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Vol. XLIV No. 55 219th
Legislature
First Annual Session
SENATE ACTION
The Senate did not
meet. The Senate will meet on Thursday, October 29, 2020 (SESSION).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills
Introduced:
A4872 Benson,D NJT work during state of emerg.-require
to pay one-and-a-half times regular rate
REF ATR
A4873 Bramnick,J MVC service-allow customer to schedule
appointment on MVC website REF ATR
A4874 Dancer,R CATV, system-wide franchise agreement-make
service available throughout area REF
ATU
A4876 Murphy,C Professional credential-prov
right of action, denial on basis of race/ethnicity REF ARP
A4877 Moen,W/Conaway,H Econ. devel incentives-prov for remediating/redevel
legacy landfills/brownfields REF AEN
A4878 Johnson,G Diversity & anti-bias training-req. those
holding elective public office undergo
REF ASL
A4879 Downey,J Failure to report employee wages-increases
penalties REF ALA
A4880 Benson,D Animal cruelty against victim's
animal-include in definition of domestic viol.
REF AAN
A4881 Greenwald,L Land use decision-prohibit appeal related to
holding meeting electronically REF ASL
A4882 Murphy,C Signal jammers-criminalizes use of REF AJU
A4883 Murphy,C Firearm transfer between family-req. conduct
through lic. retail firearm
dealer REF AJU
A4884 Vainieri
Huttle,V
Sexual Violence Restorative Justice Pilot Program-establishes REF AJU
A4885 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Lopez,Y Sexual assault-require law enforcement
provide victim w/police report REF AJU
A4886 Vainieri
Huttle,V
Sexual assault victims-require resources be made available to REF AJU
A4887 Vainieri
Huttle,V
Sexual assault victim-estab right to be
notified of prosecutor charging decision
REF AJU
A4888 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Lopez,Y Sexual assault cases-require AG audit &
issue annual report REF AJU
A4889 Vainieri
Huttle,V
Sexual viol liaison officer-estab in Div of St Police & local police departments REF AJU
A4890 Vainieri
Huttle,V+1 Sexual assault
training-require for prosecutors REF AJU
A4891 Vainieri
Huttle,V
Legislature anti-harassment policy-require revision REF AJU
A4892 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Lopez,Y State Workplace Anti-Harassment &
Discrimination Policy-codifies REF AJU
A4894 Mazzeo,V+1 Trans. local aid prog.-incorporate
boardwalks; prov for Local Aid Infra Fd Grant REF ATR
A4895 Armato,J Office of deputy superintendent of
election-creates in counties of fifth class
REF ASL
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A1708 AcaAca (2R) Burzichelli,J/Conaway,H Marijuana,
medical-workers' compensation & PIP coverage required REP/ACA
A2142 Tully,P/Swain,L+1 Military personnel non-resident dependent
children-provide resident tuition rate
REP
A2226 Dancer,R/Houghtaling,E+10 Small business, first-time paperwork
violations-suspends fines REP
A2308 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Johnson,G Applications for professional &
occupational licensure-concerns names
REP
A2450 Benson,D+1 Transportation programs/services-DOT
Commissioner req to advertise availability REP
A3062 Aca (1R) Pintor Marin,E/Moen,W+1
Financial Empowerment Pilot Program, three year-establishes REP
A3807 Pinkin,N/DeAngelo,W+6 Students w/military obligations-establish
higher ed. instit. late
registration REP
A4477 Aca (1R) Chiaravalloti,N/Conaway,H+9 Long-term care facilities-revises licensure,
operational, reporting requirements
REP/ACA
A4478 Aca (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Speight,S+11
Long-term care facilities-estab addl. req.,
assess sanctions & impose penalties
REP/ACA
A4484 Aca (1R) McKnight,A/Kennedy,J+8 Long-Term Care Ombudsman, St.-estab. long-term care advocacy
& edu training prog REP
A4589 Lopez,Y/Danielsen,J+4 Alcoholic beverages-extends time license
holders may sell following COVID-19 REP
A4655 Aca (1R) Reynolds-Jackson,V/Wimberly,B Law
enforcement presence at polling places & ballot drop boxes-limits REP/ACA
A4788 Aca (1R) Pintor Marin,E
FY2020-transfer Unclaimed Personal Prop Trust Fd
for approp, Essex Co Prosecutor REP/ACA
A4807 Armato,J/Lopez,Y+2 Min. essential coverage &
coronavirus-waive cert shared responsibility tax pymts REP
A4808 Aca (1R) Zwicker,A/Conaway,H+8 Internet-estab. office in BPU, assist in provision/expansion of service in
State REP/ACA
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (contd)
A4809 Aca (1R) Pintor Marin,E/Sumter,S CBT-revise, clarify, correct, and simplify
various aspects REP
A4853 Greenwald,L/Mazzeo,V+3 Employer unemployment tax increases-reduces
or delays during pandemic REP
A4875 Pintor
Marin,E/Wimberly,B Business tax credit programs, certain-extend
document submission deadlines REP
S275 Kean,T/Cruz-Perez,N+3 Military personnel non-resident dependent
children-provide resident tuition rate
REP
S278 Sca (1R) Kean,T/Cunningham,S+6 Students w/military obligations-establish
higher ed. instit. late
registration REP
S1936 Sweeney,S/Kean,T+1 Transportation programs/services-DOT
Commissioner req to advertise availability REP
Bills
Recommitted:
A2308 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Johnson,G Applications for professional &
occupational licensure-concerns names
RCM AAP
Bills
Transferred:
A2450 Benson,D+1 Transportation programs/services-DOT
Commissioner req to advertise availability FROM ATR TO AAP
S1936 Sweeney,S/Kean,T+1 Transportation programs/services-DOT
Commissioner req to advertise availability FROM ATR TO AAP
Co-Sponsors
Added:
A229 Aca (1R) (Benson,D) Telecommunications company-prov prorated refunds, svc outages longer than 72 hrs
A567 (Caputo,R) Internet gaming, inactive accounts-abandoned
unclaimed property after 3 years
A795 (Moriarty,P) Cosmetics products-prohibits sale when tested
on animals
A803 (Murphy,C) Vet student loan debt-exempts discharge thru
fed Total & Permanent Disab process
A876 (Murphy,C) On-line courses-Secretary of Higher Education
study prevalence, cost and quality
A1178 (Carter,L) Blockchain
technology-permits corporations to use for recordkeeping requirements
A1285 Aca (1R) (Murphy,C) Design-Build Constr. Services Procurement
Act-estab awarding contract procedures
A1567 (Danielsen,J) Workers, locked out-concerns health insurance
benefits
A2226 (Mosquera,G) Small business, first-time paperwork
violations-suspends fines
A2360 (Bergen,B) Vehicle, electric-concerns electric public
utility service rates for charging
A2896 (Scharfenberger,G) School Safety & Security Act-establishes
penalties for criminal acts on sch prop
A3756 (Murphy,C) Manufacturing Extension Program,
Inc.-supports activities
A3807 (Moen,W;
Mosquera,G)
Students w/military obligations-establish higher ed. instit.
late registration
A4185 (Johnson,G) Clean Energy Equity Office-estab; direct programs for overburdened communities
A4477 Aca (1R) (Mosquera,G;
DeCroce,B)
Long-term care facilities-revises licensure, operational, reporting
requirements
A4478 Aca (1R) (Benson,D) Long-term care facilities-estab
addl. req., assess sanctions & impose penalties
A4485 AcaAaAa (3R) (Murphy,C) Long-term care
fac.-dedicates personal protective equip. during pub health emerg
A4580 (DiMaso,S) Home baked goods-establish requirements for
sale
A4632 Aca (1R) (DiMaio,J; Freiman,R) MVC
written knowledge exam-provide online during COVID-19 pub. health
emerg.
A4645 (McClellan,A;
Simonsen,E; Dunn,A) Mental health treatment, domestic viol-insur categorize as medically necessary
A4733 (Dunn,A) Child Care Deserts, Task Force-establishes
A4771 (Scharfenberger,G) Drug court-expands offenses eligible for
expungement upon successful discharge
A4795 (DePhillips,C) Childcare cost, remote learning as result of
COVID-19-allow income tax deduction
A4803/4811 Acs (ACS) (Caputo,R) Personal
protective equip-req State estab
& manage stockpile, encourage manuf of
A4808 Aca (1R) (Carter,L; Caputo,R) Internet-estab. office in BPU, assist in
provision/expansion of service in State
A4814 (Carter,L) Curing of mail-in ballot-allow due to missing
certificate
A4817 (Caputo,R) Military tuition benf-extend
elig to dependent of member who died on active duty
A4818 (Caputo,R) State Seal Task Force-establish to review the
State seal
A4830 Aca (1R) (Caputo,R) Early voting, in person-require for certain
elections; makes appropriation
A4839 (Carter,L) Inmates, county-req
subsistence vouchers be accepted in every county
A4852 Aca (1R) (Armato,J) Unemployment benefits, extended-concerns
eligibility
A4853 (Chiaravalloti,N;
Chaparro,A; Murphy,C) Employer unemployment tax increases-reduces
or delays during pandemic
A4890 (Lopez,Y) Sexual assault training-require for
prosecutors
AJR187 (Dunn,A) Richard Rescorla
Day-designates May 27
AR92 (Murphy,C) Community Broadband Act-urges Congress to pass
AR193 (Greenwald,L;
Benson,D)
State & local tax deduction-urges federal government raise to $25K
AR197 (Carter,L) Hysterectomies, forced-condemns practice in
US ICE facilities
Second
Prime Sponsors Added:
A4542 (Johnson,G) Law enforcement agencies-require Civil Svc Comm increase diversity & inclusivity
A4603 Aca (1R) (Murphy,C) Annual audit of school distict
2019-2020 school year-extends deadline
A4810 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission-establish
A4852 Aca (1R) (Coughlin,C) Unemployment benefits, extended-concerns
eligibility
A4860 (Johnson,G) School counselor certification-estab. program req.; periodic
renewal/prof. devel
A4875 (Wimberly,B) Business tax credit programs, certain-extend
document submission deadlines
AR190 (Chaparro,A) Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness
Day-recognizes October 13, 2020
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
A1554 (DePhillips,C) Overdose Fatality and Near Fatality Review
Board-establish
A2360 (Johnson,G) Vehicle, electric-concerns electric public
utility service rates for charging
A3632 (Murphy,C) Animal shelters and kennels-establish
requirements for operation and oversight
A3950 Aca (1R) (Zwicker,A) Employer use of tracking device in employee
operated veh.-crime of fourth degree
A4233 (Taliaferro,A) Trespass & vandalism on agricultural
& horticultural lands-increases penalty
A4517 (Johnson,G) Minority civil svc. law
enforce. applicants-Civil Svc. Comm
estab mentoring prog
A4809 Aca (1R) (DiMaso,S) CBT-revise, clarify, correct, and simplify
various aspects
A4810 (Murphy,C) Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review
Commission-establish
A4852 Aca (1R) (Mazzeo,V) Unemployment benefits, extended-concerns
eligibility
A4875 (Sumter,S) Business tax credit programs, certain-extend
document submission deadlines
AR190 (Munoz,N) Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness
Day-recognizes October 13, 2020
Note
to the 3/23/20 Digest:
Bills
Introduced/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:
AR145 Karabinchak,R NJ-Taiwan sister state
relationship-commemorates *NOT* REF ACE
Note
to the 10/19/20 Digest:
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
A4556/4145 Acs (ACS) (Zwicker,A) BPU-estab. electronic public records
access; provide notice of meetings/hearings
Fourth
Prime Sponsors Added:
A4556/4145 Acs (ACS) (Quijano,A) BPU-estab. electronic public records
access; provide notice of meetings/hearings
The
Assembly adjourned at 5:08 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, October 29, 2020 (SESSION).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (10/22/2020):
P.L.2020, c.112. S2712 ScaSca (2R) Stack,B/Diegnan,P+8 10/23/2020
Nursing home-establish minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident
ratios
P.L.2020, c.113. S2785 Scs (SCS) Gopal,V/Pou,N+20 10/23/2020
Isolation Prevention Proj.-DOH implement in
long-term care fac. during pub emerg