Monday, January 13, 2014

Christie Signs 12 Bills, Vetoes 10

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

BILLS SIGNED:

S-512/A-1399 (Norcross, Madden/Wilson, Singleton, Coughlin, Riley) - Authorizes payment of funeral expenses for certain public safety employees killed in line of duty

S-2779/A-4222  (Vitale, Codey/Conaway, Benson, Munoz, Handlin) - Allows practitioner with financial interest in health care service providing lithotripsy to refer patients to that health care service if certain conditions are met

S-2984/A-4521 (Norcross/Wilson, Fuentes) - Amends special charter of Gloucester City in Camden County to revise method of election of members of Common Council

SJR-31/AJR-51 (Weinberg, Ruiz/Vanieri Huttle, Johnson, Gusciora, Lampitt) - Designates October of each year as "Disability History and Awareness Month" and encourages instruction concerning disabilities in the public schools

A-581/S-645 (Spencer, Johnson/Pou, Scutari) - Authorizes the court to credit a person in default of a court-imposed financial obligation under certain circumstances

A-1523  (Burzichelli, Quijano, DeAngelo, Riley) - Removes requirement that certain telecommunications companies file tariffs with BPU; requires them to provide certain information to public via their website; allows them assess late payment charge on unpaid bills

A-1545/S-2116 (Burzichelli, Rumana, Moriarty/Oroho, Stack) - Revises law concerning certain professional and occupational licenses

A-1825/S-2093 (Conaway/Weinberg, Allen) - Requires DOE to develop educational fact sheet for distribution to parents concerning sports-related eye injuries

A-2132/S-2181 (Burzichelli, Benson, Riley, Moriarty, Caride/Greenstein) - Authorizes BPU to promulgate regulations requiring electricity providers to provide information so customers may compare prices and services

A-3586/S-2756 (Conaway, Jimenez/Vitale, Singer) - Removes statutory authority of DOH and Board of Medical Examiners over medical standards governing declarations of death upon the basis of neurological criteria

A-3625/S-2343 (Eustace, Benson, Jimenez, Green, Wimberly, Sumter/Ruiz, Beach) -
Requires emergency operations plans in certain senior occupied buildings

A-3997/S-3076 (Casagrande, Singleton, Benson, Handlin, Jimenez/Ruiz, Sweeney) -
Prohibits inclusion of bonus in employment contract of school superintendent for reducing number of out-of-district placements of students with special education needs


BILLS VETOED:

S-450/A-3420 (Turner, Greenstein/Andrzejczak, Albano, Benson, Moriarty) – ABSOLUTE - Requires property tax bills to contain eligibility information on State tax relief programs
           
S-1264/A-1261 (Vitale, Coughlin/Sumter) - ABSOLUTE - Clarifies deadline to request mail-in ballot application

S-2389/A-3737 (Norcross, Gordon/Giblin, Wisniewski, Stender, S. Kean, Johnson) – ABSOLUTE - Concerns occupational safety and health for public employees of certain interstate authorities

SCS for S-2965/ACS for A-4444 (Sweeney, Gill/Riley, Wisniewski, Benson, Lampitt, Moriarty) – ABSOLUTE - Establishes "College Affordability Study Commission" to examine issues and develop recommendations to increase the affordability of higher education in New Jersey

AS for ACS for A-321/S-2910 (Dancer, Singleton, Benson, Giblin, Mosquera/Sweeney) – CONDITIONAL - Establishes four-year pilot program in Ocean County for electronic monitoring of certain domestic violence offenders; designated as "Lisa's Law"; appropriates $1 million

A-2887/S-2758 (Chivukula, McKeon, Stender,/Whelan, Greenstein) – ABSOLUTE - Requires Energy Master Plan to include long-term capacity planning and infrastructure planning

A-3445/S-1804 (Quijano, Cryan, Vanieri Huttle/Van Drew) – CONDITIONAL - Permits pet owners to board public transportation with domesticated animals during emergency evacuation

A-3972/S-2763 (Jasey, DeCroce, Caputo, Singleton, Wimberly/Ruiz, Turner) – ABSOLUTE - Establishes task force to study issues related to the establishment of full-day kindergarten

A-4097 /S-2786 (Vanieri Huttle, Gusciora/Vitale, Weinberg) - ABSOLUTE - Revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in sex

A-4339/S-2918 (Riley, Mosquera, Lampitt, Benson/Madden, Bateman) – CONDITIONAL - Establishes "Mom2Mom Peer Support Program" telephone helpline


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