Saturday, August 20, 2011

Christie Signs, Vetoes Legislation

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has taken action on the following bills sent to him by the state legislature:

BILLS SIGNED:

S-255/A-854 (Van Drew, Connors/Milam, Albano, Rumpf) – Prohibits towing and transportation of boats during emergency evacuations

            S-737/A-2594 (Sacco, Girgenti/Quigley, Prieto, Coughlin, Coutinho, Bramnick, Albano, Schroeder) – Expands DNA database to include samples from certain violent arrestees

            S-748/A-1832 (Beck/Mainor, Casagrande) – Appropriates $3.567 million from Clean Waters bond fund for sewerage infrastructure improvements at former Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital
           
            S-1246/A-3255 (S. Kean, Ciesla/Milam) – Creates exception to age requirement for power boat operation conducted during authorized race

S-1807/A-1597 (Sweeney, Singer/Scalera, Chivukula, Wisniewski, Oliver) – Authorizes credit unions to serve as public depositories of public funds; requires credit unions to provide certain funds for financial literacy education

S-1882/A-3258 (T. Kean/Stender, Munoz) – Provides standards and procedures for museum to acquire title to property that is on loan to museum but has not been claimed by lender for period of time

S-1924/A-3577 (Norcross/Burzichelli, Fuentes, Wilson) – “Anti-Snow Dumping Act”; prohibits commercial snowplow operators on private property from depositing snow in public roads, streets, and highways or on public lands

S-1993/A-2972 (Beck, Kyrillos, Wisniewski/O’Scanlon, Casagrande) – Designates “Red Bank Train Station” as “Daniel J. O’Hern Station – Red Bank, New Jersey”

S-2073/A-2938 (S. Kean, Kyrillos, Beck/Angelini, O’Scanlon, Rible, Casagrande) – Designates bridge on Route 36 over Shrewsbury River as “Captain Joseph Azzolina Memorial Bridge”

S-2164/A-3408 (Sweeney/Burzichelli, Prieto, Diegnan) – Concerns employee leasing companies

S-2199/A-3839 (Ruiz, Weinberg/Spencer) - Establishes NJ Advisory Council on End-of-Life Care in DHSS

S-2443/A-3636 (Vitale, Whelan/Coughlin, Greenwald, Polistina, Riley, Munoz) – Establishes Medicaid Accountable Care Organization Demonstration Project in DHS

S-2665/A-3841 (Weinberg, Beck/Vainieri Huttle, Quijano, Wagner, Stender, Voss, Ramos) - Repeals obsolete statutes concerning the status of women

S-2930/A-4224 (Sarlo, T. Kean/Schaer, Chiusano, Coyle) – Revises method of regulation and collection of surplus lines insurance premium taxes

            SJR-67/AJR-74 (Weinberg, Singer/Conaway, Tucker, Ramos) – Permanently designates May as “Lupus Awareness Month” in New Jersey


BILLS VETOED:

S-1815/A-2577 (B. Smith/McKeon, Barnes)- ABSOLUTE - “Ocean County Stormwater Management System Demonstration Act”

S-2946/A-4108 (Sweeney, Smith/McKeon, Chivukula, Stender, Barnes, Gusciora, Vainieri Huttle) - ABSOLUTE - Clarifies intent of P.L. 2007, c.340 regarding NJ’s required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

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