Bill Text: NJ S312 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Repeals restriction on weights and measures officers' and employees' duties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee [S312 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2012-S312-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 312

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

215th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  JIM WHELAN

District 2 (Atlantic)

Senator  STEPHEN M. SWEENEY

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Van Drew

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Repeals restriction on weights and measures officers' and employees' duties.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

  

An Act concerning weights and measures officers and employees and repealing R.S.51:1-46.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    R.S.51:1-46 is repealed.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill would repeal the statute which requires that officers and employees designated to enforce weights and measures laws and regulations to devote all their time to those duties.

     Repealing this section would allow weights and measures personnel to perform other consumer affairs duties, and other consumer affairs personnel to be trained in weights and measures functions.  This would allow for the cross-utilization of officers and employees, and provide for sufficient coverage of both roles with minimal staff.