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Vol. XLIV No. 53 219th
Legislature •
First Annual Session
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills
Introduced:
S3013 Ruiz,M/Corrado,K Security
aid-rename as health and safety aid, provide for student mental health REF SED
S3014 Gopal,V School safety threats-estab
prog for anonymous reporting of potential
threats REF SED
S3015 Sweeney,S CBT & income tax credits, temp.-prov for job creation, manuf
personal prot equip
REF SBA
S3016 Gopal,V Innocent spouse relief-disentangle from tax liab. of their tax deficient
spouse REF SBA
S3017 Ruiz,M COVID19 work accomodations-concerns
telework & work-from-home arrangements
REF SLA
S3018 Stack,B Voter party affiliation-allow to vote in any
primary by changing affiliation REF SSG
S3019 Gopal,V Plug-in electric vehicle incentives-extend to
plug-in electric motorcycles REF SEN
S3020 Gopal,V Craft distilleries-allow to sell mixed drinks
& ingredients for off premise REF
SLP
S3021 Singer,R/Bucco,A+1 Daniel's Law-proh. home address disclosure of law off, judicial off,
prosecutors REF SJU
S3022 Singer,R Emergency Tenant and Landlord Assistance
Act;$300M REF SCU
S3023 Gopal,V Property tax/mun. lien, unpaid-req. no imposed accure
interest, total under $100 REF SCU
S3024 Gopal,V Tax lien less than $100-prohibits tax
collector from selling REF SCU
S3025 Bucco,A/Corrado,K+1 Voter registration-suspends automatic
registration REF SSG
S3026 O'Scanlon,D/Bucco,A+1 MVC convenience fee-require to waive for
online transactions during COVID-19 REF
STR
S3027 Testa,M/Bucco,A+1 Michelle's Law-req
health insur. cover
mammogram recommended by health care prov REF SHH
S3028 Bucco,A+1 Service & emotional support
animals-permits dogs at State vets resid. facilities REF SMV
S3029 Bucco,A/Greenstein,L
Emergency medical services certification-requires temporary
issuance REF SHH
S3031 Sweeney,S/Vitale,J Nursing
education/professional advancement-req. DOH establish programs REF SHH
S3032 Sweeney,S/Vitale,J Nursing
homes-req. DOH develop infection control/prevention infra. improvements REF SHH
S3033 Sweeney,S School & Small Business Energy Efficiency
Stimulus Program-establish in BPU REF
SEG
S3034 Singleton,T Minorities in Police recruiting
program;$1.25M REF SLP
S3035 Singleton,T Police misconduct-prohibits hiring officer
removed from office by former agency REF
SLP
S3036 Rice,R St. intervention-elim
partial/full under Quality Single Accountability Continuum REF SED
S3037 Stack,B Landlord, certain-establishes assistance
program during COVID-19;$50M REF SCU
S3038 Singleton,T/Stack,B Affordable
housing and assistance applications, certain-consolidates REF SCU
S3039 Singleton,T Curing of mail-in ballot-allow due to missing
certificate REF SSG
S3040 Gopal,V Sch. official-proh
position use to promote pol activity w/in 90 days of election REF SED
S3041 Vitale,J/Gopal,V COVID-19
death in long term fac/vet homes-DOH continuously
publish total number REF SHH
S3042 Vitale,J/Singer,R Infection
control training-req. for nursing home/asst. living admin. lic./cert. REF SHH
S3043 Sarlo,P School district fiscal year 2019-2020-delay
deadline of annual audit by 5 months REF
SBA
S3044 Ruiz,M FY2020-transfer Unclaimed Personal Prop Trust
Fd for approp, Essex Co Prosecutor REF SBA
S3045 Sweeney,S Health care benf
plans-allow insurers prov to bds
of ed & elig emp, not in SEHBP
REF SBA
S3046 Ruiz,M Business tax credit programs, certain-extend
document submission deadlines REF SBA
S3063 Vitale,J Unemployment benefits, extended-concerns
eligibility REF SBA
S3064 Oroho,S/Sweeney,S New York
taxation of NJ residents' income-req St Treasurer
issue report REF SBA
SCR132 Rice,R Law enforcement misconduct-calls for federal
investigation in cert circumstances REF SLP
SCR133 Sarlo,P Sports wagering-amend Constit
to permit through casinos/horse racetracks/certain REF SBA
SR94 Gill,N Rutgers, State Univ-memorialize
Ruth Bader Ginsburg by naming building after her REF SSG
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A1070 Jasey,M/Benson,D+3 STEM students-concerns recruitment and
retention REP
S171 Corrado,K Veteran, homeless shelters-establish grant
program REP
S487 Sacco,N/Stack,B+1 PFRS-enhances accidental death pension for
surviving spouses, min. $50K annually
REP
S758 Gopal,V Workers' comp judges-enrollment in PERS
required; requires JRS rights/benf apply REP
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont’d)
S894 Sca (1R) Pou,N Methylene chloride paint removal-proh sale unless cert safety standards are met REP/SCA
S975 Kean,T Trunk fighting-establish as animal cruelty
offense and third degree crime REP
S1034 Sca (1R) Stack,B Compassion for Community Cats
Law-spaying/neutering stray/feral cats; estab
fund REP/SCA
S1070 Sca (1R) Corrado,K College Mental Health Services Act-grant prog., concerns mental health on campus REP/SCA
S1454 Sca (1R) Holzapfel,J Beaches-provide spouse and dependent children
of veteran reduced cost access REP/SCA
S2644 Bateman,C/Beach,J
Libraries-allows disposal of certain materials without advertising for
bids REP
S2706 Gopal,V Higher ed. instit. tuition & fees-limit responsibility to refund due to
COVID-19 REP
S2736 Singleton,T/Gopal,V Disabled
veteran, totally/permanently-provide income tax credit for rent REP
S2739 Ruiz,M Student reps. on boards of trustees, instit. of higher edu.-elim citizenship req REP
S2743 Sca (1R) Cunningham,S+4 Community College Opportunity Grant
Program-establishes REP/SCA
S2793 Ruiz,M/Pou,N+1 Higher ed instit. to improve campus
diversity-develop guidance REP
S2821 Sca (1R) Bucco,A/Brown,C+1 Vets.-create prog.,
receive evaluation & treatment for PTSD & total brain injury REP/SCA
S2892 Pou,N STEM students-concerns recruitment and retention REP
S2910 Kean,T/Brown,C+1 Veterans-prov. free admission to St
parks/forests/historic sites on Veterans Day
REP
S2923 Sca (1R) Turner,S/Gill,N Law
enforcement presence at polling places & ballot drop boxes-limits REP/SCA
S2968 Gopal,V/Corrado,K+1 Veteran for civil service hiring
preference-changes definition REP
S2973 Beach,J Office of deputy superintendent of
election-creates in counties of fifth class
REP
S2974 Beach,J/Bateman,C Ballot
drop boxes-permits use of decommissioned letter collection boxes REP
SCR97 Lagana,J+1 Veteran, civil service hiring-provide
preference, received badge, medal, ribbon
REP
SJR80 Gopal,V/Brown,C+2 Veteran memorial homes, DMVA-release funds to
offset COVID-19 related losses REP
SJR95 Lagana,J Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties &
the Constitution-designates January 30
REP
SR94 Gill,N Rutgers, State Univ-memorialize
Ruth Bader Ginsburg by naming building after her REP
Bills
Referred/SBA:
S171 Corrado,K Veteran, homeless shelters-establish grant
program
S758 Gopal,V Workers' comp judges-enrollment in PERS
required; requires JRS rights/benf apply
S975 Kean,T Trunk fighting-establish as animal cruelty
offense and third degree crime
S1034 Sca (1R) Stack,B Compassion for Community Cats
Law-spaying/neutering stray/feral cats; estab
fund
S1070 Sca (1R) Corrado,K College Mental Health Services Act-grant prog., concerns mental health on campus
S2736 Singleton,T/Gopal,V Disabled
veteran, totally/permanently-provide income tax credit for rent
S2743 Sca (1R) Cunningham,S+4 Community College Opportunity Grant
Program-establishes
S2821 Sca (1R) Bucco,A/Brown,C+1 Vets.-create prog.,
receive evaluation & treatment for PTSD & total brain injury
S2910 Kean,T/Brown,C+1 Veterans-prov. free admission to St
parks/forests/historic sites on Veterans Day
SCR97 Lagana,J+1 Veteran, civil service hiring-provide
preference, received badge, medal, ribbon
Concurrent
Resolutions Placed On Desk:
SCR96 Rice,R/Cunningham,S Slavery
or involuntary servitude-amends State Constitution to prohibit
SCR97 Lagana,J+1 Veteran, civil service hiring-provide
preference, received badge, medal, ribbon
Public
Hearing:
SCR96 Rice,R/Cunningham,S Slavery
or involuntary servitude-amends State Constitution to prohibit SSG
Co-Sponsors
Added:
S529/521 Scs (SCS) (Pou,N) Children's
meals served in restaurants-required to meet nutritional standards
S1740 (Kean,T;
Pou,N) Motor
vehicle registration-req. MVC place notation indicating registrant is deaf
S2410 Sca (1R) (Singer,R)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Task Force on Racial & Health
Disparities
S2579 (Pou,N) Religious corporations-authorizes remote
meetings during state of emergency
S2634 (Cardinale,G) Immunity related to coronavirus
2019-establish for certain persons and entities
S2743 Sca (1R) (Pou,N) Community
College Opportunity Grant Program-establishes
S2793 (Singleton,T) Higher ed instit. to improve campus diversity-develop
guidance
S2827 (Singleton,T) Teachers, public-biennially complete 2 hrs.,
cultural competence prof. devel.
S2828 (Singleton,T) Culturally responsive teaching
credential-require DOE to develop
S2831 Sa (1R) (Singleton,T) Teachers-grants reciprocity with certain
out-of-state certificates
S2832 Sca (1R) (Singleton,T)
Teachers, substitute-allow student in higher ed
instit., 30 semester hr to
serve
S2909 Sca (1R) (Pou,N) American
flag-auth. private persons display on NJTA/SJTA property; proh.
removal
S2936 (Cardinale,G) Mail-in ballots-move voter with undeliverable
ballot to inactive file
S2938 (Cardinale,G) REAL ID-limit MVC appt
times to sr citizens & cert persons during
COVID-19
S2944 (Cardinale,G) Vote in person option, Nov. 2020-req. if
voter turns in unopened mail-in ballot
S2968 (Connors,C) Veteran for civil service hiring
preference-changes definition
S2985 (Cardinale,G) School attendance-require studies on impact
of COVID-19
S2991 (Thompson,S;
Cardinale,G)
Personal protective equipment-concern approval process for & State
stockpiles
Co-Sponsors
Added: (cont’d)
S2995 (Cardinale,G) Influenza vaccinations-proh.
govt. entity/school requiring for 18 yrs or younger
S3012 (Pou,N) MVC documents issued-provides temporary extension
S3021 (Corrado,K)
Daniel's Law-proh.
home address disclosure of law off, judicial off, prosecutors
S3025 (Cardinale,G) Voter
registration-suspends automatic registration
S3026 (Corrado,K)
MVC convenience fee-require to waive
for online transactions during COVID-19
S3027 (Corrado,K) Michelle's Law-req
health insur. cover mammogram recommended by health
care prov
S3028 (Corrado,K) Service & emotional support
animals-permits dogs at State vets resid.
facilities
SCR97 (Connors,C) Veteran, civil service hiring-provide
preference, received badge, medal, ribbon
SJR80 (Connors,C;
Pou,N) Veteran
memorial homes, DMVA-release funds to offset COVID-19 related losses
Co-Sponsors
Withdrawn:
S2743 (Ruiz,M) Community College Opportunity Grant
Program-establishes
Co-Prime
Sponsors Added:
S797 (Doherty,M) Temporary businesses-prohibits municipal
licensure of children operating
S1162 (Pou,N) Businesses employing ex-offenders-allows CBT
and gross income tax credits
S1471 (Pou,N) Security Deposit Assistance Pilot
Program-establish
S2315 (Scutari,N) Organ donors, living-prohibits discrimination
against
S2410 Sca (1R) (Pou,N) Coronavirus
Disease 2019 Pandemic Task Force on Racial & Health Disparities
S2743 (Ruiz,M) Community College Opportunity Grant
Program-establishes
S2821 Sca (1R) (Brown,C)
Vets.-create prog., receive evaluation &
treatment for PTSD & total brain injury
S2829 (Singleton,T) Male Teachers of Color Mentorship Pilot
Program-establishes;$50K
S2830 (Singleton,T) Educator preparation program-report passing
rates of students, certain tests
S2910 (Brown,C) Veterans-prov. free admission to St
parks/forests/historic sites on Veterans Day
S2938 (Diegnan,P) REAL ID-limit MVC appt
times to sr citizens & cert persons during
COVID-19
S2986 (Testa,M) Hotel/motel occupancy fee-allocate rev. for
arts, historical heritage & tourism
SJR80 (Brown,C) Veteran memorial homes, DMVA-release funds to
offset COVID-19 related losses
The Senate
adjourned at 6:00 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, October 22, 2020 (QUORUM, Committees at the
Call of the Senate President).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills
Introduced:
A4792 Bergen,B+1 Live entertainment venues, cert-approp $30M from Coronavirus Relief Fd
to assist REF ACE
A4793 DeCroce,B/Vainieri Huttle,V Notray
public-authorize any member of Legislature to perform all functions of REF AJU
A4794 Schepisi,H/Vainieri Huttle,V+2
Unemployment compensation-exempt poll worker wages from affecting REF ALA
A4795 Schepisi,H/Vainieri Huttle,V Childcare cost, remote learning as result of
COVID-19-allow income tax deduction REF
AWC
A4796 DiMaso,S/Rooney,K+2 MVC convenience fee-require to waive for
online transactions during COVID-19 REF
ATR
A4797 Dancer,R Health care service firms-revises
accreditation requirements REF ARP
A4798 Dancer,R+1 Emerg. power generators-estab
interest-free revolving loan prog to help
purchase REF ATU
A4799 Catalano,J Lobsters-changes law regulating size
limits REF AAN
A4800 Simonsen,E/McClellan,A Vehicle
& licensing services-require MVC to provide in each county in State REF ATR
A4801 McClellan,A/Simonsen,E
Michelle's Law-req health insur.
cover mammogram recommended by health care prov REF AFI
A4802 Thomson,E Opioid antidote-req
pharmacist offer to individual purchasing hypodermic needles REF AHE
A4812 Murphy,C/Verrelli,A State
forms-make available in certain languages; Gujarati, Korean, & Punjabi REF ASL
A4813 Conaway,H/Johnson,G+2
Public health emergency open public records requests-make information
accessible REF ASL
A4814 Conaway,H/Benson,D+1 Curing of mail-in ballot-allow due to missing
certificate REF ASL
A4815 Conaway,H Health insurance step therapy
protocols-establish certain guidelines concerning REF AHE
A4816 Murphy,C/Mukherji,R
Correctional police/parole off-req
compensatory time off, for work during emerg REF ALP
A4817 Murphy,C/Armato,J+2 Military tuition benf-extend
elig to dependent of member who died on active
duty REF AHI
A4818 Murphy,C State Seal Task Force-establish to review the
State seal REF ASL
A4819 Lampitt,P/DeAngelo,W+2 School & Small Business Energy Efficiency
Stimulus Program-establish in BPU REF
ATU
A4820 Lampitt,P Dentist/dental insurance-prohibits certain
provisions in agreements REF AFI
A4821 Downey,J Tax lien less than $100-prohibits tax
collector from selling REF ASL
A4822 Downey,J Acting superintendent of
elections-establishes position REF ASL
A4823 McKeon,J Interest rate-reduces on loans from 30% to
25% per year REF ABU
A4824 McKeon,J Mutual savings bank holding company board of
directors-concerns election REF AFI
A4825 McKeon,J Water Quality Accountability Act-revise asset
management & related reporting req REF AEN
A4826 Swain,L Domestic service workers-creates certain
rights REF ALA
A4827 Swain,L/Tully,P Voter regis.,
same-day-estab pilot prog
to provide on election day in cert years
REF ASL
Bills
Introduced: (cont’d)
A4828 Tully,P/Swain,L
Cyber-harassment of minor-broadens statute that criminalizes REF AJU
A4829 Tucker,C Bedbug infestation, cert. residential prop-estab prevention/eradicate procedures REF AHO
A4830 Zwicker,A/Danielsen,J+1
Early voting, in person-require for certain elections; makes
appropriation REF ASL
A4831 Chaparro,A Criminal offenses committed in other
jurisdictions-clarifies classification
REF AJU
A4832 Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V COVID-19 medications-authorizes pharmacists
to administer REF AHE
A4833 Schaer,G Bias & harassment-expands crime;
establish additional penalties REF ALP
A4834 Mazzeo,V Solicitation by mail-req. disclosure letter,
falsely implying St govt connection REF ACO
A4835 Verrelli,A State Board of Examiners of HVACR
Contractors-adds 2 members REF ARP
A4836 Giblin,T/Benson,D Online
education during COVID-19-establish task force to study quality REF AHI
A4837 Moriarty,P/Benson,D Motor veh. regis
certificate-auth surviving spouse/family use until
cert expires REF ATR
A4838
Reynolds-Jackson,V/Verrelli,A Sch report
card-include number of mental health prof/security personnel employed REF AED
A4839 Reynolds-Jackson,V/Conaway,H Inmates, county-req
subsistence vouchers be accepted in every county REF ALP
A4840 Burzichelli,J CBT & income tax credits, temp.-prov for job creation, manuf
personal prot equip
REF AAP
A4841 DiMaso,S Emerg. medical services-req. issuance of temp certifications, cert
circumstances REF AHE
A4842 Quijano,A Expansion permits, temp.-extend effective
date to cert. alcoholic bev. licensees REF AOF
A4843 Murphy,C/Houghtaling,E Forest
stewardship plan-req for lands acquired for
recreation & conserv purposes REF AAN
A4844 Armato,J/Houghtaling,E Forest
stewardship plans-provide that municipal approval is not required REF AAN
A4845 Mazzeo,V/Armato,J Prescribed
burns-set min. acreage goal & schedule in pinelands area &
Statewide REF AAN
A4846 Houghtaling,E Forest stewardship, pinelands area-concerns
cooperation between govt & landowner REF AAN
A4847 Vainieri
Huttle,V Harm
reduction programs-permits establishment of additional REF AHE
A4848 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Jasey,M+6
Reproductive Freedom Act-concerns reproductive rights &
autonomy REF AHE
A4849 McGuckin,G/Catalano,J Just
compensation-authorizes payment to bus., losses due to pub. health
emerg. REF ASL
A4850 Karabinchak,R Construction inspection program,
expedited-establishes REF ACE
A4851 Coughlin,C Steel slag-concerns use as aggregate REF ACE
A4852 Lopez,Y Unemployment benefits, extended-concerns
eligibility REF ALA
A4853 Greenwald,L Employer unemployment tax increases-reduces
or delays during pandemic REF ALA
A4854 Conaway,H Nursing education/professional
advancement-req. DOH establish programs
REF AHE
A4855 Benson,D Nursing homes-req. DOH develop infection
control/prevention infra. improvements REF ASE
AR192 Dancer,R Financial service firms-express sentiment
that NJ remain hub for server farms REF
ALA
AR194 Swain,L Menstrual product funding-req. future federal
leg, COVID-19 finan relief include REF AWC
AR195 Karabinchak,R Credit card interest holiday-urges pass and
sign legislation to create REF ACO
AR196 Johnson,G Immigration applications-expedite and
prioritize certain REF AOF
AR197 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Lopez,Y+2
Hysterectomies, forced-condemns practice in US ICE facilities REF AHE
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A1106 Acs (ACS) Murphy,C/Stanfield,J+4 Jr Firefighter Auxiliary members-promulgate reg pertaining to training/duties REP/ACS
A1226 Schaer,G/Jimenez,A+18 Medical facilities-electric public utilities
provide priority power restoration REP
A1995 Acs (ACS) Pinkin,N Student exchange visitor placement org,
international-register w/Secretary of St
REP/ACS
A2140 Aca (1R) Tully,P/Vainieri Huttle,V+1
Health care service firms-revise requirements for financial information
reports REP/ACA
A2913 Webber,J/Vainieri Huttle,V+1
Community Emergency Response Team members-perform traffic duties REP
A3199 Aca (1R) Murphy,C/Benson,D+3 Organ donors, living-prohibits discrimination
against REP/ACA
A3277 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Quijano,A Child absent-parent call; unexcused
absence-notify parent or guardian REP
A3384 McKeon,J Uniform Voidable Transactions Act-renamed
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act REP
A3450 Aca (1R) Johnson,G Income access services & related provider
contracts-creates certain requirements
REP/ACA
A4446 Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V+3
Mental health, behavioral health & addiction svcs.-req provisions in St contract REP
A4538 Aca (1R) Lampitt,P/Quijano,A Dental
insurers-prov. credits for reduced usage during coronavirus 2019 pandemic REP/ACA
A4544 Aca (1R) Caputo,R School nurse, return to employment-permit for
2 years w/out TPAF reenrollment REP/ACA
A4556/4145 Acs (ACS) Karabinchak,R/Pinkin,N BPU-estab. electronic public records
access; provide notice of meetings/hearings
REP/ACS
A4580 Zwicker,A/Thomson,E+1 Home baked goods-establish requirements for
sale REP
A4671 Schaer,G/Swain,L+4 Utilities, pub & local-prov notice, available relief measures during
coronavirus REP
AR92 DeAngelo,W/Wirths,H+3 Community Broadband Act-urges Congress to
pass REP
AR139 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Murphy,C+2
Hate and bias crime-condemns REP
AR170 Aca (1R) Moen,W/Vainieri Huttle,V Small businesses-urges residents to patronize
once COVID-19 has concluded REP/ACA
S73 ScaSa (2R) Bateman,C/Sarlo,P+6 Home baked goods-establish requirements for
sale REP
S238 ScsAca (SCS/1R) Singleton,T/Sarlo,P+5 Jr Firefighter Auxiliary members-promulgate reg pertaining to training/duties REP/ACA
S559 Codey,R/Cryan,J+3 Child absent-parent call; unexcused
absence-notify parent or guardian REP
S848 ScaAca (2R) Pou,N/Gopal,V Health care
service firms-revise requirements for financial information reports REP/ACA
Bills
Reported Referred/AAP:
A2161 Aca (1R) Mukherji,R/Benson,D+4 Charitable food contributions, made from
business inventory-income tax deduction
REP/ACA REF AAP
A2454 Benson,D/Pinkin,N Electric public utilities-required to file
emergency response plan with BPU REP REF
AAP
A2991 Burzichelli,J/Mazzeo,V+2 Business personal property, local exchange
telephone companies-local taxation REP
REF AAP
A4830 Aca (1R)
Zwicker,A/Danielsen,J+1 Early voting, in person-require for certain
elections; makes appropriation REP/ACA
REF AAP
Bills
Combined:
A4145 Zwicker,A BPU electronic docketing sys-require to estab & maintain online document access COMB/W A4556 (ACS)
Concurrent
Resolutions Placed On Desk:
SCR96 Rice,R/Cunningham,S Slavery
or involuntary servitude-amends State Constitution to prohibit
SCR97 Lagana,J+1 Veteran, civil service hiring-provide
preference, received badge, medal, ribbon
Bills
Transferred:
A1269 Greenwald,L/Giblin,T Class 4A
commercial property-eliminates the 1% fee and the 1% tax FROM AAP TO ACE
A2891 Lopez,Y/Zwicker,A+1 Digital Asset and Blockchain
Technology Act FROM AFI TO AST
A4143 Conaway,H/Vainieri Huttle,V Heath Care Transparency Act-concerns health
care professionals advertisements FROM
ARP TO AHE
A4655 Reynolds-Jackson,V/Wimberly,B Law enforcement presence at polling places
& ballot drop boxes-limits FROM ASL
TO ACD
S2465 ScaSca (2R) Sweeney,S Heath Care Transparency Act-concerns health
care professionals advertisements FROM
ARP TO AHE
Bills
Received from Governor/Absolute Veto:
A4006 Chiaravalloti,N/Caputo,R+4 Quality Single Accountability
Continuum-postpones review due to COVID-19
Bills
Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:
A4312 Reynolds-Jackson,V/Sumter,S+6
Body camera worn by law enforcement officers-regulates use
Co-Sponsors
Added:
A185 (Bergen,B) Small business loan program-incl. broadband
telecommunications service providers
A493 (Freiman,R;
Conaway,H; DiMaso,S) Autism Awareness-creates special license
plates
A803 (Mejia,P; Conaway,H; Mukherji,R; Bergen,B; Johnson,G; Wirths,H; Space,P) Vet student
loan debt-exempts discharge thru fed Total & Permanent
Disab process
A812 (Quijano,A) Public defender fees, inability to
pay-municipal court provide applicant notice
A1091 (Johnson,G) Brewery tours-Division of Travel and Tourism
required to advertise and promote
A1106 Acs (ACS) (Space,P; Wirths,H; DiMaso,S) Jr
Firefighter Auxiliary members-promulgate reg
pertaining to training/duties
A1226 (Danielsen,J) Medical facilities-electric public utilities
provide priority power restoration
A1365 (Johnson,G) Wildlife-prohibits harassing or taking at
competitive events; establish penal.
A2142 (DiMaso,S) Military personnel non-resident dependent
children-provide resident tuition rate
A2161 Aca (1R) (Quijano,A; Danielsen,J)
Charitable food contributions, made from business inventory-income tax
deduction
A2455 (Zwicker,A) FIRST Robotics Programs-establishes pilot
program in DOE in school districts
A2487 (Swain,L;
Tully,P)
Healthy Terminals Act-req. airport/train station workers be paid cert
wages/benf
A2903 (Dancer,R) Smarter Lunchroom Act-promotes healthy food
choices in school cafeterias
A2991 (Moriarty,P) Business personal property, local exchange
telephone companies-local taxation
A3071 (Peters,R) Volunteer firefighter, rescue & first aid
member-claim $500 income tax deduction
A3123 (Bergen,B) Veteran-allows to withdraw honorable
discharge papers from county clerk
A3388 (Verrelli,A) Feminine hygiene products-school districts
provide, cert schools; State pay cost
A3566 Aca (1R) (Holley,J) Veteran-DMVA notify certain organizations,
name of deceased
A3612 (Jasey,M) Hearing aids-requires health insurance to
provide coverage
A3807 (DiMaso,S;
Bergen,B)
Students w/military obligations-establish higher ed. instit.
late registration
A3870 (Quijano,A) Defense Against Porch Pirates Act; amends
theft statute
A3930 (Stanfield,J) Employer contrib to
unemp comp fund-exclude pymt
related to layoff from COVID-19
A3981 Aca (1R) (Benson,D) Service & emotional support
animals-permits dogs at State vets resid. facilities
A4171 (Swain,L; Tully,P; Carter,L; Timberlake,B; Johnson,G; Giblin,T; Jasey,M; Wimberly,B) One-time payment program-establish for aid
for certain
eligible taxpayers;$35M
A4185 (Giblin,T) Clean Energy Equity Office-estab; direct programs for overburdened communities
A4209 (Giblin,T) Sick leave benefits-concerns
A4399 (Giblin,T) Compassion for Community Cats
Law-spaying/neutering stray/feral cats; estab fund
A4404 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Farm
Worker Epidemic Health & Safety Act-concerns public health &
protections
A4410 Aca (1R) (Carter,L; Spearman,W; Johnson,G) Community College Opportunity Grant
Program-establishes
A4411 Aca (1R) (Pinkin,N) COVID-19 testing kits-req
St enter in contract for purchase by higher edu instit
A4414 (Murphy,C) Student disciplinary actions-require public
schools report; DOE estab. database
A4430 (Giblin,T;
Speight,S)
Long-term care fac-estab uniform req on submission of outbreak response plans
A4533 (Stanfield,J;
Auth,R)
Animal, welfare or care-provides for advocate in criminal cases
A4548 (Mazzeo,V) Voter registration-reduce deadline to 8 days
before election
A4580 (Webber,J) Home baked goods-establish requirements for
sale
A4603 (Stanfield,J) Annual audit of school distict
2019-2020 school year-extends deadline
A4667 (Space,P;
Wirths,H)
American flag-auth. private persons display on NJTA/SJTA property; proh. Removal
Co-Sponsors
Added: (cont’d)
A4765 (Catalano,J;
McGuckin,G; Rumpf,B; Scharfenberger,G)
Spitting in law enforce. off. food/drink-clarify, constitute aggravated assault
A4776 (Dunn,A) Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for
Women-develop & implement staffing plan
A4777 (Dunn,A) Sexual abuse, Edna Mahan inmates-DOC
implement procedures, facilitate reporting
A4778 (Dunn,A) Edna Mahan sexual abuse invest.-req adminstrators have access to
info concerning
A4779 (Dunn,A) Edna Mahan Correctional-concerns security
practices, physical plant deficiencies
A4792 (Stanfield,J) Live entertainment venues, cert-approp $30M from Coronavirus Relief Fd
to assist
A4794 (Verrelli,A; Giblin,T) Unemployment compensation-exempt poll worker
wages from affecting
A4796 (Schepisi,H;
DePhillips,C)
MVC convenience fee-require to waive for online transactions during
COVID-19
A4798 (DePhillips,C) Emerg. power generators-estab interest-free revolving loan prog
to help purchase
A4803 (Conaway,H;
Verrelli,A; Benson,D) Personal protective equip-req
State estab & manage stockpile, encourage manuf of
A4805 (Mazzeo,V) Business interruption insurance-disclose
whether policy prov. pandemic coverage
A4806 (Rooney,K) Property tax reward programs-permits
municipalities to authorize
A4807 (Verrelli,A) Min. essential coverage &
coronavirus-waive cert shared responsibility tax pymts
A4808 (Vainieri
Huttle,V; Verrelli,A; Giblin,T; Reynolds-Jackson,V) Internet-estab. office in BPU, assist in provision/expansion of service in
State
A4811 (Verrelli,A;
Rooney,K; Pinkin,N) Personal protective equipment-concern
approval process for & State stockpiles
A4813 (Dunn,A;
Schepisi,H) Public
health emergency open public records requests-make information accessible
A4814 (Zwicker,A) Curing of mail-in ballot-allow due to
missing certificate
A4816 (Benson,D) Correctional police/parole off-req compensatory time off, for work during emerg
A4817 (Benson,D;
Giblin,T) Military
tuition benf-extend elig to
dependent of member who died on active duty
A4819 (Benson,D;
Bergen,B) School
& Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program-establish in BPU
A4830 (Benson,D) Early voting, in person-require for certain
elections; makes appropriation
A4848 (Conaway,H;
Zwicker,A; Verrelli,A; Danielsen,J; Timberlake,B) Reproductive Freedom Act-concerns
reproductive rights & autonomy
ACR145 (Chiaravalloti,N) Slavery or involuntary servitude-amends Constitution
to prohibit
AR92 (Quijano,A;
Pinkin,N)
Community Broadband Act-urges Congress to pass
AR139 (Danielsen,J;
Pinkin,N) Hate
and bias crime-condemns
AR175 (Jasey,M) Racism-declares public health crisis
AR184 (Catalano,J;
McGuckin,G)
In-person voting, conduct primarily during 2020 General Election-urges
AR197 (Verrelli,A) Hysterectomies, forced-condemns practice in
US ICE facilities
Co-Sponsors
Withdrawn:
A828 (Murphy,C) Medicaid coverage-provides to eligible
pregnant women for 365-day period
A3612 (Benson,D) Hearing aids-requires health insurance to
provide coverage
Second
Prime Sponsors Added:
A1269 (Giblin,T) Class 4A commercial property-eliminates the
1% fee and the 1% tax
A1327 (Chaparro,A) Class Two special law enforcement
officers-establishes certain hiring preference
A2308 (Johnson,G) Applications for professional &
occupational licensure-concerns names
A2360 (Karabinchak,R) Vehicle, electric-concerns electric public
utility service rates for charging
A2658 (DiMaso,S) Toxic shock syndrome-Commissioner of Health
establish a pub. awareness campaign
A3277 (Quijano,A) Child absent-parent call; unexcused
absence-notify parent or guardian
A3950 (Benson,D) Employer use of tracking device in employee
operated veh.-crime of fourth degree
A4407 Aca (1R) (Moriarty,P) State student assistance or other
employment/training-concerns eligibility
A4545 (Murphy,C) Public school instruction-req. districts
include racial discrim & social justice
A4594 (Lampitt,P) Teacher cert-estab proc for issuance of limited cert of elig
w/advanced standing
A4595 (Lampitt,P) Male Teachers of Color Mentorship Pilot
Program-establishes;$50K
A4596 (Lampitt,P) Culturally responsive teaching
credential-require DOE to develop
A4661 (Pinkin,N) Motor vehicle knowledge test-expand topics
regarding bicycle/pedestrian safety
A4682 (Giblin,T) Emergency Tenant and Landlord Assistance
Act;$300M
A4685 (Verrelli,A) Parole services-offered to certain defendants
who served their maximum sentence
A4702 (Webber,J) Elected municipal officers-prohibit
employment w/mun. in which
they hold office
A4765 (Chaparro,A) Spitting in law enforce. off.
food/drink-clarify, constitute aggravated assault
A4783 (Lampitt,P) Teachers-grants reciprocity with certain
out-of-state certificates
A4785 (Verrelli,A) Inmate reentry assistance &
benefits-expands scope
A4808 (Conaway,H) Internet-estab. office in BPU, assist in provision/expansion of service in
State
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
A828 (Murphy,C) Medicaid coverage-provides to eligible
pregnant women for 365-day period
A1828 (Zwicker,A) Portable benf-estab
sys for worker, prov svc to consumers thru
contracting agent
A3277 (Dunn,A) Child absent-parent call; unexcused
absence-notify parent or guardian
A3612 (Benson,D) Hearing aids-requires health insurance to
provide coverage
A4016 (Verrelli,A) Rare Disease Advisory Council-establishes
A4556/4145 Acs (ACS) (Quijano,A) BPU-estab. electronic public records
access; provide notice of meetings/hearings
A4617 (Chaparro,A) Landlord expenses, cert-addresses in response
to COVID-19;$300M
A4793 (Rooney,K)
Notray
public-authorize any member of Legislature to perform all functions of
Third
Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A4794 (Rooney,K) Unemployment compensation-exempt poll worker
wages from affecting
A4795 (Rooney,K) Childcare cost, remote learning as result of
COVID-19-allow income tax deduction
A4796 (Verrelli,A) MVC convenience fee-require to waive for
online transactions during COVID-19
A4801 (Bergen,B) Michelle's Law-req
health insur. cover
mammogram recommended by health care prov
A4808 (Benson,D) Internet-estab. office in BPU, assist in provision/expansion of service in
State
A4814 (Verrelli,A) Curing of mail-in ballot-allow due to
missing certificate
A4816 (Chaparro,A) Correctional police/parole off-req compensatory time off, for work during emerg
A4817 (Dancer,R) Military tuition benf-extend
elig to dependent of member who died on active
duty
A4819 (Giblin,T) School & Small Business Energy
Efficiency Stimulus Program-establish in BPU
A4830 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Early
voting, in person-require for certain elections; makes appropriation
A4832 (Verrelli,A) COVID-19 medications-authorizes pharmacists
to administer
A4838 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Sch report
card-include number of mental health prof/security personnel employed
A4839 (Verrelli,A) Inmates, county-req
subsistence vouchers be accepted in every county
A4849 (Schepisi,H) Just compensation-authorizes payment to bus.,
losses due to pub. health emerg.
AR139 (McKnight,A) Hate and bias crime-condemns
Fourth
Prime Sponsors Added:
A4793 (Giblin,T) Notray
public-authorize any member of Legislature to perform all functions of
The
Assembly Speaker has made the following appointments:
*Effective October
7, 2020
Commission to
Protect NJ Inmates from Sexual Assualt and Sexual
Misconduct:
Assemblywoman Yvonne
Lopez (19)
*Effective October 13, 2020
New Jersey
Eviction Crisis Task Force:
Assemblywoman Britnee N. Timberlake (34)
Assemblyman Gerard
Scharfenberger (13)
The
Assembly Speaker has made the following reappointments:
*Effective October
13, 2020
Prisoner Reentry
Commission:
Assemblywoman
Angela V. McKnight (31)
Assemblyman Erik Peterson (23)
The
Assembly adjourned at 6:04 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, October 22, 2020 (QUORUM,
Committees at the Call of the Speaker).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (10/8/2020):
P.L.2020, c.104. S2584 Aa (1R) Cunningham,S/Pou,N+5 10/19/2020
Campus Sexual Assault Commission-makes changes to membership &
responsibilities
P.L.2020, c.105. A1263 Schaer,G/Johnson,G+1
10/19/2020 Life insurance,
stranger-originated-prohibits act, practice or arrangement
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (10/8/2020):
(cont’d)
P.L.2020, c.106. A2370 Aca (1R) Schaer,G/Reynolds-Jackson,V+4 10/19/2020
Compassionate release program-establish for certain inmates
P.L.2020, c.107. A2394 Sca (1R) Wimberly,B/Johnson,G+14 10/19/2020
Law enforcement agencies-establish minority recruitment and selection
programs
P.L.2020, c.108. A3367 Johnson,G/Kennedy,J+5 10/19/2020
Electric veh charging stations-require
community associations allow installation
P.L.2020, c.109. A4371 Chaparro,A/Johnson,G+5 10/19/2020
Corrections Rehab & Crime Prevention Fund-establish; require cost
savings study
P.L.2020, c.110. A4373 Spearman,W/Jimenez,A+4 10/19/2020
Sentencing-establishes youthful age of defendant as mitigating
factor
P.L.2020, c.111. S2519 ScaSaScaAca
(4R) Pou,N/Cunningham,S+16 10/19/2020
Public health emergency credits-award to certain inmates during
pub health emerg