2008 - 2010 Legislation
Assembly

Bill #A283
Primary Sponsors: Brian Rumpf, Herb Conaway, Daniel VanPelt
Co-Sponsors: James Holzapfel, David Wolfe, patrick Diegnan, Alison McHose, Paul Moriarty, Gary Chiusano
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demands Fund.
Status: 1R -1/28/08
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #A595
Primary Sponsors: Marcia Karrow, Alison McHose, nelson Albano, Matthew Milam
Co-Sponsors: Richard Merkt, Gary Chiusano
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Status: 1R - 1/28/08
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #A1202
Primary Sponsor: Anthony Chiappone
Co-Sponsor:
Changes the composition and revises the authority of Fish & Game Council; creates a non-lethal alternative committee within council.
Status: 1R - 1/28/08
UBNJ Position: Oppose

Bill A1519
Primary Sponsor: David Rible
Co-Sponsors: Nelson Albano, David Wolfe, James Holzapfel, Patrick Diegnan, Allison McHose, Louis Greenwald
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Status: 1R - 1/28/08
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #A1667
Primary Sponsors: Alison McHose, Gary Chiusano
Co-Sponsors: Douglas Fisher, Ronald Dancer, David Wolfe, Alex DeCroce, Richard Merkt
Clarifies the Fish & Game has sole authority to regulation freshwater fishing, hunting and trapping.
Status: 1R - 1/28/08
UBNJ Position: Watch

Bill #A1669
Primary Sponsors: Alison McHose, Gary Chiusano
Co-Sponsor: Pamela Lampitt
Authorizes deer hunting with bow & arrow on Sundays.
Status: 1R - 1/28/08
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #A1912
Primary Sponsors: Douglas Fisher, Herb Conaway, Nelson Albano, Marcia Karrow
Co-Sponsor: John Burzichelli
Appropriates $33 million from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Status: 2R Ref:AAP 1/28/08
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #A1945
Primary Sponsors: Brian Rumpf, Daniel VanPelt
Co-Sponsor:
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping license and free admission to State Parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Status: 1R - 1/28/08
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #2353
Primary Sponsors: Gary Chiusano, Alison McHose
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting and trapping purposes.
Status: 1R - 2/26/08
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #ACR140
Primary Sponsors: Alison McHose, Gary Chiusano
Proposes constitutional amendment to preserve right of people to fish, hunt, trap and harvest fish and wildlife.
Status: 1R - 2/25/08
UBNJ Position: Support

Updated 3/8/08