 LeFevre,K ELEC-strengthens;$1.4M REF ASG A1696 LeFevre,K/Greenwald,L Sch. bus contractors-debarment for viol. REF AED A1697 Wisniewski,J/Wolfe,D+2 Sch. Bus Safety Enhancement Act REF AED A1698 Wisniewski,J+5 Toll monitoring sys.-speed data REF ATR A1699 Pou,N/Steele,A Tricycles-helmet req. REF ALP A1700 Kelly,J Jobs from Housing/Econ. Devel. Act, 1998 REF ALH A1701 Wisniewski,J Needles, syringes-id manuf. & serial no. REF ASH A1702 Wisniewski,J Syringes-med. waste generators prov. ID REF ASH A1703 Gusciora,R Disabled disab vet prop tax refund;$580k REF ACT A1704 Blee,F/Doria,J Tuition expenses-income tax deduct. REF AED A1705 Kelly,J/Wisniewski,J Firefighter memor.-estab. REF ALP A1706 Kelly,J Tenant prop, abandoned-landlord dispose REF ALH A1707 Wright,B Capital City Redevel. Corp.-dissolve REF ACT A1708 Wisniewski,J Mortgage insur.-mortgagor cancel REF ABI A1709 Bagger,R Life jackets-children 10 & under REF ALP A1710 Augustine,A/Bagger,R Firefighters-memb., NJ St. Firemens Assn REF ASG A1711 Cruz-Perez,N/LeFevre,K Child Labor Law Enforce. Fd-estab;$1M REF ALA A1712 Cottrell,M/Malone,J Drug offense near sch.-no waiver of term REF AJU A1713 Weingarten,J/O'Toole,K Prop. taxes, delinquent-asst. options REF ALH ACR71 Lance,L Elections, I & R-amends NJ Constit. REF ASG ACR72 Geist,G/Asselta,N Worker safety laws-bi-st agencies comply REF ALA ACR73 Gibson,J/Asselta,N Open space preserv lottery-amend Constit REF AAN ACR74 Bagger,R/Augustine,A Quiet Communities Act of 1997-enact REF ATR AR57 Corodemus,S/Gregg,G+4 Safe Drinking Water Wk.-1st wk. in May REF AEN AR58 Weinberg,L/Weingarten,J+5 Justice for Holocaust Survivors Act REF ASG AR59 Wright,B Med Bd-reconsider do not resuscitate REF AHL AR60 Garrett,E Unemp. insur., emp. svcs.-st. control REF ALA AR62 Conaway,H Eating Disorders Awareness Wk-Feb. 23-28 REF AHL Bills Passed: A143 Bateman,C/Azzolina,J Higher Ed. International Network-estab. (78-0-0) A166 Aca (1R) Kelly,J+1 Long-term care-do not resuscitate orders (78-0-0) A196 Aca (1R) Geist,G/Caraballo,W+2 Loc-St. Bus. Incentive Promo Prog.-estab (78-0-0) A255 Arnone,M Mun. clerk cert.-revise dates (78-0-0) A553 Aca (1R) Russo,D/Zecker,G+1 Smoking-proh. in child care ctr. (77-0-1) A726 Aca (1R) Kramer,P/DeCroce,A+2 Airport/traffic/RR signs, damage-penal. (77-0-0) A754 Aca (1R) Asselta,N/Cohen,N Check cashing bus.-sale (72-6-0) A818 Impreveduto,A/Quigley,J HMDC devel. plans-notify concerned mun. (73-5-0) A958 Augustine,A+1 Stalking victim-reg. w/o street address (78-0-0) A1051 Aca (1R) Arnone,M Mun. cit. advis. committees, permit;$60k (77-0-1) A1106 Azzolina,J/Bateman,C+1 Corp. Overseas Network Prog.-estab. (78-0-0) A1172 Aca (1R) Myers,C Sewer company, small-takeover procedure (78-0-0) A1209 Acs (ACS) Doria,J/Blee,F+2 Hosp. alliance pilot prog-estab. in DMVS (78-0-0) A1296 Aca (1R) Carroll,M/Garrett,E+5 Principal resid., sale-income tax excl. (78-0-0) A1301 Heck,R/Stuhltrager,G+7 Child abuse-diagnostic & treatment ctrs. (77-0-1) A1485 Acs (ACS) Steele,A/Crecco,M Juv. Awareness Prog-E. Jersey St. Prison (78-0-0) A1512 Malone,J/Cottrell,M+4 The Sr. Cit. Fraudulent Claims Act (78-0-0) A1645 Aca (1R) Cottrell,M/Vandervalk,C+8 Child Support Prog. Improvement Act (76-1-1) A1646 Aca (1R) Cottrell,M/Heck,R+8 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (78-0-0) AJR20 Myers,C/DeCroce,A+1 Steam Engine No. 952-hist site return (78-0-0) AJR21 Aca (1R) DeCroce,A+1 Regional Intergov. Trans. Study Comm. (77-0-1) AR2 Collins,J/Doria,J Assembly Approp. Comm.-incr. to 16 memb. (78-0-0) AR11 Aca (1R) Holzapfel,J/Wolfe,D Acrylonitrile-styrene-water standards (Voice) AR56 Romano,L/Collins,J Tourette Syndrome Awareness Mo-desig Feb (Voice) AR61 Smith,T/Steele,A+9 Black History Mo.-declares February 1998 (Voice)
Page 3. February 19, 1998 Bills Returned Second Reading/Amended: A262 Aa (1R) Murphy,C/Bagger,R Mun. electric util.-exemp. cert. taxes (Murphy) A673 AcaAa (2R) Gibson,J/Asselta,N Skateboards/roller skates-mun. reg. (Gibson) Bills Transferred: ACR18 Romano,L/Kelly,J Hist. Preserv-approves proj. for funding FROM AAN TO AEN ACR69 Asselta,N/Gibson,J Cape May co. hist preserv. proj-app. fds FROM AAN TO AEN Bills Withdrawn From The Files: A79 Wisniewski,J/Kelly,J Emerg. Svcs. Vol. Svc. Award Prog. Act FROM ALP A705 Crecco,M Pub. emp. retirees-enroll in PERS FROM ASG A1701 Wisniewski,J Needles, syringes-id manuf. & serial no. FROM ASH A1702 Wisniewski,J Syringes-med. waste generators prov. ID FROM ASH Co-Sponsors Added: A24 (Gibson,J) A65 (Geist,G) A102 (Gill,N) A105 (Weinberg,L; Gill,N) A109 (Weinberg,L; Gill,N; Crecco,M) A134 (Azzolina,J) A166 Aca (1R) (LeFevre,K) A179 (Wisniewski,J) A234 (Zecker,G; Geist,G) A270 (Gill,N) A274 (Gill,N) A288 (Gill,N) A364 (Gill,N) A374 (Conners,J; Green,J; Smith,R; Gill,N; Wolfe,D; Rooney,J; Pou,N; Roberts,J; Cruz-Perez,N; Quigley,J; Conaway,H; Caraballo,W; Cohen,N; Stanley,C; Kelly,J; Zisa,C; Cottrell,M; Barnes,P; Doria,J; Felice,N; Watson Coleman,B; Previte,M; Greenwald,L; Garcia,R; Friscia,A; Wisniewski,J; Payne,W; Buono,B; Weinberg,L) A377 (Wisniewski,J) A380 (Gill,N) A464 (Barnes,P) A469 (Gill,N) A483 (LeFevre,K) A508 (Smith,T; Geist,G; Doria,J; Felice,N; Steele,A) A513 (Geist,G) A527 (Farragher,C) A530 (Farragher,C) A553 Aca (1R) (Heck,R) A587 (Weinberg,L) A590 (Gill,N) A604 (Gill,N) A621 (Weinberg,L) A636 (Weinberg,L) A637 (Barnes,P) A647 (Rooney,J) A664 (Azzolina,J) A665 (Blee,F) A667 (Farragher,C) A682 (Weinberg,L) A726 Aca (1R) (Heck,R; LeFevre,K) A747 (Bagger,R; Kramer,P) A752 (Geist,G) A781 (Gill,N) A860 (Zecker,G; Geist,G) A875 (Gill,N) A887 (Gill,N) A958 (Heck,R) A979 (Weinberg,L)
Page 4. February 19, 1998 Co-Sponsors Added: (cont'd) A1008 (Weinberg,L) A1017 (Weinberg,L) A1018 Aca (1R) (Gusciora,R) A1102 (Greenwald,L) A1106 (LeFevre,K) A1109 (Blee,F) A1132 (Azzolina,J) A1143 (Gibson,J; Bodine,F; Chatzidakis,L) A1161 (Weinberg,L) A1209 Acs (ACS) (Weinberg,L; Asselta,N) A1219 (Vandervalk,C; Gill,N; Greenwald,L; Wisniewski,J; Weinberg,L; DeCroce,A) A1221 (Gill,N) A1236 (Azzolina,J) A1288 Aca (1R) (Gusciora,R; Greenwald,L; Crecco,M; Conners,J; Bodine,F; Merkt,R; Thompson,S) A1296 Aca (1R) (Murphy,C; LeFevre,K) A1302 (Geist,G) A1323 (Azzolina,J) A1364 (Gill,N) A1375 (Gill,N) A1376 (Gill,N) A1444 (Geist,G; Luongo,G) A1512 (Heck,R; LeFevre,K) A1565 (Gill,N) A1577 (Quigley,J; Friscia,A) A1593 (Blee,F) A1603 (LeFevre,K) A1638 (Zisa,C; Greenwald,L; Zecker,G; Gill,N; Gusciora,R) A1642 (Weinberg,L) A1645 Aca (1R) (LeFevre,K) A1646 Aca (1R) (LeFevre,K) A1637 (Bagger,R) A1668 (Azzolina,J) A1670 (Azzolina,J) A1685 (Jones,L; Cohen,N; Stanley,C; Payne,W; Smith,R; Caraballo,W; Steele,A; Impreveduto,A; Charles,J; Cruz-Perez,N; Watson Coleman,B; Pou,N; Friscia,A; Greenwald,L; Previte,M; Conners,J; Conaway,H; Quigley,J; Doria,J; Green,J; Buono,B; Barnes,P; Roberts,J; Weinberg,L) A1686 (Jones,L; Cohen,N; Stanley,C; Smith,R; Buono,B; Caraballo,W; Steele,A; Impreveduto,A; Charles,J; Cruz-Perez,N; Green,J; Payne,W; Barnes,P; Pou,N; Roberts,J; Weinberg,L; Friscia,A; Previte,M; Greenwald,L; Watson Coleman,B; Conners,J; Conaway,H; Quigley,J; Doria,J) A1690 (LeFevre,K; Luongo,G; Friscia,A; Suliga,J; Payne,W; Tucker,D; Jones,L; Connors,C; Russo,D; DeCroce,A; Bodine,F; Buono,B; Kramer,P; Moran,J; Talarico,G; Weingarten,J; Murphy,C; Heck,R; Smith,R; Charles,J; Impreveduto,A; Cohen,N; Green,J) A1694 (Luongo,G) ACR29 (Azzolina,J) ACR30 (Blee,F) AJR21 Aca (1R) (Heck,R) AR17 (Gill,N) AR61 (Caraballo,W; Conaway,H; Gill,N; Green,J; Jones,L; Payne,W; Stanley,C; Watson Coleman,B; Charles,J) Second Prime Sponsors Added: A58 (Vandervalk,C) A109 (Vandervalk,C) A115 (O'Toole,K) A513 (Azzolina,J) A649 (Geist,G) A650 (Geist,G) A698 (Blee,F) A902 (Bateman,C) A1028 (Asselta,N) A1209 Acs (ACS) (Blee,F) A1435 (Talarico,G) A1570 (Vandervalk,C) A1615 (Talarico,G) A1642 (Russo,D) A1651 (Wisniewski,J) A1705 (Wisniewski,J) ACR52 (Garrett,E)
Page 5. February 19, 1998 The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointments: *Effective February 4, 1998 Assembly Senior Issues and Community Services Committee Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk (39), to replace Assemblyman Nicholas Felice (40) Assembly Environment Committee Assemblyman Nicholas Felice (40), to replace Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk (39) *Effective February 10, 1998 New Jersey Commemorative Coin Design Commission Vincent C. Sgro, of Jackson. Note to the February 10, 1998 Legislative Digest: Second Prime Sponsors Added: A236 (Vandervalk,C) A238 (Vandervalk,C) The Assembly adjourned at 4:15 P.M. to meet on Monday, February 23, 1998 (QUORUM, Groups "A" and "B" committees). Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor: None Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (2/10/98): None