Under the Dome: Senate Committees 12/14

by: Jason Springer

Mon Dec 14, 2009 at 09:00:00 AM EST

No committee meetings or floor votes are planned. But the quorum call will allow for new bills to be added to the Legislature's potential plate when it comes back to town in January. When the Assembly left after this past Monday's voting session, the plan was to not reconvene until Jan. 4th.

The Senate Budget and Appropriations committee has just four bills listed including small wind energy legislation and dam restoration projects. The Commerce committee has the largest agenda with twenty five bills getting their day in Trenton. Some of those include medical malpractice liability insurance concerns, Tree care licenses and one that permits a three year payoff of accumulated deficits of municipal health insurance funds.

The Environment and Economic Growth Committee each have five bills up for consideration.  Highlights include permitting for energy facilities, a fix to the site remediation act and renewable energy legislation.

I've put the full board list below the fold and you can listen along to the hearings here.

*Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting 10:00 AM
S1730 [Allen, Diane B./Sweeney, Stephen M.+4], Sch. bus, svc. life-concerns
S2528 [Smith, Bob/Baroni, Bill+1], Small wind energy sys. by mun.-prov. reg
S2898 [Codey, Richard J./ Turner, Shirley K.], Community Svc. Phase Two Pilot Prog.
S3042 [Whelan, Jim/Kean, Thomas H.], Dam restoration proj.-approp.

Senate Commerce Meeting 10:00 AM
A373 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Moriarty, Paul D.+1], Real estate promotions-concerns
A1359 [Prieto, Vincent/Biondi, Peter J.], Landscape Irrigation Contr. Cert.-revise
A1878 [Conners, Jack/Chiusano, Gary R.], Insur. producers-concerns
A1882 [Greenwald, Louis D./Vandervalk, Charlotte+2], Co., mun. budgets-concerns
A2215 [Voss, Joan M./Munoz, Eric+1], St. Bd. of Med. Examiners-concerns memb.
A2872 [Prieto, Vincent/Dancer, Ronald S.+4], Tree Experts, Tree Care Operator Lic Act
A3099 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Biondi, Peter J.+3], Real estate brokers-prov. continued ed.
A3396 [Chiusano, Gary R./McHose, Alison Littell+1], Emerg. veh.-concerns warranties
A3835 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie], Prof. engineers-concerns competency req.
A4245 [Spencer, L. Grace/Schaer, Gary S.], Med. malpractice liab. insur.-concerns
S139 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Singer, Robert W.], Real estate promotions-concerns
S565 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Weinberg, Loretta+4], Chiropractic practice-concerns
S1807 [Sarlo, Paul A./Singer, Robert W.+1], Co., mun. budgets-concerns
S2068 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Real estate brokers-continuing ed.
S2304 [Oroho, Steven V./Buono, Barbara], Emerg. veh.-concerns warranties
S2397 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Funeral insur. policies-concerns
S2431 [Bateman, Christopher], Insur. producers-concerns
S2503 [Gordon, Robert M./Singer, Robert W.+4], Tree Experts, Tree Care
Operator Lic Act
S2745 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Landscape Irrigation Contr. Cert.-revise
S2853 [Lesniak, Raymond J.], Prof. engineers-concerns competency req.
S2859 [Lesniak, Raymond J.], Pub. depositories-concerns collateral
S2934 [Weinberg, Loretta/Vitale, Joseph F.+1], Med. malpractice liab. insur.-concerns
S2944 [Codey, Richard J.], Prof., cert.-concerns unauth. practice
S2959 [Gill, Nia H.], St. Bd. of Med. Examiners-concerns memb.
SCR160 [Codey, Richard J./Doherty, Michael J.], Prepaid debit cards-reg.

Senate Economic Growth Meeting 1:00 PM
S2264 [Cunningham, Sandra B./Kean, Thomas H.], Renewable energy-concerns
S2441 [Smith, Bob/Baroni, Bill+1], Solar Energy Advancement Act
S2985 [Sarlo, Paul A./Oroho, Steven V.], Wastewater mgmt. plans-concerns
S3116 [Lesniak, Raymond J.], Capital City Redevel. Corp.-revises
S3126 [Lesniak, Raymond J.], Solid and haz. waste operations-concerns

Senate Environment Meeting 1:00 PM
A795 [Gusciora, Reed/Fisher, Douglas H.+1], Env. responsible co.-DEP estab. list
S1899 [Kyrillos, Joseph M./Madden, Fred H.], Env. responsible co.-DEP estab. list
S3004 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Site remediation-pub. notification
S3041 [Smith, Bob], Energy generation fac.-concern permits
S3118 [Smith, Bob], Site remediation grants-concerns

Senate State Government Meeting
The Committee will not meet.

Senate Transportation Meeting
The Committee will not meet.

Senate Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting
The Committee will not meet.

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers