Here’s what happened under the Gold Dome on Thursday, December 21st:

SENATE

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:

Leslie-Ann M. Justus, of Marlboro.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS:

Anthony Anzelone, of Cape May Court House, to replace James H. Flaherty.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS:

Honorable Patricia Perkins-Auguste, of Elizabeth, to replace Salena Carroll.

Nominations Withdrawn:

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS:

Salena Carroll, of Elizabeth.

Bills Introduced:

S3629    Bucco,A.R.    Master hearth prof.-estab. lic.   REF SCM

S3630    Singer,R    Sr. freeze prog.-exemp. fed. RR Act benf   REF SLA

S3632    Sweeney,S    Income tax agreement reciprocal-concerns   REF SBA

S3633    Sweeney,S    Haz. waste fac., major-amends definition   REF SBA

S3634    Beach,J    Cable Television Act-amends   REF SBA

SCR174    Holzapfel,J    Natl Flood Insur Prog-Cong oppose reauth   REF SCM

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

S3560 Sca (1R)    Sweeney,S/Smith,B+1    Nuclear Diversity Cert. Prog.-estab.   REP/SCA

Co-Sponsors Added:

S1237 Sca (1R)   (Stack,B)    Haz Site Remediation Fd-change provision

S2313   (Stack,B)    Sch bldg-equip w/emerg light panic alarm

S3560 Sca (1R)   (Lesniak,R)    Nuclear Diversity Cert. Prog.-estab.

S3598   (Kean,T)    St. prop tax pad-deduct from income tax

The Senate adjourned at 1:05 P.M. on Thursday, December 21, 2017 to meet again on Thursday, January 4, 2018 (SESSION/Committees at the Call of the Senate President).

ASSEMBLY

Bills Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

A5339    Mukherji,R/Chaparro,A    Sewerage auth. budgets-req. St oversight

AJR178    McKeon,J    Juvenile parole elig.-create task force

Bills Introduced:

A5331    Schaer,G    Resid. rental prop. inspection-concerns   REF ACE

A5332    Burzichelli,J    Haz. waste fac., major-amends definition   REF AEN

A5333    McKeon,J    Texting while driv, sch. zone-incr penal   REF ALP

A5334    McKeon,J    St. pensions-proh. cert. investments   REF ASL

A5335    Pintor Marin,E/Sumter,S    Personal Injury Trust Fd Transparency   REF AJU

ACR262    McGuckin,G    Natl Flood Insur Prog-Cong oppose reauth   REF AFI

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

A5330 Aca (1R)    McKeon,J/Burzichelli,J    Nuclear Diversity Cert. Prog.-estab.   REP/ACA
S2180 ScaAca (2R)    Oroho,S    Rural Electric Cooperative Act   REP/ACA

Bills Received from Senate/Concurrence w/Governor’s Recommendation/Given Second Reading:

S2214 w/GR (1R)    Turner,S/Cunningham,S+3    Higher ed. tuition-improve transparency

Bills Received from Senate/Concurrence w/Senate Amendments/Given Second Reading:

A224 AcsScaSca (ACS/2R)    DeAngelo,W/Giblin,T+2    Pool and spa svc. contractors-concerns

A492 AcaSca (2R)    Russo,D/Coughlin,C+2    Emp. inventions-protect rights

A2080 AcaSa (2R)    Mukherji,R/Pintor Marin,E+5    Renewable energy efficiency-estab. prog.

A2204 AcaSca (2R)    Eustace,T/Benson,D+2    Hydropower fac-virtual net metering

A3612 AcaAaAaSca (4R)    Greenwald,L/Lampitt,P+7    Playground-co design/construct inclusive

A3636 AcaSa (2R)    Vainieri Huttle,V/Holley,J+2    Animal rescued from mv-immunity

A3655 Sca (1R)    Mosquera,G/Jones,P+3    Child abuse hotline-sch. posting req.

A4357 Sca (1R)    Wimberly,B/Johnson,G+1    St. Emp., Training Comm.-changes comp.

A4470 AcaAaSa (3R)    Schaer,G/Vainieri Huttle,V+3    Behavioral Health Svc. Task Force-estab

Bills Received from Senate/Referred to Committee:

S2934    Pennacchio,J/Bucco,A.R.    MV id prog-emerg med tech/paramedic cert   REF ATR

S2971 Sca (1R)    Madden,F/Beach,J    Nurse-proh. use, unlic. person   REF ARP

S3028 ScaSa (2R)    Smith,B/Greenstein,L+4    Food date labeling-estab. standards   REF ALP

S3274    Rice,R    Dwellings-concerns short-term tax exemp.   REF ACE

S3605    Vitale,J/Madden,F+1    Drug overdose deaths-concerns reports   REF AHE

Bills Received from Senate/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:

S848    Stack,B/Oroho,S+2    Sewerage auth. budgets-req. St oversight

S1710 Ss (SS)    Vitale,J/Singer,R+1    Health care fac. lic.-concerns

S2747 ScaSa (2R)    Weinberg,L/Allen,D    Wage info-emp. req. disclose

S2872 ScaSca (2R)    Pou,N/Bell,C+1    Garden St. Growth Zone-Bus. incentive

S3341 Sa (1R)    Ruiz,M    Econ. Redevel-extend document submission

S3395 Sca (1R)    Scutari,N    Alarm business signs/decals-proh. sale

S3409 Sca (1R)    Gordon,R/Bucco,A.R.    Loc. pub. contracts-concerns changes

S3458    Bucco,A.R.+1    Fire safety comm.-incr. memb.

S3459    Sarlo,P/Gordon,R    Towing svcs.-concerning non-consensual

S3554 Sca (1R)    Sweeney,S/Corrado,K+2    Background checks, expands-disab. svc.

S3558 Scs (SCS)    Lesniak,R/Cruz-Perez,N+2    Animal cruelty law enforcement-revises

S3604 Sca (1R)    Vitale,J/Diegnan,P.J.+1    Schedule II cds & opioids-concerns reg.

S3607    Weinberg,L/Gordon,R    Mike Adler Aphasis Task Force-amends

S3614 Sca (1R)    Sweeney,S/Oroho,S    SPRS retir. memb.-concerns health benf.

S3616    Sarlo,P    Natural gas veh.-concerns weight limits

S3620 Sca (1R)    Cunningham,S    Pub. officials-change PERS memb. elig.

SJR98    Turner,S/Weinberg,L+11    Fibrodysplasis Ossificans Prog. Day

The Assembly adjourned at 12:36 P.M. on Thursday, December 21, 2017 to meet again on Thursday, January 4, 2018 (SESSION).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

None

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (12/18/2017):

P.L.2017, c.243.   S3306 Sca (1R)    Cunningham,S/Sweeney,S+3    12/20/2017    Emp. discrimination-proh.

P.L.2017, c.244.   S3307 Sca (1R)    Cunningham,S/Sweeney,S+5    12/20/2017    Expunging crim records-revise procedures

P.L.2017, c.245.   S3308    Cunningham,S/Sweeney,S+7    12/20/2017    Juv. expunge-decrease waiting period