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Vol. XLIV No. 56 Internet Update III               CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE                                                 219th Legislature

Prepared: October 9, 2020                            Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule                                            First Annual Session


*Denotes Changes

 

 


MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

*Senate Economic Growth Meeting

Chair: Sen. Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.

The Committee will not meet.

 

*Senate Environment and Energy Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 6, 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 home page, 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 on October 16, 2020. 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.org.

S697 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Turner, Shirley K.], Lead paint-concerns public nuisance suits; exempts AG from certain aspects

S894 [Pou, Nellie], Methylene chloride paint removal-proh sale unless cert safety standards are met

S975 [Kean, Thomas H.], Trunk fighting-establish as animal cruelty offense and third degree crime

S1034 [Stack, Brian P.], Compassion for Community Cats Law-spaying/neutering stray/feral cats; estab fund

S2515 [Smith, Bob], Packaging products-estab recycled content requirements; proh sale of polystyrene

 

*Senate Higher Education Meeting 12:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Cunningham, Sandra B.

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 home page, 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 on October 16, 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 OLSAideSHI@njleg.org.

 

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 (continued)

 

*Senate Higher Education Meeting (continued)

A1070 [Jasey, Mila M./Benson, Daniel R.+3], STEM students-concerns recruitment and retention

S1070 [Corrado, Kristin M.], College Mental Health Services Act-grant prog., concerns mental health on campus

S2706 [Gopal, Vin], Higher ed. instit. tuition & fees-limit responsibility to refund due to COVID-19

S2739 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Student reps. on boards of trustees, instit. of higher edu.-elim citizenship req

S2743 [Cunningham, Sandra B.+3], Community College Opportunity Grant Program-establishes

S2793 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Pou, Nellie], Higher ed instit. to improve campus diversity-develop guidance

S2892 [Pou, Nellie], STEM students-concerns recruitment and retention

 

*Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Greenstein, Linda R.

The committee will hear from invited guests concerning issues currently confronting this State's utility companies, including their response to power outages resulting from Tropical Storm Isaias. 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. The public may monitor the Committee proceedings on the NJ Legislature home page, at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. 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 OLSAideSLP@njleg.org.

 

Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 11:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Gopal, Vin

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 New Jersey Legislature home page, 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 New Jersey 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 October 16 at 3:00 PM.  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 OLSAideSMV@njleg.org

S171 [Corrado, Kristin M.], Veteran, homeless shelters-establish grant program

S1454 [Holzapfel, James W.], Beaches-provide spouse and dependent children of veteran reduced cost access

S2736 [Singleton, Troy/Gopal, Vin], Disabled veteran, totally/permanently-provide income tax credit for rent

S2821 [Bucco, Anthony M.+1], Vets.-create prog., receive evaluation & treatment for PTSD & total brain injury

S2910 [Kean, Thomas H.+1], Veterans-prov. free admission to St parks/forests/historic sites on Veterans Day

S2968 [Gopal, Vin/Corrado, Kristin M.], Veteran for civil service hiring preference-changes definition

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 (continued)

 

Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting (continued)

SCR97 [Lagana, Joseph A.], Veteran, civil service hiring-provide preference, received badge, medal, ribbon

SJR80 [Gopal, Vin], Veteran memorial homes, DMVA-release funds to offset COVID-19 related losses

 

*Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Hearing 12:00 PM Committee Room 6,

1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Beach, James

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 New Jersey Legislature home page, 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 New Jersey 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 Friday, October 16, 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 OLSAideSSG@njleg.org

A public hearing will be held in accordance with Article IX, paragraph 1 of the

New Jersey Constitution and Rule 24:3 of the New Jersey Senate on the following Concurrent Resolution:

SCR96 [Rice, Ronald L./Cunningham, Sandra B.], Slavery or involuntary servitude-amends State Constitution to prohibit

 

*Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting (Immediately following the Public Hearing) Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Beach, James

S487 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Stack, Brian P.+1], PFRS-enhances accidental death pension for surviving spouses, min. $50K annually

S2644 [Bateman, Christopher/Beach, James], Libraries-allows disposal of certain materials without advertising for bids

S2973 [Beach, James], Office of deputy superintendent of election-creates in counties of fifth class

S2974 [Beach, James/Bateman, Christopher], Ballot drop boxes-permits use of decommissioned letter collection boxes

Pending Introduction and Referral:

SR94 [Gill, Nia H.], Urges Rutgers to memorialize Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by naming a campus building for her

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 12:00 PM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the Call of the Speaker

 

**Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting 9:00 AM

Chair: Asm. Moriarty, Paul D.

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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 October 16, 2020.  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 OLSAideACO@njleg.org

 

**Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting (continued)

A2140 [Tully, P. Christopher/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+1], Health care service firms-revise requirements for financial information reports

A2161 [Mukherji, Raj/Benson, Daniel R.+2], Charitable food contributions, made from business inventory-income tax deduction

A4580 [Zwicker, Andrew/Thomson, Edward H.], Home baked goods-establish requirements for sale

AR170 [Moen, William F./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Small businesses-urges residents to patronize once COVID-19 has concluded

S73 [Bateman, Christopher/Sarlo, Paul A.+6], Home baked goods-establish requirements for sale

S848 [Pou, Nellie/Gopal, Vin], Health care service firms-revise requirements for financial information reports

 

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 (continued)

 

**Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Meeting

9:15 AM

Chair: Asm. McKeon, John F.

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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 October 16, 2020.  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 OLSAideAFI@njleg.org

A3199 [Murphy, Carol A./Benson, Daniel R.+3], Organ donors, living-prohibits discrimination against

A3384 [McKeon, John F.], Uniform Voidable Transactions Act-renamed Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act

A3450 [Johnson, Gordon M.], Income access services & related provider contracts-creates certain requirements

A4538 [Lampitt, Pamela R./Quijano, Annette], Dental insurers-prov. credits for reduced usage during coronavirus 2019 pandemic

For Discussion Only:

A4402 [McKeon, John F.], Financial transactions-imposes tax on high quantity processors at $0.0025 per

 

**Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Meeting 11:30 AM

Chair: Asw. McKnight, Angela 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 October 16, 2020.  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 OLSAideAHS@njleg.org

The Committee will hear testimony from Director Jared Maples of the NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness regarding State plans to protect the integrity of the 2020 general election.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors.

A1106 [Murphy, Carol A./Stanfield, Jean+1], Jr Firefighter Auxiliary members-promulgate reg pertaining to training/duties

A1173 [Zwicker, Andrew/Pinkin, Nancy J.+1], Residents w/special needs-establish central registry for use during emergencies

A1226 [Schaer, Gary S./Jimenez, Angelica M.+17], Medical facilities-electric public utilities provide priority power restoration

A2454 [Benson, Daniel R./Pinkin, Nancy J.], Electric public utilities-required to file emergency response plan with BPU

A2913 [Webber, Jay/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+1], Community Emergency Response Team members-perform traffic duties

AR139 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Murphy, Carol A.], Hate and bias crime-condemns

S238 [Singleton, Troy/Sarlo, Paul A.+5], Jr Firefighter Auxiliary members-promulgate reg pertaining to training/duties

 

**Assembly State and Local Government Meeting 10:30 AM

Chair: Asm. Mazzeo, Vincent

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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 October 16, 2020.  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 OLSAideASL@njleg.org

A1995 [Pinkin, Nancy J.], Student exchange visitor placement org, international-register w/Secretary of St

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 (continued)

 

Assembly State and Local Government Meeting (continued)

A2991 [Burzichelli, John J./Mazzeo, Vincent+1], Business personal property, local exchange telephone companies-local taxation

A4446 [Benson, Daniel R./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+3], Mental health, behavioral health & addiction svcs.-req provisions in St contract

A4544 [Caputo, Ralph R.], School nurse, return to employment-permit for 2 years w/out TPAF reenrollment

A4655 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Wimberly, Benjie E.], Law enforcement presence at polling places & ballot drop boxes-limits

Pending Introduction and Referral:

A4830 [Zwicker, Andrew], Early voting, in person-require for certain elections; makes appropriation

 

**Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting 12:30 PM

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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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, October 16, 2020.  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

A4145 [Zwicker, Andrew], BPU electronic docketing sys-require to estab & maintain online document access

A4556 [Karabinchak, Robert J./Pinkin, Nancy J.], BPU-estab. electronic public records access; provide notice of meetings/hearings

A4671 [Schaer, Gary S./Swain, Lisa+4], Utilities, pub & local-prov notice, available relief measures during coronavirus

AR92 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Wirths, Harold J.+1], Community Broadband Act-urges Congress to pass

For Discussion Only:

A108 [DePhillips, Christopher P./Rooney, Kevin J.+6], Public utility franchise process

 

**Assembly Women and Children Meeting 3:00 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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, October 16, 2020.  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 

The Committee will hear testimony regarding childcare deserts, including how subsidy payments are determined, where childcare deserts are located in the State, and what steps and strategies may be implemented to reduce or

eliminate childcare deserts in New Jersey. 

A3277 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Child absent-parent call; unexcused absence-notify parent or guardian

S559 [Codey, Richard J./Cryan, Joseph P.+3], Child absent-parent call; unexcused absence-notify parent or guardian

For Discussion Only:

A4747 [Mosquera, Gabriela M./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Child care deserts-require DHS develop incentives, encourage private investment

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020

 

***Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting

1:00 PM

Chair: Asm. Johnson, Gordon 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

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020

 

***Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting (continued)

submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM, October 20, 2020. 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 OLSAideACE@njleg.org.

A485 [Webber, Jay/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+3], Home-Based Jobs Creation Act-concerns use of variances

A2226 [Dancer, Ronald S./Houghtaling, Eric+9], Small business, first-time paperwork violations-suspends fines

A4803 [Sumter, Shavonda E./Pinkin, Nancy J.], Personal protective equip-req State estab & manage stockpile, encourage manuf of

A4804 [Downey, Joann/Houghtaling, Eric], Working certificates for minors-modify process for obtaining

A4805 [Freiman, Roy/Tully, P. Christopher], Business interruption insurance-disclose whether policy prov. pandemic coverage

A4806 [Dancer, Ronald S./Chiaravalloti, Nicholas], Property tax reward programs-permits municipalities to authorize

A4807 [Armato, John/Lopez, Yvonne], Min. essential coverage & coronavirus-waive cert shared responsibility tax pymts

A4808 [Zwicker, Andrew], Internet-estab. office in BPU, assist in provision/expansion of service in State

A4809 [Pinkin, Nancy J./Sumter, Shavonda E.], CBT-revise, clarify, correct, and simplify various aspects

A4810 [Pinkin, Nancy J.], Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission-establish

A4811 [Karabinchak, Robert J./DeCroce, BettyLou+3], Personal protective equipment-concern approval process for & State stockpiles

AR193 [Mazzeo, Vincent/Karabinchak, Robert J.+1], State & local tax deduction-urges federal government raise to $25K

A2413 [Space, Parker/Wirths, Harold J.], Manufacturing facilities-proh. 10 yrs. applicability of new State & local rules

Pending Introduction and/or Referral:

A1269 [Greenwald, Louis D.], Class 4A commercial property-eliminates the 1% fee and the 1% tax

A4850 [Karabinchak, Robert J.] Establishes expedited construction inspection program,

A4851 [Coughlin, Craig J.] Concerns use of steel slag as fill material.

 

***Assembly Health Meeting 10:30 AM

Chair: Asm. Conaway, Herb

The committee will hear from invited guests regarding challenges with coordinating care and navigating services for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and co-occurring medical and/or behavioral complexities. Invited guests will include individuals with disabilities and/or their families and caregivers. 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 October 20, 2020. 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 OLSAideAHE@njleg.org.

A3869 [Armato, John/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Opioids-requires antidote prescriptions for certain patients

A4430 [Conaway, Herb/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+3], Long-term care fac-estab uniform req on submission of outbreak response plans

S2798 [Vitale, Joseph F./Ruiz, M. Teresa+2], Long-term care fac-estab uniform req on submission of outbreak response plans

Pending Introduction and/or Referral:

A4143 [Conaway, Herb/Giblin, Thomas P.], Heath Care Transparency Act-concerns health care professionals advertisements

A4815 [Conaway, Herb], Health insurance step therapy protocols-establish certain guidelines concerning

S2465 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Heath Care Transparency Act-concerns health care professionals advertisements

 

***Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Meeting

9:00 AM

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

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 (continued)

 

***Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Meeting (continued)

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 Tuesday, October 20, 2020. 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.

A1178 [Zwicker, Andrew/DePhillips, Christopher P.+1], Blockchain technology-permits corporations to use for recordkeeping requirements

A2614 [Murphy, Carol A./Benson, Daniel R.+1], 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act

Pending Referral:

A2891 [Lopez, Yvonne/Zwicker, Andrew+1], Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Act

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Committees at the Call of the Senate President

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 12:00 PM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the Call of the Speaker

 

***Assembly Community Development and Affairs Meeting

10:00 AM

Chair: Asw. Sumter, Shavonda E.

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 October 21, 2020. 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 OLSAideACD@njleg.org.

A2063 [Pintor Marin, Eliana/Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina], Prisoner reentry transitional housing-requires DCA establish standards

Pending Referral:

A4655 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Wimberly, Benjie E.], Law enforcement presence at polling places & ballot drop boxes-limits

 

***Assembly Education Meeting 2:00 PM

Chair: Asw. Lampitt, Pamela 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 October 21, 2020. 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 OLSAideAED@njleg.org.

A1184 [Zwicker, Andrew+1], School discipline data-report on their websites and to Commissioner of Education

A3392 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Timberlake, Britnee N.+2], Student representative-be appointed to board of education of school district

A3601 [Quijano, Annette/McKnight, Angela V.+2], Amistad Comm-allocate in, not of DOE; elect chairperson appt exec director;$400K

A4414 [Conaway, Herb/Verrelli, Anthony S.], Student disciplinary actions-require public schools report; DOE estab. database

A4454 [Murphy, Carol A./Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina+1], Diversity & inclusion instruction-require school districts to provide

A4545 [Conaway, Herb+1], Public school instruction-req. districts include racial discrim & social justice

A4596 [Quijano, Annette+1], Culturally responsive teaching credl-require DOE to dev.

A4603 [Dancer, Ronald S.], Annual audit of school district 2019-2020 school year-extends deadline

S1028 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Turner, Shirley K.+1], Amistad Comm-allocates but not in DOE; comm elect chairperson appt exec director

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020 (continued)

 

***Assembly Human Services Meeting 12:30 PM

Chair: Asw. Downey, Joann

The committee will hear testimony from invited guests on the issue of abuse and neglect of individuals with disabilities in group homes and other congregate care facilities. To understand the magnitude of this problem and the barriers to safety and healing survivors with disabilities face, the committee will invite survivors or their family members to share their experiences. The committee will also hear from the Dept of Children and Families and the Div of Developmental Disabilities, as well as from operators of congregate care settings, on what is currently being done to provide adequate protection for all individuals.National experts and advocates will provide testimony on prevention strategies recommendations and steps to improve the effectiveness of response to the abuse and neglect of individuals with disabilities. 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 receive oral testimony from invited guests during the hearing by telephone or video. Invited guests will be sent instructions, in advance of the hearing, on registering to testify and submitting written testimony for inclusion in the committee record and for distribution to the committee members. The public may view the meeting via the NJ Home Page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.

 

***Assembly Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources Meeting 2:30 PM

Chair: Asm. Karabinchak, Robert J.

The committee will receive testimony on stormwater control and reducing nonpoint source pollution in the State's waterways. Topics include harmful algal blooms, combined sewer overflows, stormwater utilities, and gray and green stormwater infrastructure. 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 from invited guests during the meeting by telephone or video.

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020

 

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

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 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

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 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, DECEMBER 7, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the Call of the Speaker

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the Call of the Speaker

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the Call of the Speaker

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020

 

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