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Vol. XLV No. 13 CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE 219th Legislature
Prepared:
March 12 2021 Check Internet site or call this office for
updated schedule Second Annual Session
*Denotes
Changes
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Committees at the Call of the Senate
President
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet
Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet
Assembly Agriculture Meeting 9:15 AM
Chair: Asm. Houghtaling, Eric
The Committee will receive testimony on the Spotted Lanternfly, an
invasive species from Asia, which first appeared in NJ in 2018 and is known to
cause damage to various crops and hardwood species.
Due to the public health emergency, the State
House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee
meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the NJ
Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you
are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out
the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature Home Page under the
applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please
check the box "Do you wish to testify?" on the Registration Form.
Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after
you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on
March 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in
lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee
record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should
be submitted to OLSAideAAN@njleg.org.
A1581 [Houghtaling, Eric/Dancer, Ronald S.+1], Invasive Species
Task Force-establish
AJR102 [Taliaferro, Adam J./Dancer, Ronald S.], Healthy
Pollinators Task Force-establishes; address pollinator health problem
Assembly Budget Meeting
Chair: Asw. Pintor Marin, Eliana
The Committee will not meet.
Assembly Education Meeting
Chair: Asw. Lampitt, Pamela R.
The Committee will not meet.
Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Meeting 3:15 PM
Chair: Asm. Kennedy, James J.
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains
closed to visitors.
The public may not attend the Committee meeting
in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the NJ Legislature
home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you
are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out
the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature Home Page under the
applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please
check the box "Do you wish to testify?" on the Registration Form.
Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after
you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on
March 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in
lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee
record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should
be submitted to OLSAideAEN@njleg.org.
A1075 [Speight, Shanique/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+2],
Legionnaires's disease-DEP, DOH, DCA & public water systems prevent/control
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 (continued)
Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Meeting (continued)
A1979 [Stanley, Sterley S./Lopez, Yvonne+5], Architectural Paint
Stewardship Act; paint producers implement or participate
A2783 [Stanley, Sterley S./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Recycled
materials-DEP develop guidelines, St & loc government purchase of goods
A4393 [Kennedy, James J.], Asbestos violations-increase max
penalty; allocates moneys to control & lic prog
Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness
Meeting
Chair: Asw. McKnight, Angela V.
The Committee will not meet.
Assembly Human Services Meeting
Chair: Asw. Downey, Joann
The Committee will not meet.
Assembly Judiciary Meeting 1:45 PM
Chair: Asm. Mukherji, Raj
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains
closed to visitors.
The public may not attend the Committee meeting
in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the NJ Legislature
home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
For those individuals who wish to testify, please check the box "Do you
wish to testify?" on the Registration Form. Instructions for testifying
before the Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your
Registration Form.
The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM March 12,
2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in lieu of
oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and
distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted
to OLSAideAJU@njleg.org.
A1032 [Downey, Joann], Workers' comp
judges-enrollment in PERS required; requires JRS rights/benf apply
A3796 [Johnson, Gordon M./Karabinchak, Robert J.], Sexual assault,
aggravated-transp network driver commit act using coercion
A4313 [Mukherji, Raj], Workers' Compensation & Administrative
Law Judges-changes elig., DCRP to PERS
A5322 [Mosquera, Gabriela M.], Human trafficking victim-provides
for process to vacate and expunge
A5344 [Mukherji, Raj], Judges, certain-clarifies eligibility for
deferred retirement in JRS
S758 [Gopal, Vin/Scutari, Nicholas P.] Workers'
comp judges-enrollment in PERS required; requires JRS rights/benf apply
S3197 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Smith, Bob], Judges, certain-clarifies
eligibility for deferred retirement in JRS
Assembly Labor Meeting 1:30 PM
Chair: Asm. Egan, Joseph V.
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains
closed to visitors.
The public may not attend the Committee meeting
in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the NJ Legislature
home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you
are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out
the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature Home Page under the
applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please
check the box "Do you wish to testify?" on the Registration Form.
Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after
you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on
March 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in
lieu of oral testimony.
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 (continued)
Assembly Labor
Meeting (continued)
Written testimony will be included in the
Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written
testimony should be submitted to OLSAideALA@njleg.org.
A2487 [Quijano, Annette/Benson, Daniel R.+38], Healthy Terminals
Act-req. airport/train station workers be paid cert wages/benf
A2628 [Murphy, Carol A.], Labor contractors-concerns
A4906 [Mukherji, Raj/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Minors-allowed to
serve as election workers on election days between
A5378 [DeAngelo, Wayne P.], Pub. works proj.-prom. diversity;
permit proj. agreement
AJR87 [Murphy, Carol A./Verrelli, Anthony S.], Worker Safety
Day-des. April 18 each yr
S1259 [Singleton, Troy], Labor contractors-concerns
S3414 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Greenstein, Linda R.+1], Pub. works
projects-promote workforce diversity; permit project labor agreements
Pending Referral:
S989 [Weinberg, Loretta/Greenstein, Linda R.+15], Healthy
Terminals Act-req. airport/train station workers be paid cert wages/benf
Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 10:30
AM
Chair: Asw. Tucker, Cleopatra G.
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains
closed to visitors.
The public may not attend the Committee meeting
in person but may listen to and participate in the meeting via the NJ
Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you
are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out
the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature Home Page under the
applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please
check the box "Do you wish to testify?" on the Registration Form.
Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after
you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by Friday March
12, 2021 at 3:00 PM. The public may also submit written testimony
electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in
the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written
testimony should be submitted to OLSAideAMV@njleg.org.
A911 [Gove, DiAnne C./Rumpf, Brian E.+5], Veteran's property tax
exemption-extends to tenant shareholders in co-ops
AR234 [Verrelli, Anthony S./Danielsen, Joe+2], National Guard, NJ
Army/Air-recognizes svc, mobilized after attack on US Capitol
S956 [Connors, Christopher J./Stack, Brian P.+1], Veteran's
property tax exemption-extends to tenant shareholders in co-ops
Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Meeting
3:00 PM
Chair: Asm. Zwicker, Andrew
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains
closed to visitors.
The public may not attend the Committee meeting
in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the NJ Legislature
home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you
are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out
the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature Home Page under the
applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please
check the box "Do you wish to testify?" on the Registration Form.
Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after
you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on
Friday, March 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony
electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in
the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written
testimony should be submitted to OLSAideAST@njleg.org.
The committee will take testimony from guests
on consumer data protection and privacy.
For Discussion Only:
A2799 [Murphy, Carol A.], Entrepreneur Learner's Permit Pilot
Program-Business Action Center establish
A3255 [Burzichelli, John J./Armato, John], Personally identifiable
information-businesses notify customers to opt-in
A3283 [Zwicker, Andrew/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+1], Disclosure and
Accountability Transparency Act-estab Office of Data Protection
A5448 [Mukherji, Raj], Internet websites, consumers, &
personal identifiable info-notify, allow opt out
Assembly Special Committee on Infrastructure and
Natural Resources Meeting 12:30 PM
Chair: Asm. Karabinchak, Robert J.
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains
closed to visitors.
The public may not attend the committee meeting
in person but may view the meeting via the NJ Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you
are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out
the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature Home Page under the
applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please
check the box "Do you wish to testify?" on the Registration Form.
Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after
you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on
March 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in
lieu of oral testimony.
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 (continued)
Assembly Special
Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources Meeting (continued)
Written testimony will be included in the
Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written
testimony should be submitted to OLSAideANR@njleg.org.
A5343 [Schaer, Gary S./McKnight, Angela V.+3], Lead service
lines-require public water sys. inventory & replace within 20 years
A5407 [Schaer, Gary S./Karabinchak, Robert J.], Lead svc line
replacement-remove restrictions on assessments & bond issuances
Assembly State and Local Government Meeting
Chair: Asm. Mazzeo, Vincent
The Committee will not meet.
Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting 9:00
AM
Chair: Asm. DeAngelo, Wayne P.
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains
closed to visitors.
The public may not attend the Committee meeting
in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the NJ Legislature
home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The committee will take oral testimony on
bills, by telephone and video. If you are interested in registering your
position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on
the NJ Legislature Home Page under the applicable Committee heading. For those
individuals who wish to testify, please check the box "Do you wish to
testify?" on the Registration Form. Instructions for testifying before the
Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The
form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on Friday, March, 12, 2021. The public may
also submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written
testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to all the
Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideATU@njleg.org.
A257 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Houghtaling, Eric+6], Energy assistance
prog-requires DCA to provide certain information on low-income
A2846 [Mukherji, Raj/Karabinchak, Robert J.], Low-income
person-permits local units & authorities to reduce water/sewer fees
A3878 [Timberlake, Britnee N./Speight, Shanique+2], Public utility
service discontinuances, certain-prohibits during cert epidemics
A4677 [Schaer, Gary S./Freiman, Roy+1], Utilities, cert-allow
resid. customers satisfy outstanding balances over time
A4678 [Schaer, Gary S./Mukherji, Raj+2], Utility & auth
rates/fees/charges-proh incr during & 180 days after health emerg
A5290 [McKnight, Angela V.], Utility service, local &
public-conduct study of coronavirus effect on service
S3335 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Turner, Shirley K.+4], Utility service,
local & public-conduct study of coronavirus effect on service
Pending Referral:
A4819 [Lampitt, Pamela R./DeAngelo, Wayne P.+6], School &
Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program-establish in BPU
S3033 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Singleton, Troy+3], School & Small
Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program-establish in BPU
Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities
Meeting 10:45 AM
Chair: Asm. Benson, Daniel R.
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains
closed to visitors.
The public may not attend the Committee meeting
in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the NJ Legislature
home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
The committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you
are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out
the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature Home Page under the
applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please
check the box "Do you wish to testify?" on the Registration Form.
Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after
you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on
Friday, March 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically
in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee
record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should
be submitted to OLSAideATR@njleg.org.
A5334 [Lopez, Yvonne/Mazzeo, Vincent+3], Trans. mobility
improvements for autism & devel disab persons-study & implement
A5335 [Tully, P. Christopher/Swain, Lisa+2], Trans. services-NJT
expand/modify routes & hours; input from individual w/autism
A5336 [Benson, Daniel R./Freiman, Roy], Transportation svc. for
devel. disab persons-estab payment programs for purchase
A5337 [Chaparro, Annette/Benson, Daniel R.+2], Streets policy,
complete-DOT implement, consider individuals diagnosed w/autism
A5338 [Benson, Daniel R./Lopez, Yvonne+5], Transportation research-require
to consider needs of individuals w/disabilities
A5339 [Chaparro, Annette/Downey, Joann+1], Driver ed. program-req
to be inclusive
A5340 [Benson, Daniel R./Lopez, Yvonne+3], Statewide Mobility
Manager, Office-establish to assist individuals with autism
A5341 [Lopez, Yvonne/Houghtaling, Eric+2], 2-1-1 telephone system
info-update to include all modes of public transit
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 (continued)
Assembly Women and Children Meeting 12:00 PM
Chair: Asw. Mosquera, Gabriela M.
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains
closed to visitors.
The public may not attend the Committee meeting
in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the NJ Legislature
home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you
are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out
the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature Home Page under the
applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please
check the box "Do you wish to testify?" on the Registration Form.
Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after
you submit your Registration Form. The
form must be submitted by 3:00 PM, March 12, 2021. The public may also submit
written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony
will be included in the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee
members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideAWC@njleg.org.
A720 [Johnson, Gordon M./Mosquera, Gabriela M.], Domestic abuse
victims-establishes supervised community reintegration program
A1078 [Speight, Shanique/Pintor Marin, Eliana+6], Domestic
violence orders-requires to be issued in other languages
A1736 [McKnight, Angela V./Chaparro, Annette+2], Child
counseling-either physically present or heard acts of domestic violence
A4920 [Downey, Joann], Domestic viol screening-obstetrical
provider perform; prevent certain disclosure
S381 [Weinberg, Loretta/Greenstein, Linda R.+3], Domestic abuse
victims-establishes supervised community reintegration program
TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021
Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only)
Hearing 9:30 AM
Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.
Due to the public health emergency, the hearing
will be conducted remotely without the possibility of in-person attendance.
Committee members, invitees, and staff will participate from remote locations
using video conference technology. The Committee will take oral testimony by
telephone and video, limited to three minutes. If you are interested in
registering for the Public Hearing, please fill out the Registration Form located
on the NJ Legislature homepage. Registrations must be received by 3:00 pm the
day before the hearing. The public may view the meeting through the State
Legislature's homepage. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
The
Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee will hold a Public Hearing on the FY2022
State Budget
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
Committees at the Call of the Speaker
THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Committees at the Call of the Senate
President
Senate Judiciary Meeting 1:00 PM
Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains
closed to visitors.
The public may not attend the Committee meeting
in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the NJ Legislature
home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
The Committee will take oral testimony on bills or nominations, by telephone
and video. If you are interested in registering your position with the
Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature
Home Page under the applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who
wish to testify, please check the box "Do you wish to testify?" on
the Registration Form. Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be
forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The form must be
submitted by 3:00 PM on March 17, 2021. The public may also submit written
testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be
included in the record, but in the case of information concerning the character
or qualifications of a person nominated by the Governor, such will remain confidential.
Testimony should be submitted to OLSAideSJU@njleg.org.
Considered:
to be a member of the Camden County Board of Taxation:
Barbara Holcomb of Sicklerville to succeed herself, for the
term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Montclair State University Board of
Trustees:
Tracy Higgins of Montclair to replace George Hiltzik, for
the term prescribed by law.
Sreenivas Kutam of Ramsey to replace Thomas Maguire, for the
term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Advisory Commission on the Status of
Women:
Deborah Veach of Teaneck to replace Molly Slingerland, for
the term prescribed by law.
THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 (continued)
Senate Judiciary Meeting (continued)
Considered:
to be a member of the NJ Cemetery Board:
Deborah Santangelo of Ridgewood to replace William Nichols,
for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Council on the Arts:
Christiana Foglio of Princeton to replace Mary-Grace
Cangemi, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Cultural Trust:
John Paul Nicolaides of Red Bank to replace Josh Weston, for
the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Health Care Facilities Financing
Authority:
Honorable Thomas J. Sullivan of Montvale to replace Elisa Charters,
for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Schools Development Authority:
Daniel Gumble of Lyndhurst to replace Edward Walsh, for the
term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission:
Paul H. Tomasko of Alpine to replace Philip H. White, for
the term prescribed by law.
Rose Marie Manger of Fort Lee to replace Steven Harz, for
the term prescribed by law.
Kevin Tremble of Tenafly to replace S. Lloyd Tulp, for the
term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities:
Ryan Roy of Saddle Brook to replace Christopher Miller, for
the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the State Real Estate Appraiser Board:
Carmen F. Brocato of Clark to replace Cheryle Randolph-Sharpe,
for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Stockton University Board of Trustees:
Jose T. Lozano of Oradell for the term prescribed by law.
Madeleine Deininger of Sonoma, CA to succeed herself, for
the term prescribed by law.
Reverend Collins Days, Sr. of Atlantic City to replace Ellen
Bailey, for the term prescribed by law.
Sonia V. Gonsalves, Ph.D. of Oxford, GA to replace Dean
Pappas, for the term prescribed by law.
Michelle Lenzmeier Keates of Ventnor City for
the term prescribed by law
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Committees at the Call of the Senate
President
Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only)
Hearing 9:30 AM
Chair: Asw. Pintor Marin, Eliana
Due to the public health emergency, the hearing
will be conducted remotely without the possibility of in-person attendance.
Committee members, invitees and staff will participate from remote locations
using video conferencing technology. The Committee will take oral testimony by
telephone and video, limited to three minutes. If you are interested in
registering for the Public Hearing, please fill out the Registration Form
located on the New Jersey Legislature homepage. Registrations must be received
by 3:00 pm the day before the hearing. The public may view the meeting through
the State Legislature's homepage. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
The Assembly Budget Committee will hold a
Public Hearing on the FY 2022
State Budget.
TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021
Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only)
Hearing 9:30 AM
Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.
Due to the public health emergency, the hearing
will be conducted remotely without the possibility of in-person attendance.
Committee members, invitees, and staff will participate from remote locations
using video conference technology. The Committee will take oral testimony by
telephone and video, limited to three minutes.
If you are interested in registering for the
Public Hearing, please fill out the Registration Form located on the New Jersey
Legislature homepage. Registrations must be received by 3:00 pm the day before
the hearing. The public may view the meeting through the State Legislature's
homepage. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
will hold a Public Hearing on the
FY 2022 State Budget
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced