WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020
Senate Environment and Energy Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton,
NJ
Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob
Due to the public health emergency, the State
House Annex remains closed to visitors and members of the public will not be
allowed to attend the meeting in person, unless properly registered to testify
on a bill under consideration.
The public may monitor the committee
proceedings on the NJ Legislature homepage, at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The
committee will take in person testimony on bills for those members of the
public who properly register. 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.
If you wish to testify, check the box 'Do you
wish to testify?' on the form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM 7/28/2020.
Instructions for providing testimony will be forwarded to you. The public is encouraged to submit written
testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be
included in the committee record and distributed to the committee members. Written
testimony should be submitted to OLSAideSEN@njleg.
S92 [Bateman, Christopher/Greenstein, Linda
R.], Protect Pollinators license plates-authorizes issuance
S2607 [Smith, Bob/Greenstein, Linda R.], Mun.
master plan-land use plan incl. climate change-related haz vulnerability
For Discussion Only:
S2605 [Smith, Bob/Bateman, Christopher],
Utility-scale solar energy development-direct BPU to establish program
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
Senate Judiciary Meeting 10:30 AM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton,
NJ
Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.
Due to the public health emergency, the State
House Annex remains closed to visitors and members of the public will not be
allowed to attend the meeting in person, unless properly registered to testify
on a bill or nomination under consideration.
The public may monitor the committee
proceedings on the NJ Legislature home page, at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
The Committee will take in person testimony on bills or nominations for those
members of the public who properly register. 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.
If you wish to testify, check the box 'Do you
wish to testify?' on the form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on
7/29/2020. Instructions for providing testimony will be forwarded to you. The
public is encouraged to 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.
Interviewed:
to be a member of the Horizon Blue Cross and
Blue Shield, Inc. of NJ Board of Trustees:
Paul A. Juliano of Woodcliff Lake to replace Michele
A. Brown, for the term prescribed by law.
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 (continued)
**SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session:
A299 [Mazzeo, Vincent/Armato, John+1], Alcoholic
beverages-allows consumption outdoors in AC Tourism District
A1076 [Speight, Shanique/McKnight, Angela
V.+6], AG-collect, record, analyze & report cert prosecutorial &
criminal justice data
A1906 [Wimberly, Benjie E./Lopez, Yvonne+10],
Police, false report-includes as bias intimidation; false 911 call-estab. crime
A2394 [Wimberly, Benjie E./Johnson, Gordon
M.+9], Law enforcement agencies-establish minority recruitment and selection
programs
A3641 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Murphy, Carol
A.+9], Law enforcement officers-mandatory cultural diversity & implicity
bias training
A3965 [Moen, William F./Murphy, Carol A.+2],
Alcoholic beverages, small producers-expand existing EDA loan program to
include
A3971 [Benson, Daniel R./Coughlin, Craig J.+7],
Coronavirus relief bonds-authorizes the issuance of by municipalities &
counties
S19 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Cunningham, Sandra
B.+27], Juneteenth Day-designates June 19 as State & public holiday
S73 [Bateman, Christopher/Sarlo, Paul A.+6],
Home baked goods-establish requirements for sale
S232 [Singleton, Troy/Weinberg, Loretta+2],
Environmental permits in burdened communities-concerns
S401 [Turner, Shirley K./Cunningham, Sandra
B.+2], Law enforcement agencies-establish minority recruitment and selection
programs
S415 [Turner, Shirley K.], Parole
services-offered to certain defendants who served their maximum sentence
S419 [Turner, Shirley K./Greenstein, Linda
R.+1], Law enforcement officer-provides cultural training & devel diversity
action plan
S559 [Codey, Richard J./Cryan, Joseph P.+3],
Child absent-parent call; unexcused absence-notify parent or guardian
S685 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Cunningham, Sandra B.+1],
Police and firefighters-establish a 5 year residency requirement
S699 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Singleton, Troy+1], DOE
arbitrators-training include issues related to cultural diversity and bias
S766 [Gopal, Vin/Pennacchio, Joseph+1], Chloe's
Pet Access Law-permits dogs in outdoor seating areas of restaurants
S807 [Cunningham, Sandra B./Kean, Thomas H.+1],
Dependent care expenses-higher ed instit distribute info, allowance
availability
S855 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Pennacchio,
Joseph+1], Board of chosen freeholders-change title to board of county
commissioners
S956 [Connors, Christopher J./Stack, Brian
P.+1], Veteran's property tax exemption-extends to tenant shareholders in
co-ops
S985 [Singleton, Troy], Financial aid-reduce
only upon receipt of private scholarship
S1198 [Pou, Nellie/Oroho, Steven V.], Motor
vehicle ancillary production products-concerns; expands definition
S1236 [Kean, Thomas H./Cunningham, Sandra B.],
Higher Education Student Advisory Commission-establish
S1245 [Gopal, Vin/Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.],
Equine-related farm employee housing with horses-establishes Right to Farm
S1400 [Pennacchio, Joseph/Gopal, Vin+2], Armed
Forces & National Guard-estab. task force, study issues of returning memb.
S1458 [Oroho, Steven V./Testa, Michael L.],
Small business loan program-incl. broadband telecommunications service
providers
S1522 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Battlefield to Boardroom
Act-provide CBT/income tax credit for vets qualif wages
S1591 [Beach, James/Brown, Chris A.], Alcoholic
beverages-allows consumption outdoors in AC Tourism District
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 (continued)
**SENATE SESSION (continued)
S2162 [Kean, Thomas H./Ruiz, M. Teresa], Title
IX-provide students w/information on rights; provide coordinator's number
S2384 [Greenstein, Linda R./Gill, Nia H.], COVID-19-req.
health care fac. report data related to workers & first responders
S2412 [Cryan, Joseph P.+2], Rental
reservations, short-term-refund/credit when public health emerg in effect
S2463 [Greenstein, Linda R./Cruz-Perez, Nilsa
I.], Alcoholic beverages, small producers-expand existing EDA loan program to
include
S2475 [Singleton, Troy/Gopal, Vin+6],
Coronavirus relief bonds-authorizes the issuance of by municipalities &
counties
S2519 Pou, Nellie/Cunningham, Sandra B], Public
health emergency credits-award to certain inmates during pub health emerg
S2521 [Singleton, Troy/Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.+1],
EDA financial asst.-publish info. offered in response to emerg. declared by
Gov.
S2540 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Ruiz, M. Teresa+3],
Co-Curricular Activity Emergency Grant Program-establishes;$750K
S2596 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.+1],
Farm workers-concerns protective health materials;$5M
S2602 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.+2],
Farm Worker Epidemic Health & Safety Act-concerns public health &
protections
S2606 [Smith, Bob], Solar energy sys-allow
installation prior to construction permit during COVID-19
S2635 [Gill, Nia H.], Police, false
report-includes as bias intimidation; false 911 call-estab. crime
S2638 [Kean, Thomas H./Gill, Nia H.+1],
AG-collect, record, analyze & report cert prosecutorial & criminal
justice data
S2676 [Vitale, Joseph F.], Heath benefits
plans-requires certain entities authorized, pay annual assessment
S2689 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Law enforce.
training-incorporate implicit bias in cultural diversity training
S2713 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Sports &
entertainment venues-allow for cashless payment
S2714 [Sarlo, Paul A./Addiego, Dawn Marie],
Farmland, preserved-authorizes special occasion events under certain conditions
SCR44 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Cunningham, Sandra
B.+1], Educational Opportunity Fund Board-modernize regulations, student
funding levels
SCR110 [Rice, Ronald L./Turner, Shirley K.],
Federal opportunity zones-urge Congress req transparency & promote social
equity
SCR123 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Leg.
redistricting sched.-constit. amendment, modify if decennial census delayed
SJR57 [Gopal, Vin/Oroho, Steven V.+3],
Manufacturing Week-designates first week of October of each year
SJR85 [Bucco, Anthony M./Addiego, Dawn Marie],
Overdose Awareness Day-designates August 31
SR76 [Singleton, Troy], Affirmatively
Furthering Fair Housing rule-opposes proposed changes
SR79 [Cryan, Joseph P.], Edmund Pettus
Bridge-urges Alabama to rename after Congressman John Lewis
ASSEMBLY SESSION 12:00 PM Assembly Chambers
Voting Session:
A277 [Armato, John/Karabinchak, Robert J.],
Pharmaceutical manufacture-disclose financial & investment interest and
benefits
A306 [Danielsen, Joe/Mazzeo, Vincent+5], First
responders-forcibly enter prop., provide emergency asst., civil immunity
A637 [Caputo, Ralph R./Dancer, Ronald S.+2],
Sports pools operators-revises permit and license
A702 [Sumter, Shavonda E./Mazzeo, Vincent+1],
State info tech contracts-req software use to document contractor computer use
A740 [Johnson, Gordon M./Conaway, Herb], Fuel
cells-req State agencies in awarding contracts to consider when purch items
A745 [Johnson, Gordon M./Pinkin, Nancy J.+15],
Transportation network company driver-pretending, fraudulent, criminalizes
A883 [Giblin, Thomas P./Timberlake, Britnee
N.+4], Human trafficking victim-develop and post notice containing information
A895 [Giblin, Thomas P./Timberlake, Britnee
N.+1], Higher ed. instit.-NJBEST, award in any semester of attendance or
enrollment
A970 [Conaway, Herb/Lampitt, Pamela R.+10],
Students w/depression-public schools required to administer written screenings
A1155 [Freiman, Roy/Murphy, Carol A.+2], Access
Link paratransit service during state of emergency-NJT operate
A1254 [Schaer, Gary S./Holley, Jamel C.],
Geriatric parole-establishes for certain eligible inmates
A1653 [Quijano, Annette/Pinkin, Nancy J.+11],
Vehicle-fueling and charging infrastructure, zero-emission-development projects
A1670 [Quijano, Annette/Pinkin, Nancy J.],
Voting system, electronic-requires vendor disclose finan. ties prior to
approval
A1993 [Pinkin, Nancy J./Benson, Daniel R.+5],
Electric veh. charging stations-developers offer option in new home
construction
A2106 [Swain, Lisa/Tully, P. Christopher+5],
Fair Play Act-allows collegiate student-athletes earn comp, use of name or
image
A2131 [Tully, P. Christopher/DePhillips,
Christopher P.+5], Global War on Terrorism Medal-creates
A2212 [McKeon, John F./Vainieri Huttle,
Valerie+16], Environmental permits in burdened communities-concerns
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 (continued)
ASSEMBLY SESSION (continued)
A2244 [Dancer, Ronald S./Murphy, Carol A.+18],
Veterans cremains-revise provisions concerning claiming and proper disposal
A2311 [Calabrese, Clinton/Jasey, Mila M.],
Higher ed instit & mun mutually beneficial relationship-exam by study
commission
A2321 [Murphy, Carol A./Lopez, Yvonne+4],
NJT-prov pub. hearing for alt. provision, related to substantial curtailment
svc
A2370 [Schaer, Gary S./Reynolds-Jackson,
Verlina+1], Compassionate release program-establish for certain inmates
A2374 [Mukherji, Raj/Pinkin, Nancy J.], Energy,
water & storm resiliency proj-establish prog for public or private finan
A2429 [Benson, Daniel R./Murphy, Carol A.+3],
Transportation Services Coordination Task Force-establishes
A2462 [Benson, Daniel R./Moriarty, Paul D.+3],
Service contracts w/automatic renewal-establish notification standards
A2669 [Mukherji, Raj], Motor vehicle ancillary
production products-concerns; expands definition
A2717 [Murphy, Carol A./Mukherji, Raj+4],
Marriage and civil union licenses-provides for immediate issuance
A2719 [Downey, Joann+2], Elderly person,
institutionalized-increased fines for abuse or exploitation
A2765 [Houghtaling, Eric/Dancer, Ronald S.],
State logo, official-changes designation, denote manufacture of product in NJ
A2773 [Mazzeo, Vincent/Houghtaling, Eric+4],
Farms, commercial-allows holding 14 special occasion events per year
A3367 [Johnson, Gordon M./Kennedy, James J.+1],
Electric veh charging stations-require community associations allow
installation
A3510 [Lopez, Yvonne/Benson, Daniel R.],
Accessible transportation service routes-NJT publish on website
A3513 [Freiman, Roy/Mukherji, Raj+2], Business
filing statutes-modernizes to incl. entity conversion and domestication
A3594 [Zwicker, Andrew/DeCroce, BettyLou+12],
Board of chosen freeholders-change title to board of county commissioners
A3605 [Quijano, Annette/Murphy, Carol A.],
Paper bills and notices-prohibits insurers, SHBP and SEHBP from charging fee
A3622 [Quijano, Annette], Campus Sexual Assault
Commission-makes changes to membership & responsibilities
A3628 [Lopez, Yvonne], Student financial
aid-parent prov. information to Higher Ed. Student Asst. Auth.
A3827 [Benson, Daniel R./Wimberly, Benjie
E.+2], Council on Access and Mobility-authorizes creation
A3920 [Bramnick, Jon M./Freiman, Roy+10],
Insurance policy cancellation-prohibits for at least 60 days, cert
circumstances
A3999 [Giblin, Thomas P./Burzichelli, John
J.+4], Essential employees-concerns emp benefits coronavirus 2019 infections
contracted
A4034 [Timberlake, Britnee N./Wimberly, Benjie
E.+23], Resid prop owner/tenant prot, emerg impact-mortgage forbearance &
rent reduction
A4138 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Benson, Daniel
R.+2], Public emergency response plan for developmental disabled
individuals-develop
A4163 [Wimberly, Benjie E.], Lottery
tickets-permits validation via Internet, mobile app, or electronic means
A4170 [Zwicker, Andrew/Benson, Daniel R.+6],
Data privacy-restrict use collected for purposes of contact tracing for
COVID-19
A4225 [Mukherji, Raj/Lopez, Yvonne+2],
Professional or occupational license-prohibits lawful presence as qualification
A4235 [Mukherji, Raj/Sumter, Shavonda E.+11],
Public health emergency credits-award to certain inmates during pub health
emerg
A4239 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Dunn, Aura
K.+2], Community-based residential prog. & group homes-allow cert.
in-person visitation
A4250 [Downey, Joann], Notaries and notarial
acts-revises law; authorizes electronic signatures
A4252 [Conaway, Herb/Karabinchak, Robert J.],
Coronavirus disease 2019 laboratory testing-requires availability
A4253 [Conaway, Herb/Pinkin, Nancy J.+1],
Clinincal labs & electronic med record companies-include gender, race,
ethnicity
A4295 [Wimberly, Benjie E./Simonsen, Erik K.],
Student-athlete physical exams-waives requirement during 2020-2021 school year
A4315 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Holley, Jamel
C.+15], Juneteenth Day-designates as State & public holiday, third Friday
in June
A4366 [Taliaferro, Adam J./Sumter, Shavonda
E.+2], Police training-contract with NJ Crisis Intervention Team Center for
Excellence
A4367 [Mukherji, Raj/Sumter, Shavonda E.+1],
Plea bargaining-prosecutor may mail/email w/defendants for cert traffic
offenses
A4368 [Sumter, Shavonda E./Mukherji, Raj+2],
Municipal court-expand conditional dismissal program to include drug offenses
A4369 [Lopez, Yvonne/Carter, Linda S.],
Sentencing reform-implements Crim. Sentencing & Disposition Comm
recommendations
A4370 [Carter, Linda S./Jasey, Mila M.+1],
Parole-permits AOC retroactively rescind/modify mandatory term for cert
offenses
A4371 [Chaparro, Annette/Johnson, Gordon M.+2],
Corrections Rehab & Crime Prevention Fund-establish; require cost savings
study
A4372 [Timberlake, Britnee N./Quijano,
Annette], Inmates, certain-provides for resentencing
A4373 [Spearman, William W./Jimenez, Angelica
M.], Sentencing-establishes youthful age of defendant as mitigating factor
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 (continued)
ASSEMBLY SESSION (continued)
A4378 [Karabinchak, Robert J./Jasey, Mila
M.+2], School Nurse Consultant, State-establish in DOE; promote school nursing
svcs
A4389 [McKeon, John F.], Heath benefits
plans-requires certain entities authorized, pay annual assessment
A4405 [Danielsen, Joe/Pinkin, Nancy J.],
Piscataway Regional Day School-requires State to sell land and improvements
A4412 [Freiman, Roy/Verrelli, Anthony S.],
COVID-19 testing-require facilities provide accurate timeframes for test
results
A4438 [Carter, Linda S.], State contracts for
medical & dental svcs-permits DOC & DCF to award to vendors
ACR32 [Jimenez, Angelica M.], Radiologist
assistants-encourages regulations to authorize practice
ACR188 [McKeon, John F./Jimenez, Angelica
M.+10], Leg. redistricting sched.-constit. amendment, modify if decennial
census delayed
ACR190 [Caputo, Ralph R./Lampitt, Pamela R.+3],
School reopening following COVID-19-petition fed govt for emerg response
funding
AJR167 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Sexual
assault by staff against inmates in St correctional fac-create study comm
AR125 [Wimberly, Benjie E.], Land-grant
institutions of higher education-eliminate funding disparities
AR149 [Moen, William F./McKnight, Angela V.+5],
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program-urges President to continue
AR178 [Moen, William F.], Confederate
statues-urges Congress pass leg to remove in US Capitol building
S19 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Cunningham, Sandra B.+27],
Juneteenth Day-designates June 19 as State & public holiday
S232 [Singleton, Troy/Weinberg, Loretta+2],
Environmental permits in burdened communities-concerns
S349 [Smith, Bob/Greenstein, Linda R.+1],
Electric veh. charging stations-developers offer option in new home
construction
S362 [Cryan, Joseph P.], Access Link
paratransit service during state of emergency-NJT operate
S806 [Cunningham, Sandra B./Pou, Nellie+5],
Higher ed. instit.-NJBEST, award in any semester of attendance or enrollment
S960 [Rice, Ronald L.], Student financial
aid-parent prov. information to Higher Ed. Student Asst. Auth.
S971 [Lagana, Joseph A./Cunningham, Sandra
B.+2], Fair Play Act-allows collegiate student-athletes earn comp, use of name
or image
S2340 [Singleton, Troy/Oroho, Steven V.+5],
Resid prop owner/tenant prot, emerg impact-mortgage forbearance & rent
reduction
S2354 [Greenstein, Linda R./Oroho, Steven
V.+6], Insurance policy cancellation-prohibits for at least 60 days, cert
circumstances
S2380 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Scutari, Nicholas
P.+1], Essential employees contracted coronavirus 2019-concerns employment
benefits
S2455 [Pou, Nellie/Cryan, Joseph P.+1],
Professional or occupational license-prohibits lawful presence as qualification
S2518 [Sarlo, Paul A./Testa, Michael L.+1],
Student-athlete physical exams-waives requirement during 2020-2021 school year
S2573 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Codey, Richard J.+2],
School Nurse Consultant, State-establish in DOE; promote school nursing svcs
SJR79 [Greenstein, Linda R./Gill, Nia H.+1],
Sexual assault by staff against inmates in St correctional fac-create study
comm
MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020
*SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Committees at the Call of the Senate
President
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020
**Assembly Health Meeting 12:30 PM
Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton,
NJ
Chair: Asm. Conaway, Herb
The Assembly Health Committee will hear
testimony from invited guests on the public health aspects of school reopening
during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Due to the public health emergency, the State
House Annex remains closed to visitors and the public will not be allowed to
attend the meeting in person. The Committee will take oral testimony by
telephone and/or video, limited to three minutes.
Written testimony will be included in the
committee record and distributed to the committee members. Written testimony
should be submitted to OLSAideAHE@njleg.org.
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to
meet
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
Committees at the Call of the Speaker
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to
meet
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
Committees at the Call of the Speaker
MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to
meet
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to
meet
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
Committees at the Call of the Speaker
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020
SENATE QUORUM
Governor's Budget Address
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020
SENATE SESSION 1:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
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