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Vol. XLIV No. 40 219th
Legislature
First Annual Session
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills
Introduced:
S2760 Cunningham,S Higher education instit-grants
immunity from liability, damages from coronavirus REF SHI
S2761 Corrado,K Hospital patient w/devel.
disability-auth designated
caregiver accompany patient REF SHH
S2762 Bucco,A Municipality reimb.-establish
fund for police cost related to MVC crowding;$500K REF SCU
S2763 Corrado,K+1 Electronic monitoring devices, group homes, devel. disablities-require certain REF
SHH
S2764 Corrado,K Co. protective svcs.
staff-receive training on adults w/Alzheimer's or
dementia REF SHH
S2765 Sweeney,S/Rice,R Law
enforcement agencies-require Civil Svc Comm increase
diversity & inclusivity REF SLP
S2766 Sweeney,S/Rice,R Minority
civil svc. law enforce applications-Civil Svc Comm estab mentoring prog REF SLP
S2767 Sweeney,S/Rice,R Law
enforcement, civil svc hiring-estab. oversight database; diversity analysis REF SLP
S2768 Singleton,T/Ruiz,M+1
Minority/women-owned bus.-conduct disparity study, utilization in St
procurement REF SEG
S2769 Singleton,T/Ruiz,M+1 Minority Business Development
Program-establishes in EDA;$50M REF SEG
S2770 Singleton,T/Ruiz,M+1 Minority Depository Institution
Coordinator-establishes position in EDA
REF SEG
S2771 Singleton,T Rural Business Development
Program-establishes in EDA;$35M REF SEG
S2772 Singleton,T+1 Biannual Business Matchmaker
Initiative-establishes in Department of State
REF SEG
S2773 Ruiz,M DOE & vendors for diagnostic tools-select
3; req sch dist to use; prov fed funds REF SED
S2774 Weinberg,L/Lagana,J+2 Unemployment claims-provide effective date is
date individual becomes unemployed REF
SLA
S2775 Holzapfel,J Voters, registered-require to present photo
ID when voting at polling place REF SSG
S2776 Singleton,T Main-in voters-requires notice mailed
confirming ballot was received & counted
REF SSG
S2777 Turner,S Voter registration at polling place on
election day-permits REF SSG
S2778 Codey,R Involuntary commitment-petition court for an
individual w/substance use disorder REF
SHH
S2779 Greenstein,L Death certificates-include drug responsible
for overdose, certain circumstances REF
SHH
S2780 Greenstein,L Trauma-informed education-teaching staff
& sch bd members
receive training REF SED
S2781 Codey,R/Smith,B Diversity
& inclusion instruction-require school districts to provide REF SED
S2782 Codey,R/Smith,B
Communication recorded-unlawful unless all parties previously
consented REF SJU
S2783 Testa,M Homestead Benefit 2020 Prog.
& Senior & Disab Citizens' Prop Tax Freeze;$125.575 REF SBA
S2792 Cryan,J Law enforcement, firefighters, civil svc. exam application-accept email, text REF SSG
S2793 Ruiz,M/Pou,N Higher ed instit. to
improve campus diversity-develop guidance
REF SHI
S2794 Pou,N/Scutari,N Plea
bargaining-prosecutor may mail/email w/defendants for cert traffic
offenses REF SJU
S2795 Vitale,J Nursing homes-require to employ patient
advocate REF SHH
S2796 Vitale,J/Codey,R Alzheimer's
& Dementia Care Long-Term Planning Commission-establishes in DHS REF SHH
S2797 Cryan,J Judicial officers personal
information-prohibits disclosure; establishes crime REF SJU
S2798 Vitale,J/Ruiz,M Long-term
care fac-estab uniform req
on submission of outbreak response plans
REF SHH
SCR125 Pou,N Communication Decency Act of 1996-urges
Congress to amend REF SHH
Bills
Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:
S1370 Sweeney,S/Scutari,N+11 Public works projects-revises definition to
permit project labor agreements
Bills
Received from Assembly/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:
A2131 Aca (1R) Tully,P/DePhillips,C+9 Global War on Terrorism Medal-creates
A3367 Johnson,G/Kennedy,J+4 Electric veh
charging stations-require community associations allow installation
Bills
Received from Assembly/Referred to Committee:
A277 Aca (1R) Armato,J/Karabinchak,R+2 Pharmaceutical manufacture-disclose financial
& investment interest and benefits
REF SHH
A306 Aca (1R) Danielsen,J/Mazzeo,V+7 First responders-forcibly enter prop.,
provide emergency asst., civil immunity
REF SJU
Bills
Received from Assembly/Referred to Committee: (contd)
A637 Caputo,R/Dancer,R+3 Sports pools operators-revises permit and
license REF SSG
A702 Aa (1R) Sumter,S/Mazzeo,V+1 State info tech contracts-req
software use to document contractor computer use REF SSG
A740 Johnson,G/Conaway,H+5 Fuel cells-req
State agencies in awarding contracts to consider when purch
items REF SEN
A745 Aa (1R) Johnson,G/Pinkin,N+21 Transportation network company
driver-pretending, fraudulent, criminalizes
REF SLP
A883 Aca (1R) Giblin,T/Timberlake,B+14 Human trafficking victim-develop and post
notice containing information REF SJU
A970 Acs (ACS) Conaway,H/Lampitt,P+15 Students w/depression-public schools required
to administer written screenings REF SED
A1254 Aca (1R) Schaer,G/Holley,J+1 Geriatric parole-establishes for certain
eligible inmates REF SLP
A1653 Aa (1R) Quijano,A/Pinkin,N+12 Vehicle-fueling and charging infrastructure,
zero-emission-development projects REF
SCU
A1670 Aca (1R) Quijano,A/Pinkin,N+4 Voting system, electronic-requires vendor
disclose finan. ties prior
to approval REF SSG
A2244 Dancer,R/Murphy,C+20 Veterans cremains-revise provisions
concerning claiming and proper disposal
REF SMV
A2311 Aa (1R) Calabrese,C/Jasey,M+5 Higher ed instit & mun mutually
beneficial relationship-exam by study commission REF SHI
A2321 Aca (1R) Murphy,C/Lopez,Y+9 NJT-prov pub. hearing for alt. provision, related to substantial
curtailment svc REF STR
A2370 Aca (1R) Schaer,G/Reynolds-Jackson,V+2 Compassionate release program-establish for
certain inmates REF SJU
A2374 AcsAca (ACS/1R) Mukherji,R/Pinkin,N Energy,
water & storm resiliency proj-establish prog for public or private finan REF SEN
A2429 Benson,D/Murphy,C+4 Transportation Services Coordination Task
Force-establishes REF STR
A2462 Benson,D/Moriarty,P+9 Service contracts w/automatic
renewal-establish notification standards
REF SCM
A2717 Murphy,C/Mukherji,R+6 Marriage and civil union licenses-provides
for immediate issuance REF SJU
A2719 Downey,J+8 Elderly person, institutionalized-increased fines
for abuse or exploitation REF SHH
A2765 Houghtaling,E/Dancer,R+4 State logo, official-changes designation,
denote manufacture of product in NJ REF
SSG
A2773 Aca (1R) Mazzeo,V/Houghtaling,E+4 Farms, commercial-allows holding 14 special
occasion events per year REF SEG
A3510 Lopez,Y/Benson,D+10 Accessible transportation service routes-NJT
publish on website REF STR
A3513 Freiman,R/Mukherji,R+2 Business filing statutes-modernizes to incl.
entity conversion and domestication REF
SCM
A3605 Aca (1R) Quijano,A/Murphy,C+3 Paper bills and notices-prohibits insurers,
SHBP and SEHBP from charging fee REF SCM
A4138 Aca (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Benson,D+8
Public emergency response plan for developmental disabled
individuals-develop REF SHH
A4163 Aca (1R) Wimberly,B Lottery tickets-permits validation via
Internet, mobile app, or electronic means
REF SSG
A4170 AcaAca (2R) Zwicker,A/Benson,D+10 Data privacy-restrict use collected for
purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19
REF SHH
A4239 Aca (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Dunn,A+9
Community-based residential prog. & group
homes-allow cert. in-person visitation REF SHH
A4250 Aca (1R) Downey,J/Mukherji,R Notaries
and notarial acts-revises law; authorizes electronic signatures REF SJU
A4252 AcaAca (2R) Conaway,H/Karabinchak,R+2 Coronavirus disease 2019 laboratory
testing-requires availability REF SHH
A4253 AcsAca (ACS/1R) Conaway,H/Pinkin,N+2 Clinincal labs
& electronic med record companies-include gender, race, ethnicity REF SHH
A4366 Aca (1R) Taliaferro,A/Sumter,S+6 Police training-contract with crisis
intervention training center REF SLP
A4367 AcaAca (2R) Mukherji,R/Sumter,S+3 Plea bargaining-prosecutor may mail/email
w/defendants for cert traffic offenses REF SJU
A4368 Aca (1R) Sumter,S/Mukherji,R+4 Municipal court-expand conditional dismissal
program to include drug offenses REF SLP
A4369 Aca (1R)
Lopez,Y/Carter,L+1 Sentencing reform-implements Crim. Sentencing
& Disposition Comm recommendations REF SJU
A4370 AcaAca (2R) Carter,L/Jasey,M+1 Parole-permits AOC retroactively
rescind/modify mandatory term for cert offenses
REF SJU
A4371 Chaparro,A/Johnson,G+2 Corrections Rehab & Crime Prevention
Fund-establish; require cost savings study
REF SJU
A4372 Aca (1R) Timberlake,B/Quijano,A+3 Inmates, certain-provides for
resentencing REF SJU
A4373 Spearman,W/Jimenez,A+2 Sentencing-establishes youthful age of
defendant as mitigating factor REF SJU
A4405 Aca (1R) Danielsen,J/Pinkin,N Piscataway
Regional Day School-requires State to sell land and improvements REF SSG
A4412 Freiman,R/Verrelli,A+6 COVID-19 testing-require facilities provide
accurate timeframes for test results REF
SHH
ACR32 Jimenez,A/Mejia,P Radiologist
assistants-encourages regulations to authorize practice REF SHH
ACR190 Caputo,R/Lampitt,P+11 School reopening following COVID-19-petition
fed govt for emerg response
funding REF SED
Bills
Withdrawn From The Files:
S891 Pou,N Devel disab individual forms-req to be
available in languages other than English
FROM SHH
Co-Sponsors
Added:
S280 (Pou,N) Human trafficking victim-develop and post
notice containing information
S1634 (Bucco,A) Fireman certificates & membership-raises
maximum eligibility age
S2763 (Holzapfel,J) Electronic monitoring devices, group homes, devel. disablities-require
certain
S2768 (Scutari,N)
Minority/women-owned bus.-conduct
disparity study, utilization in St procurement
S2769 (Scutari,N) Minority Business Development
Program-establishes in EDA;$50M
S2770 (Scutari,N)
Minority Depository Institution
Coordinator-establishes position in EDA
S2772 (Scutari,N) Biannual Business Matchmaker
Initiative-establishes in Department of State
S2774 (Kean,T;
Pou,N) Unemployment
claims-provide effective date is date individual becomes unemployed
Co-Prime
Sponsors Added:
S1018 (Gopal,V) Sch discipline
practice incl racial disparities/effectiveness task
force-examine
S1020 (Gopal,V) School discipline data-report on their
websites and to Commissioner of Education
S2586 (Pou,N) Sentencing reform-implements Crim. Sentencing
& Disposition Comm recommendations
S2593 (Pou,N) Parole-permits AOC retroactively
rescind/modify mandatory term for cert offenses
S2606 (Beach,J) Solar energy sys-allow installation prior to
construction permit during COVID-19
S2788 (Pou,N) Long-term care fac-supp
pymts to staff providing direct care svc during
COVID-19
Note
to the 7/30/2020 Digest:
Second
Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
A1906/4230 Acs (ACS) (Singleton,T) *NOT* (Turner,S) Police, false report-includes as bias
intimidation; false 911 call-estab. crime
Third
Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:
A1906/4230 Acs (ACS) (Turner,S) Police,
false report-includes as bias intimidation; false 911 call-estab.
crime
The Senate
adjourned at 5:30 P.M. to meet again on Monday, August 10, 2020 (QUORUM, Committee Group 1
scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY ACTION
The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly
will meet on Monday, August 10, 2020 (QUORUM, Committees at the Call of the
Speaker).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (7/30/2020):
P.L.2020, c.61.
A4389 AcaAca (2R) McKeon,J/Conaway,H+2 7/31/2020
Heath benefits plans-requires certain entities authorized, pay annual
assessment