Dan Cirucci: Christie Vetoes 15 Bills, 6 Absolutely

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Christie Vetoes 15 Bills, 6 Absolutely

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today took action on the following legislation:

BILLS SIGNED:

A-2948/S-2311 (Mainor, Quijano/Cunningham, Stack) - Sets forth certain reporting requirements when out-of-State law enforcement entities conduct counter-terrorism investigations within New Jersey

A-3405/S-2484 (Lampitt, Wimberly/Madden, Addiego) - Provides for temporary approval of WIC vendor applications if the applicant currently operates another approved program

A-3598/S-2588 (Gusciora, Bramnick, Fuentes, Lampitt, Schepisi/Turner, Scutari) - Establishes conditional dismissal program in municipal court

A-3615/S-2447 (Coutinho, A.M. Bucco, Munoz/Van Drew, Rice) - Codifies protections set forth in certain case law and limits use of eminent domain under the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law"

BILLS VETOED:

A-1273 (Coughlin, O'Donnell) – CONDITIONAL VETO - Requires SHBP to provide certain information to participating public employers

A-1279/S-896 (Coughlin, Wisniewski/Vitale, Sacco) – CONDITIONAL VETO - Directs NJTA to study and report on potential revenue generating services of NJTA rest areas and service plazas

A-1578/S-1450 (Wisniewski, Prieto, Giblin, Quijano/Weinberg) – ABSOLUTE VETO - Establishes "Truck Operator Independent Contractor Act"

A-1857/S-2433 (Diegnan, Coughlin /Vitale, Beach) - ABSOLUTE VETO - Provides that President of Municipal Clerks' Association of New Jersey shall serve as member of Government Records Council

A-2737/S-897 (Coughlin, Benson/Vitale, Greenstein) – CONDITIONAL VETO - Clarifies intent of Legislature to protect certain senior tenants; aligns housing age restrictions with federal law

A-3039/S-2033 (Conaway, Lampitt, Benson/Whelan) – CONDITIONAL VETO - Establishes NJ Council on Lupus Education and Awareness in DOH

A-3082/S-2260 (Greenwald, Riley, Chivukula/Beach) - ABSOLUTE VETO - Limits motor vehicle rental companies vehicle license cost recovery fee to good-faith estimate of actual costs; requires company to annually adjust fee to reflect actual costs

A-3222/SCS for S-1773, 2162 (Fuentes, Wilson, Riley, Sumter, Wimberly/Norcross, Turner) - ABSOLUTE VETO - Revises law concerning the purchase of scrap metal

A-3227/S-2152 (Giblin, Johnson/Whelan) - ABSOLUTE VETO - Establishes procedure for licensure of timeshare salespersons

A-3270/S-2413 (Riley, Wagner, Mainor, Giblin/Beach, Ruiz) – CONDITIONAL VETO - Requires Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to develop career exploration report for students in grades 7 through 12

A-3489/S-2540 (Dancer, Burzichelli, Wagner, Caputo/Sweeney, Gordon) - CONDITIONAL VETO - Allows monies statutorily dedicated to standardbred or thoroughbred horse racing purses to be used for benefit of horse racing industry, subject to agreement between permitholder and representative horsemen's organization

A-4149/S-2899 (Burzichelli, Dancer, Amodeo, Bramnick/Norcross, Bateman, O'Toole, Whelan) - CONDITIONAL VETO - Authorizes New Jersey Racing Commission to grant special permits for horse racing on beach and for steeplechase race meeting; allows wagering on such races

A-4232/SCS for S-2844 (Fuentes, Singleton/Norcross) – CONDITIONAL VETO - Creates pilot program to allow certain county utilities authorities to fund certain local infrastructure

A-4237/S-2858 (Gusciora, Stender, Eustace, Wagner/Turner) - ABSOLUTE VETO - Changes date of 2013 general election from November 5th to October 16th

A-4249/S-2882 (Greenwald/Gill) - ABSOLUTE VETO - Requires opportunity to vote early in person using paper ballots on October 16, 2013 for both general election and U.S. Senate vacancy candidates

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He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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