NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE DIGEST

NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE DIGEST for February 8, 2007 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. XIX No. 7 212th Legislature Second Annual Session SENATE ACTION (QUORUM) Nominations Withdrawn: TO BE A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: Harold M. Davis, M.D., of Hoboken. Nomination Corrected Copy: TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Madeleine Deininger, of Sonoma, California *NOT* Margate, to replace Celeste Carpiano, resigned. Bills Introduced: S2527 Bucco,A/Girgenti,J Tobacco, cert-proh sale, person under 19 REF SHH S2528 Littell,R/Bark,M St. asset sale-approved by voters REF SSG S2529 Vitale,J Nurse, regis. prof.-concerns ed. req. REF SHH S2530 Martin,R High sch. special ed. prog.-concerns REF SED S2531 Girgenti,J/Vitale,J+1 Health fac.-$50 personal needs allowance REF SHH S2532 Girgenti,J/Turner,S Finan. literacy pilot prog.-elem. sch. REF SED S2533 Ciesla,A Driv. lic., provisional-viol, incr penal REF STR S2534 Rice,R Health care provider billing-concerns REF SHH S2535 Rice,R/Doria,J+1 Coll. credits, cert.-prov. for transfer REF SED S2536 Gill,N Massage therapists reg.-revises laws REF SCM S2537 Karcher,E/Palaia,J Marine Sciences Consortium-estab. REF SEN S2538 Lesniak,R Prof sporting events-wagering at casinos REF SWT S2539 Lesniak,R Pub.-Priv. or Pub.-Pub. Partnership Act REF STR S2540 Kean,T Human trafficking-concerns REF SJU S2541 Bucco,A Morris Co. Urban League;$30K REF SCU S2542 Allen,D/Weinberg,L+4 Homestead rebate-65 yrs or older, disab. REF SCU S2543 Rice,R/Turner,S+4 Parent Partnership Recog. Day-estab. REF SED SR92 Lesniak,R Sports wagering-urges Cong. to lift ban REF SWT SR93 Kean,T Rutgers-reconsider, elim. of athletics REF SED SR94 Kean,T Israelis held captive-un help free REF SSG SR95 Cardinale,G Tobacco industry-end subsidization REF SHH Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: A100 AcaAaSca (3R) Roberts,J/Greenstein,L+2 Fair & Clean Elections Pilot Proj;$7.67M REP without recommendation A515 Aca (1R) Bateman,C/Biondi,P Sch. vol., unpaid-crim. hist. check REP A2013 Aca (1R) Bateman,C/Chivukula,U Auto. Insur Risk Exchange bd-revise memb REP A2820 Sca (1R) Cohen,N/Prieto,V+3 Insur. underwriting guidelines-concerns REP/SCA A2985 Conaway,H/Conners,J Surplus real prop., cert.-auth St. sell REP S25 Sarlo,P/Codey,R Port Auth of NY & NJ-purch air terminals REP S60 Sca (1R) Kavanaugh,W/Sacco,N Sch. vol., unpaid-crim. hist. check REP S222 Karcher,E+4 Pol. contrib. by pub. agencies-proh. REP

Page 2. February 8, 2007 Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont'd) S441 Rice,R Truth in Renting booklet-concerns REP S2011 Turner,S/Allen,D Surplus real prop., cert.-auth St. sell REP S2030 Sca (1R) Buono,B/McNamara,H+14 Historic Prop. Reinvestment Act REP S2044 Sca (1R) Lesniak,R DOBI-assessment fding. mechanism REP/SCA S2102 Sca (1R) Gill,N Insur. underwriting guidelines-concerns REP/SCA S2438 Sca (1R) Turner,S+1 Fair & Clean Elections Pilot Proj;$7.67M REP without recommendation S2503 Codey,R/Kyrillos,J+5 Leg. ethics-concerns REP S2504 Sca (1R) Codey,R/Lance,L+6 Leg.-restrict receipt of things of value REP/SCA S2505 Codey,R/Kean,T+6 Governmental affairs agents-concerns REP S2506 Codey,R/Allen,D+6 Pub. off candidate-proh contrib cert fds REP SCR126 Doria,J/Gill,N Sept. 11 insur. claims-urges settlement REP SJR43 Sacco,N Aviation Maintenance Tech. Day-May 24 REP SJR62 Buono,B Diwali Month-recog. Oct. 15 thru Nov. 14 REP SJR65 Kenny,B Certified Govt. Finan. Mgr. Mo.-March REP SR20 Singer,R/Weinberg,L St. of Israel bonds-commends investment REP SR66 Sca (1R) Littell,R/Bucco,A Lackawanna Cutoff proj.-urge completion REP/SCA Public Hearing: SCR134 Codey,R/Bark,M+1 Suffrage, deny right-clarify prov. SSG Co-Sponsors Added: S222 (Asselta,N; Coniglio,J; Connors,L; Weinberg,L) Pol. contrib. by pub. agencies-proh. S2030 Sca (1R) (Bark,M; Bucco,A; Coniglio,J; Doria,J; Gormley,W; Kavanaugh,W; Lance,L; Sarlo,P; Sweeney,S; Vitale,J) Historic Prop. Reinvestment Act S2043 (Coniglio,J) Cigarette Fire Safety & FF Prot Act S2413 (Sacco,N) Medicaid reimb., ambulance svcs-concerns S2503 (Asselta,N; Coniglio,J) Leg. ethics-concerns S2504 Sca (1R) (Asselta,N; Coniglio,J; Connors,L) Leg.-restrict receipt of things of value S2505 (Asselta,N; Coniglio,J; Connors,L) Governmental affairs agents-concerns S2506 (Asselta,N; Coniglio,J; Connors,L) Pub. off candidate-proh contrib cert fds S2531 (Sacco,N) Health fac.-$50 personal needs allowance S2535 (James,S) Coll. credits, cert.-prov. for transfer S2542 (McNamara,H; Lance,L; Bucco,A; Cardinale,G) Homestead rebate-65 yrs or older, disab. S2543 (Weinberg,L; Buono,B; Madden,F; Sweeney,S) Parent Partnership Recog. Day-estab. Co-Prime Sponsors Added: S2505 (Kean,T) Governmental affairs agents-concerns SR20 (Weinberg,L) St. of Israel bonds-commends investment Notes to the 2/05/2007 Digest: Co-Sponsors Added: S1674 (Littell,R) Abortion funding-concerns *NOT* CO-PRIME SPONSOR Prime Sponsors Withdrawn: S2524 (Scutari,N) Solicitations by attorneys-concerns Prime Sponsors Added: S2524 (Vitale,J) Solicitations by attorneys-concerns *NOT* CO-PRIME SPONSOR The Senate adjourned at 5:30 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, February 22, 2007 (JOINT SESSION:Governor's Budget Address/ SENATE VOTING).

Page 3. February 8, 2007 ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM) Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading: A3973 Cohen,N/Bateman,C Auto body repair fac.-liab. insur. AJR134 Stanley,C Tech. Innovation Wk-desig Feb 26-March 3 Bills Introduced: A3949 Doherty,M+3 Stem cell research-concerns REF AHE A3950 Doherty,M+3 Embryonic stem cell research-concerns REF AHE A3951 Lampitt,P Water Supply Fd.-approp. Camden Co. proj REF AEN A3952 Bodine,F/Chatzidakis,L St. asset sale-approved by voters REF ASG A3953 Vainieri Huttle,V Child support judgments-impose interest REF AJU A3954 Handlin,A/Greenstein,L Sch. emp., cert.-crim. background check REF AED A3955 Greenwald,L/Lampitt,P Sex offender release-notify community REF AJU A3956 Diegnan,P/Wolfe,D+1 Motor fuels-concerns sales REF ACO A3957 Munoz,E Mil. comp., cert.-exclude, income tax REF AMV A3958 Payne,W Child support-concerns REF ATR A3959 Beck,J Polling place hours-expands REF ASG A3960 Wolfe,D/Holzapfel,J Toms Riv sch fac constr-doe pay St share REF AED A3961 Holzapfel,J/Wolfe,D Golf club fees, dues-exemp. sales tax REF AAP A3962 Vandervalk,C Black henna tattoos-concerns REF ACO A3963 Truitt,O Sr. Cit. Home Repair, Modification Prog. REF AHO A3964 Vandervalk,C Prop tax relief prog, sr., disab-concern REF AAP A3965 Gregg,G Campgrounds, St. parks-concerns pets REF AAN A3966 Quigley,J/Pou,N+1 MV accident reports-incr. fee REF ATR A3967 Barnes,P/Whelan,J Handguns, newly manuf.-micro-stamped REF ALP A3968 Lampitt,P/Diegnan,P+33 Coll. credits, cert.-prov. for transfer REF AHI A3969 Conaway,H COBRA premium expenses-income tax deduct REF AHE A3970 Kean,S Mun. courts-concerns REF AJU A3971 Bateman,C St. sch. aid-concerns REF AED A3972 Beck,J St, co, mun positions-proh. simultaneous REF ASG A3974 Van Drew,J Aviation fuel-concerns REF AEN A3975 Watson Coleman,B Minor's driv record-allows parent access REF ATR A3976 Cryan,J/Pou,N+1 Graduation req-concern review assessment REF AED A3977 Scalera,F/Giblin,T+1 Pub. util. emp.-concerns REF ALP A3978 Cruz-Perez,N/Moriarty,P+5 Consumer Electronics Warranty Lemon Law REF ACO A3979 Moriarty,P/Cruz-Perez,N+6 Gift card acct. numbers-proh. display REF ACO A3980 Wisniewski,J/Prieto,V Electrical contractor lic. req.-concerns REF ARP ACR233 Karrow,M Prop tax deduct, FF-auth primary resid REF AHO ACR234 Gregg,G/Karrow,M Campgrounds constr. code-not leg. intent REF AHO AJR132 Stender,L/Panter,M US troops to Iraq-oppose Bush's plan REF AMV Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: A1433 Conners,J/Gordon,R+14 Health fac.-$50 personal needs allowance REP A2258 Aca (1R) Wisniewski,J Prepaid bank cards, cert.-concerns REP/ACA A2265 Aca (1R) Wisniewski,J/Vas,J Driver distractions-concerns accidents REP/ACA A2331 Vandervalk,C/Prieto,V Genetic counselor- req. lic. REP A2953 Aca (1R) Cohen,N Home improvement contract-concern REP/ACA A3276 Acs (ACS) Rumpf,B/Connors,C Restraining orders-concerns REP/ACS A3432 Fisher,D/Gusciora,R+3 Wineries-produce cert distilled alco bev REP A3433 Aca (1R) Fisher,D/Johnson,G+3 Winery-expands no. of salesrooms REP/ACA A3462 Aca (1R) Barnes,P/Greenstein,L Virtual child pornography-crim. REP/ACA A3511 Aca (1R) Quigley,J/Manzo,L+4 Handgun sales-concerns REP/ACA A3574 Aca (1R) Gusciora,R/Barnes,P MV moving viol.-concerns REP/ACA A3692 Aca (1R) Lampitt,P/Greenwald,L Sexually oriented bus.-mun. reg. REP/ACA A3693 Aca (1R) Lampitt,P/Greenwald,L Sexually oriented bus.-zoning req. REP/ACA A3703 Aca (1R) Cohen,N/Bramnick,J Auto insur. PIP claims-concerns REP/ACA A3759 Aca (1R) Pou,N/Chivukula,U+1 Taxes and energy charges, cert.-concerns REP/ACA A3779 Connors,C/Rumpf,B Radiologic Tech. Act-revises REP A3782 Aca (1R) Scalera,F/Schaer,G Constr./blding permit activity-reporting REP/ACA A3783 Steele,A Constable training-concerns REP A3789 Aca (1R) Watson Coleman,B+2 Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Cred Act REP A3790 Aca (1R) Cohen,N/Stack,B+6 Insur claim for physical therapy-concern REP/ACA

Page 4. February 8, 2007 Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont'd) A3796 Aca (1R) Caraballo,W Accountants-concerns continued ed. REP/ACA A3919 Aca (1R) Van Drew,J/Albano,N+19 Practice of dentistry-concerns REP/ACA A3968 Aca (1R) Lampitt,P/Diegnan,P+33 Coll. credits, cert.-prov. for transfer REP/ACA A3979 Moriarty,P/Cruz-Perez,N+6 Gift card acct. numbers-proh. display REP AJR126 Burzichelli,J Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Mo.-Nov REP AR228 Albano,N HERO camp.-urge cert. bus. to join REP AR233 Diegnan,P/Lampitt,P+21 Rutgers-reconsider, elim. of athletics REP S644 Sca (1R) Girgenti,J+1 Constable training-concerns REP S1833 Sca (1R) Lesniak,R Accountants-concerns continued ed. REP S2095 Sca (1R) Codey,R/Doria,J+1 Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Cred Act REP Bills Reported Referred/AAP: A923 Gusciora,R/Watson Coleman,B+1 Naturally Occurring Retir Community prog REP REF AAP A1946 Wisniewski,J/Vas,J+7 Defibrillator grant prog.-estab. REP REF AAP A2007 Cryan,J/Quigley,J+7 Parkinson's Disease Pub. Awareness Act REP REF AAP Bills Reported Referred/AJU: A3460 Aca (1R) Barnes,P/Johnson,G Electronic communication svcs.-concerns REP/ACA REF AJU Bills Transferred: A3460 Aca (1R) Barnes,P/Johnson,G Electronic communication svcs.-concerns FROM AJU TO ALP A3882 Cohen,N Svc. contracts-concerns FROM ACO TO AFI Bills Withdrawn From The Files: A1327 Biondi,P Internet messages, cert-concerns posting FROM ATU Bills Received from Senate/Concurrence w/senate Amendments/Given Second Reading: A4 Sa (1R) Roberts,J/Wisniewski,J+1 CORE proposals-implements S17 AaSa (2R) Codey,R/Karcher,E+1 Pub. Emp. Benf. Reform Comm.-concerns Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee: S1224 Inverso,P/Kavanaugh,W+14 Crimes-concerns statute of limitations REF AJU S2199 Sca (1R) Buono,B Contaminated sites-concerns REF AEN S2479 Karcher,E Brownfields Redevel. Task Force-add memb REF AEN S2480 Scs (SCS) Codey,R Minor's mv record-req. MVC prov. parent REF ATR S2483 Sca (1R) Codey,R Sch. dist. emp.-concerns pension fd. REF ASG Bills Received from Senate/Without Reference/Given Second Reading: S1449 Sca (1R) Bark,M Sr. Labor Task Force-creates S1760 Sca (1R) Madden,F/Vitale,J+1 Organ donation-concerns S2482/877 Scs (SCS) Coniglio,J/Rice,R+2 Hutchins F. Inge, Walter Alexander-honor Co-Sponsors Added: A397 (Baroni,B) Domestic security preparedness-website A795 (Steele,A; Prieto,V) Death penal.-repeals A913 AcaAa (2R) (Conners,J) Loc. Pub. Contract Law-concerns A923 (Gordon,R) Naturally Occurring Retir Community prog A931 (Watson Coleman,B) MV Owners' Right to Repair Act A960 (Handlin,A) Jessica Lunsford Act

Page 5. February 8, 2007 Co-Sponsors Added:(cont'd) A1433 (Karrow,M) Health fac.-$50 personal needs allowance A1456 (Hackett,M) Vet. civil svc. preference-expand elig. A1631 (Manzo,L) Health care svcs.-authorization req. A2557 (Stender,L; Van Drew,J) Adoptees-permits access to birth cert. A2649 AcsAsAa (AS/1R) (Mayer,D) Animal cruelty-concerns A2726 (Hackett,M) Women Vet. Comm.-estab. A2908 Aca (1R) (McKeon,J) Domestic Viol. and Abuse Comm.-estab. A3122 (Doherty,M) Chiropractic practice-concerns A3232 (Holzapfel,J) Sr., disab. prop. tax deduct.-incr. A3236 (Oliver,S) Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness Act A3281 (Johnson,G) Home health care aides-qualified vets A3291 (Handlin,A) Alco. bev. purch.-cert. reg. req. A3301 (Prieto,V; Whelan,J; Oliver,S; Vas,J; Diegnan,P) Global Warming Response Act A3384 (Mayer,D) Handicapped parking spaces-concerns A3432 (Quigley,J) Wineries-produce cert distilled alco bev A3433 Aca (1R) (Quigley,J) Winery-expands no. of salesrooms A3493 (Van Drew,J) Homestead prop. tax reimb.-concern elig. A3570 (Johnson,G) Billy's Law-estab. A3572 Aca (1R) (Vainieri Huttle,V) Electronic Waste Recycling Act A3595 (Handlin,A; Diegnan,P) Energy effieiency in bldgs.-dca promote A3634 (Greenstein,L) PFRS bd. of trustees-incr. memb. A3702 (Prieto,V) Health, fitness club fees-elim sales tax A3748 (Baroni,B; Panter,M) Fallen FF lic. plate-concerns A3789 Aca (1R) (Gordon,R) Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Cred Act A3806 (Thompson,S) Deceased svc. memb. name-proh unauth use A3809 (Greenstein,L; Hackett,M; Johnson,G) Residential storage space-tax exempt A3811 (Bateman,C) PERS-defines calculation new memb SS tax A3812 (Diegnan,P; Gordon,R) Family temp. disab. leave-prov. benf. A3869 (Bramnick,J) Initiation fees, memb. fees-tax exemp. A3875 (Johnson,G; Diegnan,P; Hackett,M; McKeon,J) Jason's Law-estab. drug awareness camp. A3920 (Panter,M) HPV-estab. pub. awareness campaign A3927 (Handlin,A) Co. bds. of taxation-decrease memb. A3928 (Wolfe,D; Kean,S) Vet. contrib.-core curriculum content A3935 (Merkt,R) Lake assn. memb. fees-exemp, sales tax ACR96 (Hackett,M) Disab. vet.-receive civil svc preference ACR106 (Kean,S; McHose,A) Sch. funding-amends NJ Constit. ACR212 (Baroni,B) Traumatic Brain Injury Act, 2006-enact ACR229 (Panter,M) Open space, farmland, hist preserv-suppl AR233 (Conners,J; Conaway,H; Hackett,M; Panter,M; Greenstein,L; Beck,J) Rutgers-reconsider, elim. of athletics AR237 (Schaer,G) Iraq war-pres. seek Congress approval Co-Sponsors Withdrawn: A2007 (Quigley,J) Parkinson's Disease Pub. Awareness Act Second Prime Sponsors Added: A164 Aa (1R) (Chivukula,U) Police dept, parole bd.-maternity policy A695 (Handlin,A) Elected off.-file disclosure statements A1518 (Greenstein,L) Family leave insur.-prov. A2007 (Quigley,J) Parkinson's Disease Pub. Awareness Act A2140 (Vainieri Huttle,V) NJ Transit retirees-prov. relief A2318 (Hackett,M) Sch. dist. emp.-concerns pension fd. A2598 (Van Drew,J) Cell phone possession, cert. fac.-crime A2927 (Van Drew,J) MV secret compartments-proh. A3432 (Gusciora,R) Wineries-produce cert distilled alco bev A3433 Aca (1R) (Johnson,G) Winery-expands no. of salesrooms A3460 Aca (1R) (Johnson,G) Electronic communication svcs.-concerns A3462 Aca (1R) (Greenstein,L) Virtual child pornography-crim. A3704 (Van Drew,J) US Coast Guard-auth. special lic. plate A3803 (Johnson,G) Harassment prev., pub. sch.-concerns AJR76 (Chatzidakis,L) Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Wk-desig

Page 6. February 8, 2007 Third Prime Sponsors Added: A570 (Handlin,A) Pol. contrib-proh loans by cert. persons A699 (Handlin,A) Camp. Contrib. Reporting Act-concerns A923 (Greenstein,L) Naturally Occurring Retir Community prog A3460 Aca (1R) (Rumpf,B) Electronic communication svcs.-concerns A3462 Aca (1R) (Bramnick,J) Virtual child pornography-crim. A3803 (Lampitt,P) Harassment prev., pub. sch.-concerns A3935 (Russo,D) Lake assn. memb. fees-exemp, sales tax A3968 (Doherty,M) Coll. credits, cert.-prov. for transfer AJR131 (Greenstein,L) Gifted, Talented Student Mo.-desig March Third Prime Sponsors Withdrawn: A3920 (Stender,L) HPV-estab. pub. awareness campaign Fourth Prime Sponsors Added: A3411 (Greenstein,L) Cold War vets, disabled-prop. tax exemp A3460 Aca (1R) (Bramnick,J) Electronic communication svcs.-concerns A3462 Aca (1R) (Rumpf,B) Virtual child pornography-crim. A3803 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Harassment prev., pub. sch.-concerns Fourth Prime Sponsors Withdrawn: A3790 Aca (1R) (Vandervalk,C) Insur claim for physical therapy-concern Note to the 1/29/2007 Digest: Third Prime Sponsors Added: A2539 (Van Drew, J) Consumer Telephone Records Prot. Act The Assembly adjourned at 6:43 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, February 22, 2007 (JOINT SESSION:Governor's Budget Address/ ASSEMBLY VOTING). Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor: None Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (02/05/07): None