NEW JERSEY
LEGISLATIVE
DIGEST
Office of LEGISLATIVE SERVICES OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AND
BILL ROOM: STATE HOUSE ANNEX, ROOM B-01, P.O.
BOX 068, TRENTON, NJ 08625-0068
(609)
847-3905 Toll-free in NJ (800) 792-8630
Hearing Impaired: Dial 711 for NJ Relay
Web
Site: www.njleg.state.nj.us
Follow us on Twitter @OLS_LegInfo
Vol. XLIV No. 48 219th
Legislature
First Annual Session
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Nominations
Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MERCER COUNTY BOARD OF
TAXATION:
Frank V. Ragazzo, of Hamilton, to replace
Victoria Lynn Plumeri.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MONTCLAIR STATE
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Tracy Higgins, of Montclair, to replace George Hiltzik.
Sreenivas Kutam, of Ramsey, to
replace Thomas Maguire.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY COUNCIL ON THE
ARTS:
Vedra D. Chandler, of Camden, to replace Philip Colicchio.
Christiana Foglio, of Trenton, to replace
Mary-Grace Cangemi.
Felicia Grant, of Rumson, to replace Marilyn Dore.
Jeremy Grunin, of Toms River, to replace Trudy
Rosado-Simpson.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
Daniel Gumble, of Lyndhurst, to replace Edward
Walsh.
Francisco J. Maldonado-Ramirez, Esq., of Highland Park, to replace Joseph
McNamara.
Gina Sullivan, of Roebling, to replace Michael Capelli.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PASSAIC COUNTY BOARD OF
TAXATION:
Raymond J. Damiano,
of Little Falls, to replace Richard Mohr.
Ernest J. Scheidemann, of Clifton.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY BOARD
OF TRUSTEES:
Jonathan R. Boguchwal, of Hoboken, to replace
Clinton Crocker.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE ATHLETIC CONTROL
BOARD:
Gene J. Mulroy, of Colts Neck, to replace
Leonard Hedinger, Jr.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF CREATIVE
ARTS AND ACTIVITIES THERAPIES:
Brian Abrams, of Belleville.
Carol Ann Blank, of Robbinsville.
Brooke Campbell, of Clark.
Jon
DeAngelis, of Chatham.
Tina Erfer, of Denville.
Cindy Hamilton, of Chatham.
Dr.
Annette Vaccaro, of Verona.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES COUNCIL:
Captain Jean O'Brien, of Flemington, to replace Robert Swain.
Bills
Introduced:
S2863 Oroho,S Rock fall mitigation projects-prohibit DOT
from taking certain action REF STR
S2864 Oroho,S/Singleton,T
Community Broadband Study Commission-establishes REF SEG
S2865 Singer,R Health care workers-disclose employers &
infectious disease outbreaks at fac REF SHH
S2866 Scutari,N Subrogation claims against 3rd party,
cert.-prohibit workers' comp. insur filing REF SLA
S2867 Scutari,N Motor vehicle knowledge test-expand topics
regarding bicycle/pedestrian safety REF
STR
S2868 Scutari,N Animal, welfare or care-provides for advocate
in criminal cases REF SJU
S2869 Scutari,N Wine consultants-establishes permit REF SCM
S2870 Scutari,N Ed. Rescue Grant Prog-estab,
support personnel cost of dist impacted by
COVID-19 REF SED
S2871 Singleton,T/Cryan,J PPE Resource
Planning Unit-establishes; maintain 90-day supply;$20M REF SLP
S2872 Singleton,T/Cryan,J Essential
Employees Hazard Comp & Employer Liability Limitation Prog-establishes REF SLA
S2873 Singleton,T/Cryan,J Rent
payments-allow tenant to use credit card during COVID-19 pandemic REF SCU
S2874 Singleton,T/Cryan,J Design-Build
Constr. Services Procurement Act-estab awarding
contract procedures REF SCU
S2875 Singleton,T Cannabis, med.-revises restriction on
ownership of alternative treatment centers
REF SHH
S2876 Beach,J Guardianship arrangements-revises &
updates law, encourage ethical conduct
REF SHH
S2877 Beach,J Conservatorship arrangements-revises &
updates law, encourage ethical conduct
REF SHH
S2878 Beach,J Vulnerable adult-revises cert req concerning cases of abuse/neglect/exploitation REF SHH
S2879 Beach,J Professional guardian-revise req concerning disqualification from regis
& duties REF SHH
S2880 Beach,J Residential psychiatric & long-term care fac-provide finan info to fac residents REF
SHH
S2881 Diegnan,P Voter registration-permits at age 16 under
certain conditions REF SSG
S2882 Diegnan,P Motor veh. cert of ownership & salvage cert-proh
MVC requiring power of attorney REF STR
S2883 Diegnan,P Business filing statutes-modernizes to incl.
entity conversion and domestication REF
SCM
S2884 Singer,R Coronavirus disease 2019 laboratory
testing-requires availability REF SHH
S2885 Bucco,A CATV svc outage toll-free phone number-estab for customer, report/receive update REF SEG
S2886 Ruiz,M Standby guardianship-revises law for minor
child or ward REF SJU
S2887 Bucco,A Levi's Law-DOH provide spina
bifida information to parents/families of newborns REF SHH
S2888 Gopal,V Redevelopment Auth assistance-expand elig criteria, mun wherein
projects receive REF SEG
S2889 Vitale,J COVID-19 medications-authorizes pharmacists
to administer REF SHH
S2890 Gopal,V Dentistry licensees-concerns cert. fees
charged during coronavirus 2019 pandemic
REF SCM
S2891 Pou,N Vital statistics records-St. registrar
provide/facilitate co surrogate access to
REF SSG
S2892 Pou,N STEM students-concerns recruitment and
retention REF SHI
S2893 Pou,N Patient medical/billing records-prov w/out charge to SS Disab
benefits applicant REF SHH
S2894 Pou,N SNAP evaluation-require DHS to conduct survey
on experience REF SHH
S2895 Pou,N SNAP noncitizen participation-require DHS to
conduct public outreach REF SHH
S2896 Gopal,V Events canceled due to coronavirus-req.
refunds & caps additional venue charges
REF SCM
S2897 Pennacchio,J/Bucco,A Sally's
Law-concerns infectious disease control/prevention in long-term care fac REF SHH
S2898 Ruiz,M/Singleton,T+1 Emergency Child Care Asst. Prog., Sch. Staff in DHS-estab.,
duration of COVID-19 REF SHH
S2899 Ruiz,M/Singleton,T+2 Safe Remote Learning Program-estab., support provision of remote instruction fac REF SED
S2900 Ruiz,M Statewide wireless network-establish thru
public-private partnership agreement REF
SEG
S2901 Gopal,V Braeden's Law-prevention/treatment of heat
illness, student-athletes REF SHI
S2902 Sweeney,S Finacial
transactions-imposes tax on high quantity processors at $0.0025 per REF SBA
S2903 Gopal,V Motor vehicle regis.,
licensing, & ID card fees-exempts Purple Heart recipients REF STR
S2904 Corrado,K Child care costs reimbursement grant
program-establish in DCF;$500K REF SHH
S2905 Corrado,K Child care centers-allow groups of no more 15
children in classrooms REF SHH
S2906 Greenstein,L Hunter gun safety course-exempts certain
veterans from field/live-fire portion
REF SMV
S2907 Vitale,J Annual vaccination of student, certain other
children for influenza-requires REF SHH
S2908 Ruiz,M Subsidized child care asst
prog 2020-2021-incr provider pymts,
revise hrly limit
REF SED
SCR129 Oroho,S/Testa,M+3 Student Learning Standards, Comprehensive
Health & Physical Ed on sex ed-opposes REF SED
SR83 Diegnan,P+1 John Donaldson-request Natl Baseball Hall of
Fame/Museum admit into Hall of Fame REF
SSG
SR84 Pou,N CARE for Kids
Act of 2019-urges President & Congress to enact REF SED
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A2280 AcaSca
(2R) Armato,J/Murphy,C+4 Substance use disorder treatment fac-proh paying fee or commissions for referral REP/SCA
ACR190 Caputo,R/Lampitt,P+11 School reopening following COVID-19-petition
fed govt for emerg response
funding REP
S347 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Vitale,J One Health
Task Force-estab. communications
between physicians and veterinarians
REP/SCA
S606 Sca (1R) O'Scanlon,D/Singleton,T+1 Suicide Prevention Advisory
Council-establishes in DOH REP/SCA
S705 Sca (1R) Ruiz,M/Cunningham,S
Postpartum depression screening-DOH develop and implement plan, improve
access REP/SCA
S887 Scs (SCS) Sweeney,S/Greenstein,L+1 Prescription drug services,
Medicaid-transition managed care to fee-for-service REP/SCS
S890 Sca (1R) Pou,N/Codey,R Maternal
mental health-ID & take appropriate steps to secure fed funding
sources REP/SCA
S1676 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Vitale,J
Hospitals-allow to construct housing & wrap-around services for
homeless persons REP/SCA
S1763 Sca (1R) Gopal,V/Cryan,J+1 Substance use disorder treatment fac-proh paying fee or commissions for referral REP/SCA
S2545 Singleton,T/Gopal,V Long-term
care facilities-concerns rights of LGBTQI & HIV-positive residents REP
S2566/2677 Scs (SCS) Diegnan,P/Gopal,V Nursing
homes & personal protection equipment-maintain supply for residents REP/SCS
S2691 Greenstein,L Local unit budgets-concerns anticipated
miscellaneous revenue due to COVID-19
REP
S2712 Sca (1R) Stack,B/Diegnan,P Nursing
home-establish minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios REP/SCA
S2811 Sca (1R) Singleton,T/Ruiz,M School report
card-include number of psychologists & security personnel employed REP/SCA
S2831 Ruiz,M/Beach,J+1 Teachers-grants reciprocity with certain
out-of-state certificates REP
S2832 Sca (1R) Ruiz,M/Beach,J+1 Teachers, substitute-allow student in higher ed instit., 30 semester hr to serve REP/SCA
S2849 Ruiz,M/Greenstein,L+2 School food-request waivers from US Dept of Agric during COVID-19
school closure REP
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (contd)
S2852 Sweeney,S/Cunningham,S
Education employees-concerns unemployment eligibility REP
S2899 Sca (1R) Ruiz,M/Singleton,T+2 Safe Remote Learning Program-estab., support provision of remote instruction fac REP/SCA
S2908 Ruiz,M Subsidized child care asst
prog 2020-2021-incr provider pymts,
revise hrly limit
REP
SCR124 Pou,N/Ruiz,M School
reopening following COVID-19-petition fed govt for emerg response funding
REP
SJR23 Pou,N Day of the Girl-designates October 11 of each
year REP
Bills
Referred/SBA:
S705 Sca (1R) Ruiz,M/Cunningham,S
Postpartum depression screening-DOH develop and implement plan, improve
access
S887 Scs (SCS) Sweeney,S/Greenstein,L+1 Prescription drug services,
Medicaid-transition managed care to fee-for-service
S2712 Sca (1R) Stack,B/Diegnan,P Nursing
home-establish minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios
S2899 Sca (1R) Ruiz,M/Singleton,T+2 Safe Remote Learning Program-estab., support provision of remote instruction fac
S2908 Ruiz,M Subsidized child care asst
prog 2020-2021-incr provider pymts,
revise hrly limit
Bills
Combined:
S2677 Vitale,J Personal protection equip-hospitals/long-term
care fac maintain 90 day supply COMB/W S2566 (SCS)
Bills
Transferred:
S2722 Scutari,N Workers' comp-revise effective date for loss
of hand/foot; apply to pending case FROM
SLA TO SBA
S2832 Sca (1R) Ruiz,M/Beach,J+1 Teachers, substitute-allow student in higher ed instit., 30 semester hr to serve FROM SHI
TO SED
S2852 Sweeney,S/Cunningham,S
Education employees-concerns unemployment eligibility FROM SLA TO SED
Co-Sponsors
Added:
S1017 (Diegnan,P) PFRS members-prov
retirement allowance after 20 yrs of service
regardless of age
S1066 (Greenstein,L) Prescription Drug Affordability
Board-establishes
S1071 (Greenstein,L) Shore Protection Fund-increases amount
annually credited to $50M
S1763 Sca (1R) (Diegnan,P) Substance
use disorder treatment fac-proh paying fee or
commissions for referral
S1857 (Singleton,T) Community school pilot program-establish 5
year
S2436 Sca w/GR (2R) (Diegnan,P)
Coronavirus disease 2019 testing-authorizes pharmacists to order and
administer
S2559 (Diegnan,P) Telemedicine & telehealth-revise
requirements for health insur/Medicaid to cover
S2698 Sca (1R) (Addiego,D) COVID-19
related goods, services for purch., sch. dist.-req.
St. enter contract
S2755 (Diegnan,P;
O'Scanlon,D)
Driving privileges during COVID-19-auth individuals who have passed road
test
S2774 (Turner,S) Unemployment claims-provide effective date is
date individual becomes unemployed
S2785 Scs (SCS) (Codey,R) Isolation
Prevention Proj.-DOH implement in long-term care fac.
during pub emerg
S2849 (Beach,J;
Turner,S)
School food-request waivers from US Dept of Agric during COVID-19 school closure
S2898 (Addiego,D) Emergency Child Care Asst. Prog.,
Sch. Staff in DHS-estab., duration of COVID-19
S2899 (Addiego,D;
Turner,S) Safe
Remote Learning Program-estab., support provision of
remote instruction fac
SCR129 (Doherty,M; Holzapfel,J;
Singer,R) Student Learning Standards, Comprehensive
Health & Physical Ed on sex ed-opposes
Co-Prime
Sponsors Added:
S890 Sca (1R) (Codey,R) Maternal
mental health-ID & take appropriate steps to secure fed funding sources
S2811 Sca (1R) (Ruiz,M) School
report card-include number of psychologists & security personnel employed
S2831 (Beach,J) Teachers-grants reciprocity with certain
out-of-state certificates
S2832 Sca (1R) (Beach,J) Teachers,
substitute-allow student in higher ed instit., 30 semester hr to serve
S2849 (Greenstein,L) School food-request waivers from US Dept of Agric during COVID-19
school closure
SCR124 (Ruiz,M) School reopening following COVID-19-petition
fed govt for emerg response
funding
SR80 (Cryan,J) Postal Service, US-urges Congress provide
immediate financial assistance
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
S2545 (Codey,R) Long-term care facilities-concerns rights of
LGBTQI & HIV-positive residents
S2712 Sca (1R) (Vitale,J) Nursing
home-establish minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios
S2874 (Oroho,S) Design-Build Constr. Services Procurement
Act-estab awarding contract procedures
The
Senate President has made the following appointments:
*Effective
September 14, 2020
Commission on
Reentry Services for Women
Jennifer Crea Aydjian, of Hainesport.
Adrienne Simpkins,
of Burlington.
Rahat Chatha, of Jersey City.
Laura Budinick, of Glen Ridge.
Regena Thomas, of Hamilton.
Tanya Pagan Raggio-Ashley, of Teaneck.
Linda Jumah Baraka, of Newark.
Kathleen Boozang, of Hoboken.
The
Senate adjourned at 7:10 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, September 17, 2020 (QUORUM,
Committee Groups 1 and 2 scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills
Introduced:
A4599 DePhillips,C/Dunn,A
Notaries-concerns continuation of commission during public health/state
of emerg REF
AJU
A4600 DePhillips,C Juidicial officer
personal identifying information, certain-prohibit disclosure REF AJU
A4601 Wirths,H Rock fall mitigation projects-prohibit DOT
from taking certain action REF ATR
A4602 Space,P Jobs Protection Act-verification of employment
required REF ALA
A4603 Dancer,R Annual audit of school distict
2019-2020 school year-extends deadline
REF AED
A4604 Dancer,R Racing Commission-removes from boards and
commissions included in approp act REF ATG
A4605 Space,P Epinephrine auto-injector device-permit
correction/firefighter/police administer
REF AHE
A4606 Space,P Alcoholic beverage manufacturers-allow to
ship & deliver during state of emerg. REF AOF
A4607 Dancer,R Public emp in
St-administered retirement sys, cert-concerns ability to volunteer REF ASL
A4608 Dancer,R Electric public utility svc. outage over 48 hr.-reimburse cost of spoiled items REF ATU
A4609 Dancer,R Deferred retirement-provide options to
designate survivor after retiree's death
REF ASL
A4610 Dancer,R+2 Ballots, sample-provides primary & school
election may send by electronic mail REF
ASL
A4611 Dancer,R Personnel-critical to St finance &
revenue generating activities are essential
REF ASL
A4612 Dancer,R+2 Law enforcement officer, retired-allow to
carry handgun without permit REF ALP
A4613 Downey,J Education employees-concerns unemployment
eligibility REF ALA
A4614 Dancer,R Accidental disability retirement
allowance-extend for PERS, participated in 9/11
REF ASL
A4615 Murphy,C/Dancer,R Conservatorship
arrangements-revises & updates law, encourage ethical conduct REF ASE
A4616 Murphy,C/Dancer,R Residential
psychiatric & long-term care fac-provide finan info to fac residents REF ASE
A4617 Burzichelli,J Landlord expenses, cert-addresses in response
to COVID-19;$300M REF AHO
A4618 Murphy,C/Dancer,R
Guardianship arrangements-revises & updates law, encourage ethical
conduct REF ASE
A4619 Murphy,C/Dancer,R
Professional guardian-revise req concerning
disqualification from regis & duties REF ASE
A4620 Murphy,C/Dancer,R Vulnerable
adult-revises cert req concerning cases of
abuse/neglect/exploitation REF ASE
A4621 McGuckin,G/Catalano,J+2 BPU membership-require 1 member reside in
Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth/Ocean Co.
REF ATU
A4622 Downey,J Veterans benefits-prohibit persons from
receiving comp. for advising/assisting
REF AMV
A4623 Downey,J Discharge designation-DMVA assist memb discharged due to LGBTQ status to change REF AMV
A4624 Downey,J Veterans' pref.-allow active duty prov.
document other than DD-214 for civil svc
REF AMV
A4625 Egan,J Raffles-permit to be conducted remotely at
large sporting venues REF ATG
A4626 Dunn,A+2 Vote-by-mail-permit co. clerk remove voters
from lists under cert. circumstances REF
ASL
A4627 Dunn,A Digital Divide Solutions Grant Prog-estab, assist purchase online instruct equip REF AED
A4628 Dunn,A+2 Vets.-create prog.,
receive evaluation & treatment for PTSD & total brain injury REF AMV
A4629 Tully,P/Swain,L+1 Electric public utility svc. restoration-prioritize age-restricted communities REF ATU
A4630 Burzichelli,J Labor harmony agreements-concerns in retail
& distribution center projects REF
ALA
A4631 Burzichelli,J Sports & entertainment venues-allow for
cashless payment REF ACO
A4632 Giblin,T/Benson,D MVC written
knowledge exam-provide online during COVID-19 pub. health
emerg. REF ATR
A4633 Giblin,T Certified Public Accountants, certain
nonresident-provide attest services REF
ARP
A4634 Schaer,G CBT credit-allows for subcontracting work to
NJ small businesses REF ACE
A4635 Zwicker,A Charitable organizations-revises financial
reporting requirements REF AFI
A4636 Murphy,C/Benson,D+2 Veterans-prov. free admission to St parks/forests/historic
sites on Veterans Day REF AMV
A4637 Quijano,A Discrimination and harassment,
unlawful-concerns REF ALA
A4638 Moen,W Baby Bond Account Program-establishes REF AWC
A4639 Quijano,A Ovarian cancer-require DOH study racial
aspects REF AHE
A4640 Mukherji,R Standby guardianship-revises law for minor
child or ward REF AJU
A4641 Mukherji,R Black bear-revises law prohibiting
feeding REF AAN
Bills
Introduced: (contd)
A4642 Benson,D+2 Students w/disab.-permit
approved private sch. remain open, in-person, 2020-2021 REF AED
A4643 Swain,L/Tully,P Public
utility service work-provide daily updates to municipalities REF ATU
A4644 Swain,L/Benson,D Animal
adoption-concerns sourcing of animals; repeal Pet Purchase Protection Act REF AAN
A4645 Swain,L+1 Mental health treatment, domestic viol-insur categorize as medically necessary REF AFI
A4646 Tully,P/Swain,L Electric
public utility outage over 72 hours-reimburse cost of spoiled products REF ATU
A4647 Tully,P/Swain,L Long-term
care fac-req offer to update emerg
contact info, discuss medical needs REF
ASE
A4648 Tully,P Military leave-concerns paid, certain members
of the US Reserves REF AMV
A4649 Lopez,Y National Practitioner Data Bank-req. health
care prof. licensing boards utilize REF
ARP
A4650 Lopez,Y Consumer reports-req. reporting agencies
report number of free reports annually
REF ACO
A4651 Lopez,Y Blue envelope-issue, hold documents requiring
a person w/autism to operate a veh REF ATR
A4652 Jimenez,A Nursing home-establish minimum direct care
staff-to-resident ratios REF AAP
ACR191 Dunn,A Surplus Revenue Fd-amend
Constit req deposit of
excess rev in & restricts approp REF ABU
ACR192 Wirths,H/Space,P Property tax
relief-require Legislature meet 4 times annually solely to vote on REF ASL
AJR185 McKnight,A/Speight,S Black
Business Month-designate August of each year
REF ACE
AJR186 Dunn,A+2 Law enforcement agencies-establish task
force, study ways to increase diversity
REF ALP
Bills
Recommitted:
A4032 Greenwald,L Casino gaming taxes & fees-concerns temp
modifications to payment & use RCM
AAP
A4139 Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V Patient medical/billing records-prov w/out charge to SS Disab
benefits applicant RCM AAP
S2400 ScaSa (2R) Sweeney,S/Brown,C+1 Casino gaming taxes & fees-concerns temp
modifications to payment & use RCM
AAP
Bills
Transferred:
A1135 Coughlin,C/Karabinchak,R+3 Nonprofit hospital w/for-profit medical
on-site provider-restore prop tax exemp FROM ASL TO AAP
A1978 Pinkin,N/Kennedy,J+11 Plastic carryout bags, expanded polystyrene
& single-use straws-prohibits use FROM
AEN TO AAP
A4002 Caputo,R Sports wagering-allows deduction of
promotional gaming credit from gross revenue
FROM ATG TO AAP
A4150 Pinkin,N/Benson,D+2 Personal protection equip-hospitals/long-term
care fac maintain 90 day supply FROM AHE TO AAP
A4282 Karabinchak,R/Pinkin,N+2 Nursing homes & personal protection
equipment-maintain supply for residents FROM
ASE TO AAP
A4525 Freiman,R/Verrelli,A Farms,
commercial-remove time restrictions for temp structures during COVID-19 FROM AAN TO AAP
A4625 Egan,J Raffles-permit to be conducted remotely at
large sporting venues FROM ATG TO AAP
S864 ScaSa (2R) Smith,B/Greenstein,L+2 Plastic carryout bags, polystyrene &
single-use straws-prohibits use FROM AEN
TO AAP
Bills
Received from Governor/Absolute Veto:
A3965 Aca (1R) Moen,W/Murphy,C+4 Alcoholic beverages, small producers-expand
existing EDA loan program to include
Bills
Received from Senate/Concurrence w/Senate Amendments/Given Second Reading:
A4369 AcaSca
(2R) Lopez,Y/Carter,L+3 Sentencing reform-implements Crim. Sentencing
& Disposition Comm recommendations
Bills
Received from Senate/Referred to Committee:
S92 Bateman,C/Greenstein,L Protect
Pollinators license plates-authorizes issuance
REF AEN
S381 Sca (1R) Weinberg,L/Greenstein,L+3 Domestic abuse victims-establishes supervised
community reintegration program REF AWC
S537 Codey,R+3 Emergency shelters-establishes certain
minimum and maximum temperatures REF AHE
S647 ScsSaSa (SCS/2R) Greenstein,L/Singleton,T+2 Water Quality Accountability Act-revise asset
management & related reporting req REF AEN
S703 ScaSca (2R) Ruiz,M/Cunningham,S+3 Health care professionals-undergo implicit
bias training REF AAP
S896 Sca (1R) Pou,N/Turner,S+1 Juvenile representation-expands Office of
Public Defender REF AAP
S1228 Kean,T/Cunningham,S+2
High sch graduate-conduct study, extent/cause
of outmigration to out-of-St coll REF AHI
S1271/2588/2660 Scs
(SCS) Cunningham,S/Gopal,V Branch campus, higher ed. instit-requires
Secretary of Higher Education approval
REF AHI
S2098 Sca (1R) Holzapfel,J+1 Phosphorus, household cleaning prod.-labeling
of ingredients req and restricts REF ACO
S2465 ScaSca (2R) Sweeney,S Heath Care Transparency Act-concerns health
care professionals advertisements REF
ARP
S2486 Sa (1R) Sweeney,S+1 Clayton Model Pilot Prog.-estab.; provide school-based social emotional learning REF AED
S2488 Singleton,T/Scutari,N+9 Labor & Workforce Devel.-allocates
$50M from fed. govt
assistance, improve unemp REF ALA
S2590 Cryan,J/Gopal,V+4 Civil svc exam for police-require questions
to identify implicit racial bias REF ACD
S2607 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Greenstein,L Mun. master plan-land use plan
incl. climate change-related haz vulnerability REF AEN
S2765 Sweeney,S/Rice,R+4 Law enforcement agencies-require Civil Svc Comm increase diversity & inclusivity REF ACD
S2766 Sca (1R) Sweeney,S/Rice,R+4 Minority civil svc. law
enforce. applicants-Civil Svc. Comm
estab mentoring prog REF ASL
S2767 Sa (1R) Cryan,J/Sweeney,S+3 Law enforcement, civil svc hiring-estab. oversight database;
diversity analysis REF ALP
S2798 Vitale,J/Ruiz,M+2 Long-term care fac-estab
uniform req on submission of outbreak response
plans REF AHE
Bills
Received from Senate/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:
S2517 Sweeney,S/Weinberg,L+4 Paratransit svcs.-adopt
best practices, greater coordination, estab
councils;$6M
S2519 ScaSaSca
(3R) Pou,N/Cunningham,S+4 Public health emergency credits-award to
certain inmates during pub health emerg
S2785 Scs (SCS) Gopal,V/Pou,N+4 Isolation Prevention Proj.-DOH
implement in long-term care fac. during pub emerg
S2786 Sca (1R) Weinberg,L/Greenstein,L+3 Long-term care facility employees-allow to
accrue paid sick leave
S2788 Sca (1R) Ruiz,M/Pou,N Long-term care
fac-supp pymts to staff
providing direct care svc during COVID-19
Co-Sponsors
Added:
A568 (Dunn,A) Child abuse, false report-create offense;
permits assessment of penalty
A795 (Conaway,H;
Catalano,J)
Cosmetics products-prohibits sale when tested on animals
A838 (Spearman,W) Earned income tax credit program-expands
eligibility, taxpayers age 18 qualify
A1070 (Johnson,G;
Speight,S; Swain,L; Tully,P) STEM
students-concerns recruitment and retention
A1438 (Dunn,A) State Auditor-authorizes cost-benefit analyses
of certain programs & initiatives
A1871 (Dunn,A) Affordable housing obligations-COAH calculate
on Statewide basis
A1943 (Peterson,E) Wineries, produce more than 250K gallons per
yr.-allow lic. to ship to
consumers
A2189 (Zwicker,A) Liberty St. Park Protection Act; estab. Advisory Committee & DEP related actions
A2340/2489 Acs (ACS) (Dunn,A) Mobile
service providers, commercial-prohibits disclosing customer's GPS data
A2544 (Scharfenberger,G) Civics instruction in middle schools-board of
education required to provide
A2899 (Wirths,H;
Dunn,A) Jr
Firefighter Auxiliary members-promulgate reg
pertaining to training/duties
A2912 (Wirths,H;
Space,P) Motor
vehicle registration renewal, certain-eliminates
A2999 (Tully,P) Student-athlete injury, lost athletic
scholarship-institution prov. equivalent
A3080 Aca (1R) (Murphy,C) Suicide Prevention Advisory
Council-establishes in DOH
A3191 (Benson,D) Autistic person-voluntarily make notation on
driver's lic, ID card & MV registry
A3835 (Stanfield,J) Fireman certificates & membership-raises
maximum eligibility age
A4179/4200 Acs (ACS) (Spearman,W)
Telemedicine & telehealth-revise requirements for health insur/Medicaid to cover
A4183 (Johnson,G) Charitable contributions during
COVID-19-provides gross income tax deduction
A4259 Aca (1R) (Vainieri Huttle,V) Mail-in
ballots, voted-allows office of municipal clerk receive by hand delivery
A4272 (Caputo,R) Civilian review board-establishes to review
complaints against police
A4305 (Danielsen,J) Veterans' organizations-require EDA to
provide certain assistance
A4377 (Johnson,G) Immunity related to coronavirus
2019-establish for certain entities and persons
A4434 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Student
Wellness Grant Program-establishes in DOE
A4478 (Mejia,P) Long-term care facilities-estab
addl. req., assess sanctions & impose penalties
A4479 Aca (1R) (Mejia,P; Benson,D) Long-term
care fac-supp pymts to
staff providing direct care svc during COVID-19
A4485 AcaAa (2R) (Mejia,P) Long-term
care fac.-dedicates personal protective equip. during pub health emerg
A4561 (Benson,D) Motor vehicle regis.,
licensing, & ID card fees-exempts Purple Heart recipients
A4570 (Dunn,A) Early in-person voting period for 2020
general election-requires; makes approp
A4572 (McClellan,A;
Simonsen,E; Dancer,R; Bergen,B; Dunn,A) In-person early voting and election
workers-require for 2020; raises pay
A4575 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
School food-request waivers from US Dept of Agric during COVID-19 school closure
A4587 (Caputo,R) Electric pub. util., svc. outage
over 48hr.-reimb cost of spoiled food/medicine
A4610 (McClellan,A; Simonsen,E) Ballots, sample-provides primary & school
election may send by electronic mail
A4612 (Simonsen,A; McClellan,A) Law
enforcement officer, retired-allow to carry handgun without permit
A4621 (McClellan,A; Simonsen,E) BPU
membership-require 1 member reside in Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth/Ocean
Co.
A4626 (McClellan,A; Simonsen,E) Vote-by-mail-permit co. clerk remove voters
from lists under cert. circumstances
A4628 (McClellan,A; Simonsen,E) Vets.-create prog.,
receive evaluation & treatment for PTSD & total brain injury
A4629 (Benson,D) Electric public utility svc. restoration-prioritize age-restricted communities
A4636 (Simonsen,A;
McClellan,A) Veterans-prov. free admission to St parks/forests/historic
sites on Veterans Day
A4642 (McClellan,A; Simonsen,E) Students
w/disab.-permit approved private sch. remain open,
in-person, 2020-2021
A4645 (Benson,D) Mental health treatment, domestic viol-insur categorize as medically necessary
AJR186 (Simonsen,E; McClellan,A) Law enforcement agencies-establish task force,
study ways to increase diversity
AR184 (Simonsen,E;
McClellan,A) In-person voting, conduct primarily during
2020 General Election-urges
Co-Sponsors
Withdrawn:
A4525 (Verrelli,A) Farms, commercial-remove time restrictions
for temp structures during COVID-19
Second
Prime Sponsors Added:
A2991 (Mazzeo,V) Business personal property, local exchange
telephone companies-local taxation
A3274 (Mukherji,R) Veterans in the Schools Program-develop;
teach about military experience
A3561 (McKnight,A) History Property Reinvestment Act-prov.
credits against taxes, rehab hist. prop.
A3566 (Danielsen,J) Veteran-DMVA notify certain organizations,
name of deceased
A4420 (Murphy,C) Homestead Benefit 2020 Prog.
& Senior & Disab Citizens' Prop Tax Freeze;$125.575
A4525 (Verrelli,A) Farms, commercial-remove time restrictions
for temp structures during COVID-19
A4570 (Dancer,R) Early in-person voting period for 2020
general election-requires; makes approp
A4582 (Bergen,B) Hunter gun safety course-exempts certain
veterans from field/live-fire portion
A4588 (Speight,S) Strangulation assault-increases to crime of
second degree
Second
Prime Sponsors Added: (contd)
A4590 (Speight,S) Pretrial release violations-clarify
penalties; provide written notice to victim
AR46 (Moen,W) Dick Allen-urges to elect to National
Baseball Hall of Fame
AR145 (Johnson,G) NJ-Taiwan sister state
relationship-commemorates
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
A2991 (Armato,J) Business personal property, local exchange
telephone companies-local taxation
A2999 (Armato,J) Student-athlete injury, lost athletic
scholarship-institution prov. equivalent
A4056 (Auth,R) Peace Officers Memorial Day-encourages
wearing blue to honor law enforcement
A4238 (Benson,D) Adult medical day care services-establish
minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate
A4386 (Benson,D) Special needs registries guidelines-requires
AG and cert. co. prosecutors estab.
A4420 (Benson,D) Homestead Benefit 2020 Prog.
& Senior & Disab Citizens' Prop Tax Freeze;$125.575
A4525 (Houghtaling,E) Farms, commercial-remove time restrictions
for temp structures during COVID-19
A4552 (Tully,P) Infrastructure Bank projects-exempts from
certain local bond requirements
A4561 (Bergen,B) Motor vehicle regis.,
licensing, & ID card fees-exempts Purple Heart recipients
A4579 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Mail-in
ballots-permits counting up to 14 days prior to election day
A4615 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Conservatorship arrangements-revises & updates law, encourage
ethical conduct
A4616 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Residential
psychiatric & long-term care fac-provide finan info to fac residents
A4618 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Guardianship
arrangements-revises & updates law, encourage ethical conduct
A4619 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Professional guardian-revise req concerning disqualification from regis
& duties
A4620 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Vulnerable adult-revises cert req concerning cases of abuse/neglect/exploitation
A4621 (Dancer,R) BPU membership-require 1 member reside in
Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth/Ocean Co.
A4636 (Armato,J) Veterans-prov. free admission to St parks/forests/historic
sites on Veterans Day
A4643 (Benson,D) Public utility service work-provide daily
updates to municipalities
A4644 (Freiman,R) Animal adoption-concerns sourcing of animals;
repeal Pet Purchase Protection Act
A4646 (Benson,D) Electric public utility outage over 72
hours-reimburse cost of spoiled products
AJR185 (Chiaravalloti,N) Black Business Month-designate August of each
year
The
Assembly Speaker has made the following appointments:
*Effective August
31, 2020
IPHD Project
Governing Board:
Janet Currie, of
Princeton.
*Effective
September 14, 2020
Commission on
Reentry Services for Women:
Gale Muhammad, of Sicklerville.
Joan Dublin, of Union City.
Gloria Bachman, of
Highland Park.
Su Wang, of
Florham Park.
Yolanda Ciccone, of Metuchen.
Pamela Jones, of Linden.
Wendy S. Martinez, of Wyckoff.
Note
to the 8/24/20 Digest:
Bills
Introduced/Without Reference/Given 2nd Reading:
AJR183 Conaway,H Safe Haven Awareness Month-designate
September *NOT* REF AHE
The
Assembly adjourned at 6:09 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, September 17, 2020 (QUORUM,
Committees at the Call of the Speaker).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (8/27/2020):
P.L.2020, c.68.
A3641 Reynolds-Jackson,V/Murphy,C+10
8/27/2020 Law enforcement
officers-mandatory cultural diversity & implicity
bias training
P.L.2020, c.69.
A299 Mazzeo,V/Armato,J+1
8/28/2020 Alcoholic
beverages-allows consumption outdoors in AC Tourism District
P.L.2020, c.70.
A4276 AcaAca (2R) Zwicker,A/Benson,D+16 8/28/2020
Ballot Cure Act-establishes to modify & establish various voting
procedures
P.L.2020, c.71.
A4320 AcaAcs (ACS) Zwicker,A/Benson,D+17 8/28/2020
Voting by mail-increase public awareness & use; extend deadline for
ballots
P.L.2020, c.72.
A4475 AcaAca w/GR (3R) Reynolds-Jackson,V/Benson,D+18 8/28/2020
Ballot drop boxes-establish in each county at least 7 days
before election
P.L.2020, c.73.
A1906/4230 Acs (ACS) Wimberly,B/Lopez,Y+11 8/31/2020
Police, false report-includes as bias intimidation; false 911 call-estab.
crime
P.L.2020, c.74.
A3971 Aca w/GR (2R)
Benson,D/Coughlin,C+19 8/31/2020
Coronavirus relief bonds-authorizes the issuance of by municipalities
&
counties
P.L.2020, c.75.
S2455 Pou,N/Cryan,J+3
9/1/2020 Professional or
occupational license-prohibits lawful presence as qualification
P.L.2020, c.76.
S19 Aca (1R) Sweeney,S/Cunningham,S+47 9/10/2020
Juneteenth Day-designates June 19 as State & public holiday
P.L.2020, c.77.
A4486 Aca (1R) Benson,D/Vainieri
Huttle,V+21 9/10/2020 MVC-extend expiring drivers' lic & ID cards for sr
citizens; limit appt times
P.L.2020, c.78.
A4520 Aca (1R) Benson,D/Verrelli,A+12 9/10/2020
Vehicle reg & driver's license
deadline-extend for new residents during COVID-19
P.L.2020, c.79.
S2303 Aca (1R) Bucco,A/Singleton,T+13 9/11/2020
Public school districts-concerns subcontracting agreements
P.L.2020, c.80.
S349 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Greenstein,L+8 9/14/2020
Electric veh. charging
stations-developers offer option in new home construction
P.L.2020, c.81.
S806 Cunningham,S/Pou,N+6
9/14/2020 Higher ed. instit.-NJBEST, award in any semester of attendance or
enrollment
P.L.2020, c.82.
S960 Sca (1R) Rice,R/Lopez,Y+1 9/14/2020 Student financial aid-parent prov. application
to Higher Ed. Student Asst. Auth.
P.L.2020, c.83.
S971 Aca (1R) Lagana,J/Cunningham,S+7 9/14/2020
Fair Play Act-allows collegiate student-athletes earn comp, use of name
or
image
P.L.2020, c.84.
S2380 ScsAca (SCS/1R) Sweeney,S/Scutari,N+9 9/14/2020
Essential employees contracted coronavirus 2019-concerns employment
benefits
P.L.2020, c.85.
S2573 Sca (1R) Ruiz,M/Codey,R+5 9/14/2020
School Nurse Consultant, State-establish in DOE; promote school nursing svcs
P.L.2020, c.86.
A2669 Aca (1R) Mukherji,R/Pou,N 9/14/2020
Motor vehicle ancillary production products-concerning; expands
definition
P.L.2020, JR-2.
SJR85 ScaAca (2R) Bucco,A/Addiego,D+14 8/31/2020
Overdose Awareness Day-designates August 31
P.L.2020, JR-3.
SJR79 Sca (1R) Greenstein,L/Gill,N+2 9/14/2020
Sexual assault by staff against inmates in St correctional fac-create study comm