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Vol. XXXIII No. 9 219th
Legislature
Second Annual Session
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Nominations
Notice of Intention:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:
Honorable Carlo Abad, of Jersey City.
Honorable Kathi Fiamingo, J.S.C., of Stafford.
Michael Jimenez, of North Bergen.
Honorable Margaret Marley, of Jersey City.
Nominations
Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Elisa A. Charters, of Cedar Grove, to replace Lawrence A. Raia, P.E.
Robert Medina, of Califon, to replace
Vincent De Caprio, Ph.D.
Dhiraj Shah, of Morristown, to replace Peter A. Cistaro.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY SPORTS AND EXPOSITION
AUTHORITY:
Marguerite Schaffer, of Bedminster, to replace Robert Yudin.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK
COMMISSION:
Rose Marie Manger, of Fort Lee, to replace Steven Harz.
Kevin Tremble, of Tenafly, to replace S. Lloyd Tulp.
TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE:
William T. Cooper, III, of Somerville.
TO BE THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY SURROGATE:
Claribel Torres Cortes, of North Brunswick.
Bills
Introduced:
S3390
Kean,T Commodity Code
Act-concerns commodity futures trading
REF SCM
S3391
Oroho,S+7 Mail-in ballot-complete
ballot each year; repeals automatic vote-by-mail desig. REF SSG
S3392
Oroho,S+7 Mail-in ballot-prohibit
outer envelope from containing political affiliation REF SSG
S3393
Oroho,S+7 Voter identity
proof-certain documentation required REF
SSG
S3394
Bucco,A/Corrado,K+3 Mail-in
ballot-req do not forward label; allow voter to cure due to missing cert REF SSG
S3395
Oroho,S/Pennacchio,J+6 Voter,
ineligible non-citizen voter registrants-remove from system REF SSG
S3396
Cryan,J Public utility-concerns
reports on capital investments, response to incr. rates REF SEG
S3397
Sweeney,S Trans. local aid
prog.-incorporate boardwalks; prov for Local Aid Infra Fd Grant REF STR
S3398
Singleton,T Lead service
lines-require public water sys. inventory & replace within 20 years REF SBA
S3399
Greenstein,L Disabled
persons-estab civil action for abuse, neglect, exploitation, bullying REF SJU
S3400
Gopal,V Emergency medical
responders-permits dispensing opioid antidotes
REF SHH
S3401
Gopal,V Pigs & calves-estab
crim. offense & civil penal. concerning inhumane confinement REF SJU
S3402
Gopal,V Euthanizing of animals,
cert-req. veterinarians & fac hold seized cat/dog 7 days REF SEN
S3403
Gopal,V Food banks-request annual
funding, grant distribution based on households served REF SEG
S3404
Gopal,V Restaurant
owners-accelerate depreciation, cert. expend. under CBT & income tax REF SBA
S3405
Pou,N Pandemic financial
assistance-provides certain protections
REF SCM
Bills
Introduced: (contd)
S3406
Vitale,J Cannabis,
medical-workers' compensation, PIP & health insurance coverage req. REF SCM
S3407
Cardinale,G Marijuana-legalizes
possession of 6 or fewer plants, subject to personal use leg REF SJU
S3408
Scutari,N Auto insurance-req
consultation of cost benefit analysis prior to sale of policy REF SCM
S3409
Scutari,N Auto insur-req policies
prov min amount of liab, uninsured/underinsured coverage REF SCM
S3410
Scutari,N/Singleton,T+4 Internet
service provider rate increase-prohibit during pub. health/state emerg. REF SEG
S3411
Scutari,N Prosecutors Part of
PERS-permit certain prosecutors to transfer svc credit REF SSG
S3412
Gopal,V Voice communication svc.
bill-proh. imposition cert charges not auth by customer REF SEG
S3413
Scutari,N Campaign contrib.
exceeding $200-report within 72 hours; removes contrib. limits REF SSG
S3414
Sweeney,S Pub. works
projects-promote workforce diversity; permit project labor agreements REF SLA
SJR106
Kean,T International Day of
Persons with Disabilities-designates December 3rd REF SHH
Bills
Received from Governor/Absolute Veto:
S3283 Sca (1R)
Addiego,D/Lagana,J+7 Emergency
unemployment benefits & shared work benefits-concerns
Bills
Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:
S3252 Sca (1R)
Vitale,J/Pinkin,N Co. Option
Hospital Fee Pilot Prog.-clarify, expire 5 yr. after co collected fee
Bills
Recommitted:
S3364 Sca (1R)
Sweeney,S Alco. bev. lic-permit
licensees acquire from retail food store, bankruptcy asset RCM SBA
Bills
Withdrawn From The Files:
S3388
Sweeney,S Pub. works
projects-promote workforce diversity; permit project labor agreements FROM SLA
Co-Sponsors
Added:
S920
(Cruz-Perez,N) Cats and other
animals-prohibits surgical declawing
S2410 ScaSaSa (3R) (Ruiz,M)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Task Force on Racial & Health
Disparities
S2634
(Holzapfel,J) Immunity related to
coronavirus 2019-establish for certain persons and entities
S2951
(Cryan,J) Drug court-expands
offenses eligible for expungement upon successful discharge
S3188
(Madden,F) Property tax reward
programs-permits municipalities to authorize
S3410 (Gopal,V; Greenstein,L) Internet service provider rate
increase-prohibit during pub. health/state emerg.
Co-Prime
Sponsors Added:
S850
(Cryan,J) Tax preparation software-prohibits
charging fees for filing State tax returns
S3094
(Beach,J) School websites &
web services-req. to be accessible to persons w/disabilities
S3175 Sca (1R)
(Corrado,K) Prof. & occup.
license-expedite licensure for out-of-St individuals during emerg
S3357
(Singleton,T) Landlord expenses,
cert-addresses in response to COVID-19;$300M
Note to the 1/28/2021
Digest:
The Senate adjourned the
January 28, 2021 Session at 12:30 P.M. on Friday, January 29, 2021.
The Senate adjourned at
4:20 P.M. to meet again on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 (QUORUM, Committees at the
Call of the Senate President).
ASSEMBLY ACTION
The Assembly did not
meet. The Assembly will meet on Monday, February 8, 2021 (QUORUM, Committee Groups
A and B scheduled to meet).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (1/29/2021):
P.L.2021, c.3.
A883 Aca (1R)
Giblin,T/Timberlake,B+26
1/29/2021 Human trafficking
victim-develop and post notice containing information
P.L.2021, c.4.
A4528 ScaAa (2R)
DeAngelo,W/Houghtaling,E+1
1/29/2021 State procurement
process-revises cert aspects, permits auction/reverse
auction