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Vol. XLIV No. 26 219th
Legislature •
First Annual Session
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Nominations
Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HORIZON BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD, INC. OF NEW JERSEY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Paul A. Juliano, of Woodcliff Lake, to replace
Michele A. Brown.
Nominations
Reported from Committee:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BERGEN COUNTY BOARD OF
TAXATION:
Gerald A. Calabrese, Jr., of Cliffside Park.
Christopher W. Eilert, of Wood-Ridge.
Nicholas P. Lonzisero, of Saddle River.
Kevin O'Connor, of Edgewater.
John L. Schettino, Esq., of Harrington Park.
Steven V. Schuster, Esq., of Cresskill Borough.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS -
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY:
William M. Tambussi, of Haddon Heights.
Amy
Towers, of Mahwah.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE
COMMISSION ON BRAIN INJURY RESEARCH:
Sharon Cross, of Flanders, to replace John Giraud.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE POLICE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM OF NEW JERSEY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Edmond P. Brady, of Sparta, to replace John K. Sayers.
Donald M. Tretola, of Columbus.
TO BE THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR:
Yolanda Ciccone, of Metuchen.
TO BE THE WARREN COUNTY PROSECUTOR:
James Lewis Pfeiffer, of Phillipsburg.
Bills
Introduced:
S2562 Turner,S Deadly force-clarifies law enforce. knowingly chokes another person engages in REF SLP
S2563 Stack,B Construction, new-limits height in area below
cliffs east of Palisade Avenue REF SCU
S2564 Singleton,T COVID-19 deficit in operations & emerg. approp.-allow local units
to finance REF
SCU
S2565 Greenstein,L Veterans, war service disabilities-increase
in allowance paid REF SMV
S2566 Diegnan,P Nursing homes & personal protection
equipment-maintain supply for residents
REF SHH
SCR117 Pennacchio,J/Oroho,S+1 Emerg. orders, rules, regs effective
period-constit amendment, limits to 14 days REF SSG
SR73 Corrado,K+2 Graduation ceremonies during COVID-19-urge
Governor to grant greater flexibility
REF SED
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A4126 Aca (1R) Egan,J/Pinkin,N+2 Utility pymt,
water/sewer-authorities waive interest & lien enforce during emerg REP
S73 Sca (1R) Bateman,C/Sarlo,P+5 Home baked goods-establish requirements for
sale REP/SCA
S2400 Sca (1R) Sweeney,S/Brown,C Casino
gaming taxes & fees-concerns temp modifications to payment & use REP/SCA
S2465 Sca (1R) Sweeney,S Heath Care Transparency Act-concerns health
care professionals advertisements
REP/SCA
S2467 Pou,N/Addiego,D+3 Telemedicine and telehealth-concerns laws
pertaining to use REP
S2476 Singleton,T/Addiego,D Workers
compensation-concerns benefits for surviving dependents of essential emp REP
S2485 Sca (1R) Stack,B Eviction-authorize municipality to prohibit
during time surrounding COVID-19 REP/SCA
S2496 Sca (1R) Sarlo,P Mail-in ballots, voted-allows office of
municipal clerk receive by hand delivery
REP/SCA
S2500 Singer,R/Vitale,J Local &
Co. Health Department Infectious Disease Preparedness Study Comm-estab. REP
S2518 Sca (1R) Sarlo,P/Testa,M
Student-athlete physical exams-waives requirement during 2020-2021
school year REP/SCA
S2522 Scs (SCS) Sarlo,P/Sweeney,S+3 Entertainment and retail activity-permits
during current public health emergency
REP/SCS
S2525 Sca (1R) Rice,R/Singleton,T State
Chief Diversity Officer-expand powers & duties; St Investment Council memb REP/SCA
S2526 Greenstein,L/Cruz-Perez,N Utility pymt, water/sewer-authorities waive interest & lien
enforce during emerg
REP
S2527 Sweeney,S Affordable housing units-concerns online
marketing REP
S2542 Sca (1R) Diegnan,P/Sarlo,P+2 Zoning requirements-allow municipality to
suspend during COVID-19 emergency REP
S2542 Sca (1R) Diegnan,P/Sarlo,P+2 Zoning requirements-allow municipality to
suspend during COVID-19 emergency
REP/SCA
Bills
Referred/SBA:
S2542 Sca (1R) Diegnan,P/Sarlo,P+2 Zoning requirements-allow municipality to
suspend during COVID-19 emergency
Bills
Transferred:
S2511 Pou,N Juvenile justice-accelerate rescinding of
fines; post-incarceration supervision
FROM SLP TO SCM
S2518 Sca (1R) Sarlo,P/Testa,M
Student-athlete physical exams-waives requirement during 2020-2021
school year FROM SED TO SBA
S2519 Pou,N/Cunningham,S+1
Public health emergency credits-award to certain inmates during pub
health emerg
FROM SLP TO SCM
Co-Sponsors
Added:
S232 Scs (SCS) (Addiego,D)
Environmental permits in burdened communities-concerns
S1322 (Singleton,T) Police officer eval.-prohibits
from considering number of arrests or citations
S1482 (Singleton,T) Law enforce agency-prov
internal affair/personnel file of police, other agencies
S1928 (Brown,C) Public school districts-concerns
subcontracting agreements
S2093 (Pou,N) Timothy J. Piazza's Law-expands scope of
activities constituting hazing
S2331 (Pou,N) Inmate reentry-assists in obtaining necessary
reentry benefits
S2455 (Ruiz,M) Professional or occupational
license-prohibits lawful presence as qualification
S2467 (Kean,T;
Codey,R; Gopal,V; Bucco,A) Telemedicine
and telehealth-concerns laws pertaining to use
S2480 (Sacco,N; Cunningham,S; Weinberg,L; Cryan,J; Stack,B; Cruz-Perez,N; Gill,N; Diegnan,P; Rice,R) One-time
payment program-establish for aid for
certain eligible taxpayers;$35M
S2496 Sca (1R) (Pou,N) Mail-in
ballots, voted-allows office of municipal clerk receive by hand delivery
S2498 (Singleton,T) Environmental infrastructure projects-Infra.
Bank expend cert sums to make loans
S2522 Scs (SCS) (Oroho,S; O'Scanlon,D; Kean,T; Brown,C) Entertainment and retail activity-permits
during current public health emergency
S2542 Sca (1R) (Singleton,T; Greenstein,L; Addiego,D) Zoning
requirements-allow municipality to suspend during COVID-19 emergency
S2556 (Kean,T) Telemedicine & telehealth in relation to
COVID-19-delay expiration & review laws
SR73 (O’Scanlon,D; Holzapfel,J) Graduation ceremonies during COVID-19-urge
Governor to grant greater flexibility
SCR111 (Brown,C) Superstorm Sandy
disaster loans-urges President enact leg forgiving loans
SCR117 (Holzapfel,J;
Brown,C) Emerg. orders, rules, regs effective period-constit
amendment, limits to 14 days
Co-Prime
Sponsors Added:
S876 (Ruiz,M) FamilyCare,
NJ-expands to uninsured children under 19; appropriates $3M
S1586 (Greenstein,L) School library media specialist-requires
certain ratios to students in pub. sch.
S2376 (Bucco,A) Public emp.-concerns hiring & benefits
during health hazard posed by coronavirus
S2453 (Ruiz,M) Sick leave benefits-concerns
S2455 (Cryan,J) Professional or occupational
license-prohibits lawful presence as qualification
S2467 (Addiego,D) Telemedicine and telehealth-concerns laws
pertaining to use
S2476 (Addiego,D) Workers compensation-concerns benefits for
surviving dependents of essential emp
S2518 Sca (1R) (Testa,M)
Student-athlete physical exams-waives requirement during 2020-2021
school year
S2525 Sca (1R) (Singleton,T) State
Chief Diversity Officer-expand powers & duties; St Investment Council memb
S2539 (Gopal,V) Data privacy-restrict use collected for
purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19
S2542 Sca (1R) (Sarlo,P) Zoning
requirements-allow municipality to suspend during COVID-19 emergency
S2545 (Gopal,V) Long-term care facilities-concerns rights of
LGBTQI & HIV-positive residents
SR57 (Cryan,J) Climate change damages-Gov/AG
pursue legal action against fossil fuel companies
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
S2525 Sca (1R) (Turner,S) State
Chief Diversity Officer-expand powers & duties; St Investment Council memb
S2539 (Singleton,T) Data privacy-restrict use collected for
purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19
The Senate adjourned at 5:00 P.M. on Friday, June 12, 2020 to meet
again on Monday, June 15,
2020 (SESSION).
ASSEMBLY
ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills
Introduced:
A4249 Quijano,A State Auditor-direct to audit Division of
Unemployment & Temp. Disability Insur. REF ALA
A4250 Downey,J Notaries and notarial acts-revises law;
authorizes electronic signatures REF AJU
AR166 Dunn,A Tenant rent forgiveness-leg allowing
commercial prop owner to claim as deduction
REF AOF
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A4006 Chiaravalloti,N+1 Quality Single Accountability
Continuum-postpones review due to COVID-19
REP
A4170 Aca (1R) Zwicker,A/Benson,D+2 Data privacy-restrict use collected for
purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19
REP/ACA
A4201 Aca (1R) Conaway,H/Greenwald,L Ambulatory
care facility gross receipts assessment payment-defers 9 months REP/ACA
A4227 Aca (1R) Coughlin,C School graduation-ensures insurance coverage
for certain persons in July 2020 REP/ACA
ACR171 Jasey,M/Lampitt,P+3 Online instruction-petition for emerg resp funding to help
schools expand access REP
Bills
Reported Referred/AST:
A4170 Zwicker,A/Benson,D+2 Data privacy-restrict use collected for
purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19
REP REF AST
Bills
Transferred:
A4170 Zwicker,A/Benson,D+2 Data privacy-restrict use collected for
purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19
FROM AST TO ACD
Co-Sponsors
Added:
A1049 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act-transfer to affordable
housing
A1050 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Low
and moderate income housing-expands financing opportunities
A1076 (Holley,J) AG-collect, record, analyze & report cert
prosecutorial & criminal justice data
A1906 (Holley,J) Police, false report-includes as bias
intimidation; false 911 call-estab. crime
A2212 (Conaway,H) Environmental permits in burdened
communities-concerns
A2487 (Danielsen,J) Healthy Terminals Act-req. airport/train
station workers be paid cert wages/benf
A2763 (Murphy,C) New Voter Empowerment Act-permits cert 17 year
olds to vote in primary elections
A3386 (Jasey,M) Police and firefighters-establish a 5 year
residency requirement
A3612 (Benson,D) Hearing aids-requires health insurance to
provide coverage
A3629 (Giblin,T) School district employees-provide automatic
rating to protect tenure
A3641 (Holley,J) Law enforcement officers-mandatory cultural
diversity & implicity bias training
A3649 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Statewide
wireless network-establish thru public-private partnership agreement
A3650 (Danielsen,J;
Holley,J) Law
enforcement-codifies AG directive concerning criminal investigations
A4006 (Jasey,M) Quality Single Accountability
Continuum-postpones review due to COVID-19
A4044 (Zwicker,A;
Dunn,A) Howell
House-designates as Harriet Tubman Museum, Cape May NJ
A4142 Acs (ACS) (Spearman,W) Bridge
Year Pilot Program-establish for students impacted by coronavirus 2019
A4171 (Jimenez,A) One-time payment program-establish for aid
for certain eligible taxpayers;$35M
A4190 (Spearman,W;
Thomson,E) Entertainment
and retail activity-permits during current public health emergency
A4226 (Giblin,T) Mortgage forbearance-homeowner, tenant,
landlord protections during COVID-19
A4235 (Johnson,G;
Zwicker,A; Murphy,C) Public health emergency credits-award to certain
inmates during pub health emerg
ACR171 (Quijano,A;
Reynolds-Jackson,V)
Online instruction-petition for emerg resp funding to help schools expand access
AJR149 (Benson,D) Women's National Team-urges US Soccer
Federation provide equal pay & conditions
AR65 (Danielsen,J) Terrorists, domestic-urges FBI to categorize
white supremacists as
Co-Sponsors
Withdrawn:
A3303 (Murphy,C) Independent contractors-concerns comp earned
according to work terms agreed upon
Second
Prime Sponsors Added:
A744 Aa (1R) (Holley,J) Law enforce agency-prov
internal affair/personnel file of police, other agencies
A1926 (Holley,J) Racially discriminatory language-Law Revision
Comm. identify statutes containing
A2559 (Verrelli,A) Veterans, war service disabilities-increase
in allowance paid
A3004 (Sumter,S) Drug offenders, convicted-revises eligibility
to receive assistance benefits
A3091 (Jasey,M) Juvenile defendants, certain-concerns
resentencing and parole
A3615 (Benson,D) Parking within safety zone designated for
school bus use-increases penalty
A4000 (Benson,D) Individual with medical condition-retail
establishment allow access to restroom
AJR133 (Lampitt,P) Preeclampsia Awareness Month-permanently
designates May
AJR146 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Equal Rights Amendment-urge US Senate eliminate deadline for
ratification
AJR147 (Benson,D) Longshoremen's register-urges to accept
applications for new employee inclusion
AJR149 (Murphy,C) Women's National Team-urges US Soccer
Federation provide equal pay & conditions
AR153 (Danielsen,J) Racism-denounces in the wake of COVID-19
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
A791 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Affordable housing programs-estab guidelines
for creditworthiness determinations
A2394 (Holley,J) Law enforcement agencies-establish minority
recruitment and selection programs
A3303 (Murphy,C) Independent contractors-concerns comp earned
according to work terms agreed upon
A4214 (Dancer,R) E-ZPass-resident
taxpayers deduct from income 50% paid thru tolls
A4226 (McKnight,A) Mortgage forbearance-homeowner, tenant,
landlord protections during COVID-19
A4235 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Public
health emergency credits-award to certain inmates during pub health emerg
AJR133 (Murphy,C) Preeclampsia Awareness Month-permanently
designates May
AJR146 (Benson,D) Equal Rights Amendment-urge US Senate
eliminate deadline for ratification
The
Assembly adjourned at 6:06 P.M. to meet again on Monday, June 15, 2020 (QUORUM,
Committees at the Call of the Speaker).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (6/8/2020):
P.L.2020, c.36.
S1990 Weinberg,L/Lagana,J+1 6/11/2020
Government office, unsalaried-allows member of Bd
of Public Utilities to serve
P.L.2020, c.37.
A4131 Aca (1R) Karabinchak,R/McKnight,A+6 6/11/2020
Hotel sanitization-require DOH establish guidelines