Under the Dome: Senate and Assembly Committees

by: Jason Springer

Mon Mar 08, 2010 at 09:00:00 AM EST

There aren't voting sessions today, but both the Senate and Assembly will have committees meeting. The Senate will have two committees including Judiciary and Economic Growth meet.

The Economic Growth Committee will discuss the latest incarnation of Senator Lesniaks's bill on COAH reforms and consider a resolution to urge the NFL to pick New Meadowlands Stadium as the site of Super Bowl XLVIII. The Judiciary committee will hold hearings on three of Governor Christie's cabinet nominees:

Janet F. Rosenzweig, MS, Ph.D MPA for Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families
Gary M. Lanigan for Commissioner of the Department of Corrections
Jennifer Velez for Commissioner of the Department of Human Services.

Over on the Assembly side of the aisle, they have seven committees scheduled to meet. The Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from Attorney General Paula Dow on on her priorities and will consider seven bills. The Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee has four bills up for consideration including one looking at whether PTSD from combat service should be a mitigating factor in during sentencing.

The Education Committee will hear testimony regarding the impact of concussions and other head injuries on student athletes and possible
guidelines for addressing such injuries. The Environment and Solid Waste Committee will hear testimony on the impact of Gov. Christie's cuts to divert funds from the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, the Highlands Protection Fund - Planning Grant program, the Highlands Municipal Property Tax Stabilization Fund, and the New Jersey Clean Energy Fund.

The Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee has four bills up for consideration. The Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee will hear from Charles McKenna, the acting Director of the Office of Homeland Security, and consider three bills. The State Government Committee will be talking Census again as they will hear more testimony on the 2010 census and vote on bills that would create a Census Awareness Month and Census Day on April 1.

I'll put the full list of bills up for consideration below the fold. If you can't make it to Trenton, you can follow along live here.

Jason Springer :: Under the Dome: Senate and Assembly Committees

*Senate Economic Growth Meeting 10:00 AM

SR35 [Kean, Thomas H./Sarlo, Paul A.], Meadowlands Stadium-Super Bowl XLVIII

For Discussion Only:

S1 [Lesniak, Raymond J./Bateman, Christopher], Affordable housing-reforms procedures

Senate Judiciary Meeting 11:30 AM

Interviewed:

to be Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families:

Janet F. Rosenzweig, MS, Ph.D MPA of Yardley, Pennsylvania to replace Kara Wood, for the term prescribed by law.

to be Commissioner of the Department of Corrections:

Gary M. Lanigan of Staten Island, New York to replace George W. Hayman, for the term prescribed by law.

to be Commissioner of the Department of Human Services:

Jennifer Velez, Esq. of Summit to succeed herself, for the term prescribed by law.

Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Meeting 2:00 PM

A812 [Albano, Nelson T./Milam, Matthew W.+3], Agric. tourism locations-estab. prog.
A823 [Albano, Nelson T./Milam, Matthew W.+1], Saltwater fishing, free reg.-estab.
A2304 [Milam, Matthew W.], Menhaden-revises lic. statute
A2305 [Milam, Matthew W.], Jersey Fresh-incl Made With Jersey Fresh

Assembly Education Meeting 2:00 PM

The Committee will hear testimony from invited guests regarding the impact of concussions and other head injuries on student athletes and possible
guidelines for addressing such injuries.

A458 [Voss, Joan M./Evans, Elease+2], Attendance in sch. dist.-concerns
A2294 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Caputo, Ralph R.+3], St. bd of ed. memb., cert.-prov. removal

Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Meeting 2:00 PM

The Committee will take testimony from invited guests regarding the environmental impacts of the Administration's proposals, as part of its FY 2010 budget solutions, to divert funds from the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, the Highlands Protection Fund - Planning Grant program, the Highlands Municipal Property Tax Stabilization Fund, and the New Jersey Clean Energy Fund.

Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Meeting 2:00 PM

The Chairman has invited Charles B. McKenna, the newly appointed Director of the Office of Homeland Security, to address the Committee.

A974 [Johnson, Gordon M.], Domestic Security Task Force-expand memb
A1590 [Scalera, Frederick/Johnson, Gordon M.], Birth cert, duplicate-req. 3 forms of id
A1600 [Scalera, Frederick/Wisniewski, John S.], Emerg. operations plans-concerns

Assembly Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM

The Committee will receive testimony from Attorney General Paula Dow concerning priorities for the 214th Legislative Session.

A1050 [Quijano, Annette/Wisniewski, John S.+1], Law, unauth. practice-
upgrades offense
A1081 [Gusciora, Reed/Prieto, Vincent], Home improvement contractors-concerns
A1392 [Carroll, Michael Patrick/Rodriguez, Caridad], Midwives-w/in definition
of lic. person
A2469 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Greenstein, Linda R.], Blue Ribbon Panel,
Review NJ Inmate Pop.
AJR15 [Thompson, Samuel D.+3], Rules of Evidence-amends
AJR27 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Greenstein, Linda R.], Rules of Evidence-
proposes an amendment
AJR34 [Casagrande, Caroline], Rules of Evidence-amends

Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM

A1945 [Conners, Jack], Honor Guard Ribbon-creates
A1950 [Conners, Jack], Vet. honorable discharge papers-concerns
AR52 [Conners, Jack], POW/MIA desig.-reinstate
For Discussion Only:
A1964 [Conners, Jack/Conaway, Herb], Post-traumatic stress, mil.-sentencing

Assembly State Government Meeting 2:00 PM

The Committee will hear testimony from invited speakers representing local government units and community and civic groups on their efforts to maximize participation in the 2010 census.

AJR38 [Quijano, Annette/Riley, Celeste M.], Census Awareness Mo.-desig.
March 2010
AR61 [Stender, Linda/Quijano, Annette], Census Day in NJ-declares April 1, 2010

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Hurt Locker Redux (0.00 / 0)

The assembly Military & Veterans Meeting is reviewing bill A1964 which would add, "as another mitigating factor for the court to consider in determining a sentence, whether the defendant suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, psychiatric or psychological problems resulting from service as a member of the United States Armed Forces in a combat theater of operations during a time of war or emergency."

You don't have to have seen the movie or even read many new articles to understand the tremendous stress put on our soldiers. I hope this bill becomes a law.

"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." - Sen. Ted Kennedy

by: Bill Orr @ Mon Mar 08, 2010 at 15:25:37 PM UTC

Thanks to John McKeon (0.00 / 0)

for holding today's hearing in Assembly Environment Committee - let's hope this is the just the start of the Dem push back on Christie's attack on the environment!

by: Winston Smith @ Mon Mar 08, 2010 at 16:30:49 PM UTC