Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas P. Scutari, D-Union, Middlesex and Somerset, addresses his colleagues on the floor of the State Senate. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas P. Scutari, D-Union, Middlesex and Somerset, addresses his colleagues on the floor of the State Senate. Richard J. Codey Senate President Richard J. Codey, D-Essex, speaks about plans for a Property Tax Special Session, while Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts, D-Camden, listens on. Senate President Richard J. Codey, D-Essex, speaks about plans for a property tax special session, while Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts looks on.