Under the Dome: Senate and Assembly Committees 6/11

by: Jason Springer

Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 08:45:00 AM EDT

A bill in the Senate State Government Committee would establish electoral and campaign finance requirements for candidates for Lieutenant Governor. Another bill would establish standards for the sale of State surplus real property. They will also consider eliminating the requirement to mail sample ballots to inactive voters.

A bill in the Senate Environment Committee would require parental notification of contaminated soil found on school property.  Another measure would approve the FY 2010 plan for the Environmental Infrastructure trust.  Still anotehr bill would prohibit the DEP from mandating public access to tidal waterfront areas adjacent to critical infrastructure unless they purchase or improve off-site locations.

The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee will consider everything from limited licenses for general barbering to the "New Homebuyers Bill of Rights Act." They will discuss increasing penalities for medical waste and also establish a "Silver Alert System." The Senate Commerce Committee has the "New Jersey Foreclosure Fairness Acit," which imposes additional foreclosure notice requirements and amends the Mortgage Stabilization relief act. They may also ban novelty lighters.

Over on the Assembly side, the Appropriations committee, pending introduction and referral, has the "NJ Economic Stimulus Act of 2009" posted.  The Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee will consider legislation to require increased public participation and independent analysis when a health insurer seeks to convert to a for-profit company. The bill proposes more public hearings and an independent study examining the health impact of the proposed conversion.

The full list of bills up for consideration in the committees is listed below the fold. As always, you can follow along with live streaming feeds through the Legislature's website.

A2844 [Love, Sandra/DeAngelo, Wayne P.+20], Silver Alert Sys.-estab.
A3181 [Moriarty, Paul D./Rodriguez, Caridad], Barbering/hairstyling-create limited lic
S702 [Smith, Bob+3], Energy efficiency in bldgs.-promotes
S1028 [Rice, Ronald L./Redd, Dana L.+3], New Homebuyers' Bill of Rights Act
S1029 [Rice, Ronald L./Van Drew, Jeff+3], New home buyers-enhances prot.
S1240 [Kyrillos, Joseph M./Stack, Brian P.], Barbering/hairstyling-create limited lic
S1449 [Rice, Ronald L./Madden, Fred H.], Constr. codes, St.-strengthens
S1450 [Rice, Ronald L.], Planned real estate devel.-concerns
S1551 [Cunningham, Sandra B./Girgenti, John A.+8], Silver Alert Sys.-estab.
S2191 [Van Drew, Jeff/Kean, Sean T.], Med. waste viol.-incr. civil penal.
S2394 [Buono, Barbara/Vitale, Joseph F.+2], Medicaid prog.-concerns
S2730 [Rice, Ronald L./Cunningham, Sandra B.], Constr. contracts-concerns train prog
S2797 [Beach, James], Clean water env. infrastructure proj.

Pending Referral:

S2887 [Beach, James/Scutari, Nicholas P.+4], Env. infrastructure proj.-concerns loans
S2888 [Whelan, Jim/Vitale, Joseph F.+4], Env. infrastructure proj.-approp. fds.
S2889 [Gordon, Robert M./Smith, Bob+1], Env. infrastructure proj.-concerns

Senate Commerce Meeting 10:00 AM

A2406 [Rodriguez, Caridad/Prieto, Vincent+2], Cemetery trust fd. req.-concerns
A3207 [Wisniewski, John S./Quigley, Joan M.+4], Novelty lighters-proh. sale
S132 [Scutari, Nicholas P.+1], Unfair practices, settlements-concerns
S1356 [Madden, Fred H./Oroho, Steven V.+1], Cemetery trust fd. req.-concerns
S2151 [Bucco, Anthony R./Stack, Brian P.+2], Novelty lighters-proh. sale
S2765 [Rice, Ronald L.], Debt adjustment activities-concerns
S2777 [Rice, Ronald L.], Foreclosure Fairness Act

Senate Economic Growth Meeting

The Committee will not meet.

Senate Environment Meeting 2:00 PM

A2954 [Milam, Matthew W./Albano, Nelson T.], Tidal waterfront area-concern pub access
S480 [Gordon, Robert M./Bateman, Christopher], Soil contamination on sch. prop-concerns
S1921 [Ciesla, Andrew R./Van Drew, Jeff], Tidal waterfront area-concern pub access
S2825 [Whelan, Jim], Beach concession stands-concerns permits
S2887 [Beach, James/Scutari, Nicholas P.+4], Env. infrastructure proj.-concerns loans
S2888 [Whelan, Jim/Vitale, Joseph F.+4], Env. infrastructure proj.-approp. fds.
S2889 [Gordon, Robert M./Smith, Bob+1], Env. infrastructure proj.-concerns
SCR149 [Gordon, Robert M./Buono, Barbara], Env. Infrastructure Trust-FY 2010 plan

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S2904 [Whelan, Jim], Coastal area-concerns wind energy fac.

Senate State Government Meeting 2:00 PM

A3214 [Cryan, Joseph/Russo, David C.+2], Sample ballots-concerns mailing
A3902 [Quigley, Joan M./Cryan, Joseph+4], Lieutenant Gov. candidates-concerns
A3903 [Roberts, Joseph J./Greenwald, Louis D.], Real prop., surplus-St. Treasurer sell
S653 [Sarlo, Paul A./Weinberg, Loretta+1], St surplus real prop sale-estab standard
S2790 [Beach, James], St reports, cert-filing w/ St.. Library
S2794 [Sacco, Nicholas J.], Sample ballots-concerns mailing
S2829 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Lieutenant Gov. candidates-concerns
S2902 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], St. surplus real prop. sale-concerns
SCR92 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Clemente, Roberto-MLB retire number 21

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S2869 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Real prop., surplus-St. Treasurer sell

Senate Transportation Meeting 11:00 AM

S1670 [Connors, Christopher J.], MV window tinting-concerns
S2538 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Stack, Brian P.], Railroad rights of way-concerns
S2755 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Transp. fds., cert.-concerns use

Senate Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting 10:00 AM

S2792 [Sarlo, Paul A./Beck, Jennifer], Horse race dates-concerns annual number
S2901 [Whelan, Jim], Casinos-concerns cert. emp.

Assembly Committees to meet at the call of the Assembly Speaker

Assembly Appropriations Meeting 11:00 AM

Pending Introduction and Referral:

A4048 [Roberts, Joseph, J.], NJ Economic Stimulus Act of 2009

Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Meeting 10:00 AM

A3729 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Wagner, Connie+7], Health svc. corp.-domestic stock insurer
A3998 [McKeon, John F.], Pub. depositories-concerns collateral

State House Commission Meeting 9:00 AM