 The Assembly canceled their committee meetings scheduled for today and will get started Monday, so the Senate has the floor today.
The Budget and Appropriations committee will get an update on the status of the current FY2010 budget from Dr. David Rosen, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer at the Office of Legislative Services. He will also review the impact of the economy on the state's projected tax revenues and budget.
The Commerce Committee has three bills on the agenda for a vote and one for discussion including a bill that would require consumer complaints to licensing boards of regulated professions to be resolved within 120 days. The bill for discussion would permit persons covered by certain managed care plans to receive covered services from network provider without obtaining written referral from primary care provider.
Over in the Community and Urban Affairs Committee, they will consider four bills including ones that would modify the development application process under the "Municipal Land Use Law" and another that would allow surviving spouses between 55 and 64 years of age to carry forward homestead property tax reimbursement of qualified deceased program participant.
The Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee has four bills up including one that would establishe an Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission, another which would require each hospital board of trustees to adopt a written policy governing conflicts of interest and a third that would allow deductions against gross income for unreimbursed expenses incurred by organ donor.
The Law and Public Safety Committee has four bills including one that expands the authority of emergency management departments in requesting assistance outside normal territorial jurisdictions, a second that would permit direct shipping of wine to New Jersey consumers and a third which upgrades penalties for assaulting certain health care professionals and workers. The Transportation Committee will have three bills to designate roads and another that would require certain New Jersey Transit Corporation employees to undergo criminal history background checks and wear photo identification.
You can see the full agenda below the fold. If you can't make it to Trenton, you can follow along here. |
Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting 11:00 AM
David Rosen, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer, will update the Committee on the status of the current FY2010 budget and discuss the outlook for the upcoming FY2011 budget. Dr. Rosen will also review the impact of current economic conditions on New Jersey's tax revenues and budget.
Senate Commerce Meeting 1:00 PM
S515 [Weinberg, Loretta/Whelan, Jim], Physicians continuing ed.-concerns
S895 [Gill, Nia H.], Shareholder actions, cert.-concerns
S936 [Cardinale, Gerald/Sarlo, Paul A.], Consumer complaints, cert.-concerns
For Discussion Only:
S937 [Weinberg, Loretta], HMO, cert.-receive svc. w/out referral
Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM
S82 [Rice, Ronald L.], Mun Land Use Law-mod application process
S122 [Connors, Christopher J./Van Drew, Jeff], Rental asst.-concerns
S227 [Kean, Sean T.], Planning, zoning bd. memb.-training
S593 [Baroni, Bill/Van Drew, Jeff+1], Homestead prop. tax. reimb.-elig.
Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting 1:00 PM
S125 [Connors, Christopher J./Van Drew, Jeff], Alzheimer's Disease Study
Comm.-estab.
S369 [Weinberg, Loretta/Gordon, Robert M.], Hosp. bd. of trustees-concerns
S665 [Buono, Barbara/Vitale, Joseph F.+4], Medicaid home demo. proj.-estab.
S785 [Madden, Fred H./Baroni, Bill], Organ donations-gross income tax deduct.
Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting 1:00 PM
S189 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Bump key-estab. penal. for use
S410 [Haines, Philip E.], Lock picking tools-concerns
S501 [Girgenti, John A.+2], Emerg. mgt. dept.-expands auth.
S572 [Beach, James/Girgenti, John A.], Undersheriffs-concerns duties
S766 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Stack, Brian P.+6], Wine-concerns direct shipping
S911 [Girgenti, John A.], Assault on health care prof.-penal.
Senate Transportation Meeting 11:00 AM
S225 [Kean, Sean T./Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Chosin Few Memor. Hwy.-desig. Rt. 35
S733 [Sacco, Nicholas J.], Airport Safety Fd.-concerns expenditures
S795 [Madden, Fred H./Sweeney, Stephen M.+3], So. Jersey Vietnam Vet. Hwy.- desig. Rt47
For Discussion Only:
S637 [Ciesla, Andrew R.+2], NJT Corp. emp-crim. background checks |
