NJLM - March 2002 Legislative Bulletin

Legislative Bulletin
Updated March 22, 2002

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SENATE BILLS
REQ.	BILL NO. AND SPONSOR	BILL SUMMARY	CURRENT STATUS	LEAGUE POSITION A-Approve O=Oppose
	S-142 Buono, Barbara	Provides for designation of goose management areas for resident Canada goose populations; appropriates $50,000. Does not adequately address the issue. Appropriation is insufficient.	Senate Environment Committee	O
	S-234 Suliga, Joseph	Removes authorization for automatic renewal provisions in cable television franchises.	Senate Commerce Committee	A
	S-461 Cardinale, Gerald Lesniak, Raymond J.	Permits wine tastings and samplings by certain Class C alcoholic beverage licensees. League is concerned with the relaxing of ABC Regulations.	Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee	O
	S-506 Martin, Robert J. Bagger, Richard H.	Exempts Great Swamp watershed area from uniform residential site improvement standards.	Senate Environment Committee	A
	S-628 Furnari, Garry J. Singer, Robert W.	Establishes twelve-member "Election Law and Procedures Study Commission;" appropriates $150,000.	Senate State Government Committee	A
	S-976 Inverso, Peter A.	Specifies additional pre-layoff actions to avoid civil service layoffs.	Senate State Government Committee	A
	S-1044 Sweeney, Stephen M. Cafiero, James S.	Concerns public works contracts and project agreements with labor organizations. Undermines Local Bidding Laws by restricting open competition. Ultimately costly to municipalities.	Senate Labor Committee	O
	S-1055 Cardinale, Gerald	Authorizes legal fees and costs against public entity filing legally groundless suits against citizens who are critical of the public entity. There is existing frivolous lawsuit Legislation which can be applied in such cases.	Senate Judiciary Committee	O
	S-1215 Turner, Shirley K.	Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.	Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee	A
	S-1275 Connors, Leonard T. Ciesla, Andrew R.	Permits exclusion from budget cap and three-year payoff of accumulated deficits of local employee group insurance programs.	Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee	A

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ASSEMBLY BILLS
REQ.	BILL NO. AND SPONSOR	BILL SUMMARY	CURRENT STATUS	LEAGUE POSITION A-Approve O=Oppose
	A-239 Barnes, Peter J. Carroll, Michael Patrick	Requires the licensing of bail recovery agents as private detectives.	Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee	A
	A-404 Kean, Thomas H.	Exempts Great Swamp watershed area from uniform residential site improvement standards.	2nd Reading in the Assembly	A
	A-549 Impreveduto, Anthony Moran, Jeffrey W.	Permits wine tastings and samplings by certain Class C alcoholic beverage licensees. *League is concerned with the relaxing of ABC Regulations.*	Passed Assembly	O
	A-1605 McKeon, John F. Edwards, Willis	Prohibits tobacco and alcohol advertising within 500 feet of schools. Though well intended, this bill will result in increased costs related to enforcement,signs and new maps. LLC indicates that it will reconsider the bill if it amended so municipalities could enact at their discretion.	2nd Reading in the Assembly	O
	A-1658 Cohen, Neil M.	Provides that an area surrounding a church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship shall be designated a drug free zone. Though well intended, this bill will result in increased costs related to enforcement, signs and new maps. LLC indicates that it will reconsider the bill if it amended so municipalities could enact at their discretion.	Assembly Judiciary Committee	O
	A-1668 Chivukula, Upendra J.	Requires all solid waste vehicles to be equipped with a catch device to prevent spillage of liquids onto the roadway. This is already included in the state specifications.	Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee	O
	A-1694 Vandervalk, Charlotte Bateman, Christopher	Changes compensation trigger for reenrollment of PERS retiree from $15,000 in aggregate to $15,000 per public employer.	Assembly State Government Committee	A
	A-1701 Gusciora, Reed	Requires local decision to revoke liquor license be accorded great weight in appeal proceeding.	Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee	A
	A-1705 Cohen, Neil M.	Prohibits certain alcoholic beverage licensees from obtaining interest in another alcoholic beverage license.	Current Status Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee	A
	A-1706 Cohen , Neil M.	Provides for license suspension and monetary penalties for occupancy and fire code violations by certain alcoholic beverage licensees.	Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee	A
	A-1707 Cohen, Neil M.	Requires certain alcoholic beverage licensees to carry $1 million liability insurance.	Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee	A
	A-1803 Rooney, John E.	Requires consultation with and approval by county board of taxation prior to reassessment of property by Director of Division of Taxation. *Poses significant conflicts with Constitution.*	Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee	O
	A-1872 O'Toole, Kevin	Permits volunteer firefighters and emergency services personnel to participate in health benefits program in municipality in which they volunteer. *Extremely costly for municipalities.*	Current Status Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee	O
	A-1889 Cohen, Neil M. Arnone, Michael J.	Permits exclusion from budget cap and three-year payoff of accumulated deficits of local employee group insurance programs.	Passed Assembly; Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.	A
	A-1912 Bateman, Christopher Biondi, Peter J.	Exempts from New Jersey gross income tax the victims who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.	Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee	A
	A-1926 Egan, Joseph V. Malone, Joseph R.	Concerns public works contracts and project labor agreements with labor organizations. Undermines Local Bidding Laws by restricting open competition. Ultimately costly to municipalities.	Assembly Appropriations Committee	O
	A-2091 Asselta, Nicholas	Specifies additional pre-layoff actions to avoid civil service layoffs.	Current Status Assembly State Government Committee	A

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