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Vol. XXXI No. 41 218th
Legislature •
Second Annual Session
Michael L. Testa, Jr. was sworn in as a member of the Senate for the 1st Legislative District.
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:
Honorable James P. Wilson, J.S.C., of
Plainfield.
Honorable Stephen J. Taylor, J.S.C., of
Skillman.
Honorable Daniel R. Lindemann,
J.S.C., of Wayne.
Honorable Jeffrey R. Jablonski, J.S.C.,
of Kearny.
Honorable Mitzy Galis-Menendez,
J.S.C., of Cliffside Park.
Honorable Marlene Lynch Ford, J.S.C., of
Seaside Park.
Honorable Angela White Dalton, J.S.C., of
Howell.
Honorable Bradford M. Bury, J.S.C., of Watchung.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DELAWARE
RIVER JOINT TOLL BRIDGE COMMISSION:
William E. Mandry,
of Phillipsburg, to replace Garret Leonard VanVliet.
Nominations Withdrawn:
TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE DELAWARE RIVER JOINT TOLL BRIDGE COMMISSION:
Philip J. Mugavero,
of Phillipsburg, to replace Garret Leonard VanVliet.
Nomination Corrected Copy:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SITE
REMEDIATION PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARD:
Michael J. Renzulli,
of Upper Freehold Township *NOT* Robbinsville,
to replace Constantine Tsentas.
Bills Introduced:
S4264 Pou,N William J Pascrell Jr. Highway-designates
State Highway Route 19 REF STR
S4265 Bucco,A/O'Scanlon,D+1 Autistic person-voluntarily make notation
on driver's lic, ID card & MV registry REF STR
S4266 Corrado,K Opioid
antidote, administered-require involuntary commitment REF SHH
S4267 Cruz-Perez,N State
contract award-bidder ineligible to receive if current contract in dispute REF SSG
S4268 Pou,N Cable television-incl
cert fees/charges for svc in advertised price to consumers REF SCM
S4269 Weinberg,L Marriage
license application-revises form, permit changes in middle and surname REF SJU
S4270 Gopal,V Energy efficiency standards-adopt for
general service incandescent lamps REF
SEN
S4271 Gopal,V Community College Opportunity Grant
program-extend to volunteer emerg responders REF SHI
S4272 Cruz-Perez,N Municipal
Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act-extend economic recovery term REF SCU
S4273 Gopal,V Disabled person-DEP required to develop
beach accessibility guidelines REF SEN
S4274 Greenstein,L
Integrated Case Management Services Program-DHS take certain measures
concerning REF SHH
S4275 Smith,B Class I renewable energy-allows BPU to
increase cost to customers 2022 thru 2024
REF SEN
S4276 Corrado,K
Agriculture Development Committee-farmland preservation
purposes;$31.153M REF SEN
S4277 Greenstein,L CBT
revenues to St. Agric Devel
Committee-mun planning incentive farmland grants REF
SEN
S4278 Greenstein,L CBT
revenues to St. Agric Devel
Committee-co. planning incentive farmland grants REF SEN
S4279 Smith,B CBT rev. to State Agric
Devel Committee-non-profit organizations farmland
grants REF SEN
S4280 Ruiz,M Domestic violence orders-requires to be
issued in other languages REF SJU
S4281 Smith,B Piscataway Regional Day School-requires
State to sell land and improvements REF
SSG
Bills Introduced: (cont’d)
S4285 Sarlo,P SPRS member, 9/11 WTC-provides death
benefits to surviving spouses & children
REF SBA
S4287 Pou,N Insurance group-submit Corporate Governance
Annual Disclosure to DOBI REF SCM
S4288 Singleton,T Homestead
property tax reimbursement-proportionate owner collect entire amount REF SCU
S4289 Sweeney,S/Thompson,S Tax levy cap adjustment 2020-2021 thru
2024-2025-sch. districts losing State aid
REF SBA
S4296 Pou,N/Sweeney,S+1 Health service corporation-reorganize into
a mutual holding company system REF SCM
S4305 Sweeney,S
Lobbyists-disclose professional services and filings w/State regulatory
agencies REF SSG
Bills Recommitted:
S4204 ScaSca (2R) Sweeney,S Wages and hour and unemployment
status-concerns employment status of individuals RCM SLA
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
Reading:
A268 Kean,S/Egan,J+2 P.I.C.K. Awareness Act-authorize special license
plate to support recovery REP
A442 AcaSca
(2R) Schaer,G/Freiman,R+4
Revenue Advisory Board-establish, provide consensus revenue forecasting
advice REP
A1582 AcaAcsScaSca
(ACS/2R) Conaway,H/Moriarty,P+9
Dietetics and Nutrition Licensing Act-establish REP/SCA
A2431 Acs
(ACS) Benson,D/Jimenez,A+13
Prescr. drug
coverage-health insurers prov plans that limit
patient cost-sharing REP
A3979 AcsSca
(ACS/1R) Lopez,Y/Vainieri
Huttle,V+10 Dignity for Incarcerated
Primary Caretaker Parents Act REP/SCA
A4493 Aca (1R) Pinkin,N/Conaway,H Sexually
transmitted disease-expedite partner therapy for treatment REP
A4608 Sca
(1R) Zwicker,A/Downey,J+3
Behavior Analyst Lic Act-produce socially
significant human behavior improvement REP/SCA
A5037 AcaAca
(2R) Pintor Marin,E/Speight,S+4 Drugs, counterfeit-enhance penalties REP
A5802 Aca (1R) Greenwald,L/Downey,J+16
Family planning services-makes FY2020;$9.5M REP
S48 Sca
(1R) Pou,N/Turner,S+1
Juvenile incarceration and parole-imposes restrictions REP/SCA
S469 Singer,R/Gopal,V+1 P.I.C.K. Awareness Act-authorize special
license plate to support recovery REP
S618 Scs
(SCS) Gordon,R/Oroho,S+2 State revenue estimating and reporting
processes-reforms annual REP/SCS
S974 Singleton,T/Kean,T+3
Spinal muscular atrophy-requires newborn infants be screened REP
S993 Sca
(1R) Vitale,J Sexually
transmitted disease-expedite partner therapy for treatment REP
S1155 Ruiz,M/Rice,R+1 Property, vacant and abandoned-requires
registration with municipalities REP
S1865 Scs
(SCS) Weinberg,L/Kean,T+1 Prescr. drug coverage-health
insurers prov plans that limit patient
cost-sharing REP
S2448 Sca
(1R) Diegnan,P/Singleton,T+2
Veterans and their spouses-waives certain prof. and occupational
licensing fees REP
S2449 Sca
(1R) Diegnan,P+2 Veterans and their spouses-waives
commercial driver license fees REP
S2540 ScsSca
(SCS/1R) Greenstein,L/Cruz-Perez,N+1
Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act REP/SCA
S2625 ScsSca
(SCS/1R) Weinberg,L/Ruiz,M Dietetics and Nutrition Licensing
Act-establish REP/SCA
S2776 ScsScs
(SCS) Smith,B/Greenstein,L+2 Plastic carryout bags, polystyrene &
single-use straws-prohibits use REP/SCS
S2897 Madden,F/Singer,R+1 Mold hazard-DCA required to establish
procedures for inspection and abatement
REP
S2930 Bucco,A/Beach,J+1 Insurance producer licensing fee-exempts
honorable discharged mil veterans REP
S3023 Sca
(1R) Greenstein,L+2 Probation officers-union officials who
represent participate in union activities
REP/SCA
S3099 ScaScs
(SCS) Weinberg,L/Kean,T+1
Behavior Analyst Lic Act-produce socially
significant human behavior improvement
REP/SCS
S3170 ScaSca (2R) Cryan,J/Pou,N+3
Plant closings, mass layoffs-incr. prenotification
time & requires severance pay
REP/SCA
S3357 Sca
(1R) Cunningham,S/Weinberg,L+3
Liberty St. Park Protection Act; estab.
Advisory Committee & DEP related actions
REP/SCA
S3457 Sweeney,S/Andrzejczak,B+5
Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program;$450K REP
S3471 ScsSca
(SCS/1R) Andrzejczak,B/Greenstein,L+2
Drugs, counterfeit-enhance penalties
REP/SCA
S3759 Sca
(1R) Addiego,D/Corrado,K+1
Special education unit-create within Office of Admin. Law; require
annual report REP/SCA
S3870 Sarlo,P Sewerage systems, municipal-authorize
alternative procedure for sale to pub util REP
S3920 Sca
(1R) Pou,N
Manufacturing fac-concern provisions of energy
by prov cert energy related taxes REP/SCA
S3954 Oroho,S/Singleton,T+2 Labor Law Enforcement-establishes
office REP
S4024 Pou,N William Paterson University;$2M REP
S4035 Pou,N/Singleton,T+1 Thomas Edison State University;$1.7M REP
S4083 Weinberg,L/Lagana,J.A. Bright side Manor, Teaneck-fund capital
improvement costs;$1.5M REP
S4103 Sca
(1R) Sweeney,S/Weinberg,L+1
Family planning services-makes FY2020;$9.5M REP/SCA
S4200 Ruiz,M/Turner,S Breakfast
or lunch, reduced price-State pay difference
REP
S4204 ScaSca
(2R) Sweeney,S Wages and
hour and unemployment status-concerns employment status of individuals REP/SCA
S4219 Sweeney,S Public
works projects-revises definition to permit project labor agreements REP
S4225 Sca
(1R) Greenstein,L/Madden,F Employer tax law-concerns joint liability
for payment REP/SCA
S4226 Madden,F State wage, benefit and tax laws-DOLWD post
information of person who violates REP
S4227 Lagana,J.A./Greenstein,L+1 Employee misclassification-employers
required to post notice REP
S4228 Lagana,J.A./Madden,F+1 Tax data sharing between State Treasury and
DOLWD-concerns REP
S4229 Sca
(1R) Madden,F Stop-work
orders-issue against employer in violation of any State wage tax law REP/SCA
S4230 Madden,F Employee misclassification-penalties for
State wage, benefit & tax law violation
REP
S4285 Sarlo,P SPRS member, 9/11 WTC-provides death
benefits to surviving spouses & children
REP
S4289 Sweeney,S/Thompson,S Tax levy cap adjustment 2020-2021 thru
2024-2025-sch. districts losing State aid
REP
Bills Referred/SBA:
A3670 AcaSca (2R) Benson,D/Giblin,T+3 Stroke ready hospitals, acute-desig; estab Stroke Care Advisory
Panel & database
A5445 Sca
(1R) Swain,L/Tully,P+7
Fentanyl-AG establish program to detect in State's illegal drug
supply
S3954 Oroho,S/Singleton,T+2 Labor Law Enforcement-establishes
office
Bills Referred/SBA: (cont’d)
S4227 Lagana,J.A./Greenstein,L+1 Employee misclassification-employers
required to post notice
S4228 Lagana,J.A./Madden,F+1 Tax data sharing between State Treasury and
DOLWD-concerns
S4230 Madden,F Employee misclassification-penalties for
State wage, benefit & tax law violation
Bills Received from Assembly/Concurrence w/Assembly
Amendments/Given Second Reading:
S358 SaAca (2R) Rice,R/Sumter,S Public office-establish database w/certain
information about elected individuals
S761 ScaAcaAca
(3R) Cunningham,S/Ruiz,M+19
Earn Your Way Out Act-devel. inmate reentry plan; establish information
S2564 ScaSaAa
(3R) Turner,S/Singleton,T+6
Restorative Justice in Education Pilot Program-establish in Education
Department
S3538 SaAca
(2R) Singleton,T/Reynolds-Jackson,V+4 Asst housing
accommodations, non-public rentals-expand provisions of
Discrim Law
Bills Received from Assembly/Concurrence w/Governor's
Recommendation/Given Second Reading:
A1220 w/GR
(1R) McKeon,J/Vainieri Huttle,V+9 Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement
Therapists Licensing Act
A3717 AcaScaSaAa
w/GR (5R) Mukherji,R/Downey,J+12
Pharmacy benefit managers-proh retro reductions
in claims payments to
pharmacies
A4904 AcaSa w/GR (3R) Mukherji,R/Quijano,A+20 Property taxes overdue-mun.
proof of agency shutdown, budget impasse-no
interest
A5098 Aca
w/GR (2R) Pintor
Marin,E/Chaparro,A+5 Personal care services-establishes $18
hourly Medicaid reimbursement rate
Bills Received from Assembly/Referred to Committee:
A111 Aa
(1R) DeAngelo,W/Danielsen,J+7
Combat Action Badge-authorizes special license plate REF SBA
A828 Land,R/Andrzejczak,B+8 Bronze Star-authorize special license
plates REF STR
A1478 Aca (1R) Chaparro,A/Gusciora,R+3
Liquor license-permitted in theaters with 50 or more seats may
apply REF SLP
A1796 McKeon,J/Eustace,T+13 Gay panic-proh. for murder defense; prev. reduction of murder in heat of
passion REF SJU
A2606 DeAngelo,W/Holley,J+10
MVC database-check Social Security Admin. records
and mark deceased persons REF SBA
A3160 Aca (1R) Lampitt,P/Giblin,T Cosmetology school clinics-permits charging
fees for services rendered to public
REF SCM
A3890 AcaAca
(2R) Houghtaling,E/Downey,J+7
Slow Down or Move Over, It's the Law Act-imposes motor vehicle penalty
points REF SBA
A4954 Aca
(1R) Quijano,A/Murphy,C+6
Emergency services personnel-revise requirements for counseling and
support svcs
REF SHH
A5087 Verrelli,A/Houghtaling,E+8
Labor and emp. law viol.-req business seeking
to perform St contract to disclose REF
SSG
A5434 Conaway,H/Murphy,C+5
9-1-1 sys. regionalization cost-fd. w/9-1-1 Sys., & Emerg Response Trust Fd Acct REF SLP
A5752 Benson,D/Freiman,R+6 Motor vehicles-authorizes operators to
display electronic registration proof
REF STR
A5802 Aca (1R) Greenwald,L/Downey,J+16
Family planning services-makes FY2020;$9.5M REF SBA
A5816 Quijano,A+1 Parole violations-decreases penalty REF SBA
A5817 Aca (1R) Mazzeo,V/Armato,J Casino
key employee license & regis.-concerns drug
offense disqualification REF SSG
A5823 Sumter,S/Tucker,C+10 Paroled person convicted of indictable
offense-remove prohibition on voting
REF SJU
AJR35 McKnight,A/Chaparro,A+10
Domestic Violence Services Awareness Week-designates third full week in
March REF SJU
Bills Received from Assembly/Without Reference/Given Second
Reading:
A133 DeAngelo,W/Houghtaling,E+9
Honorably discharged veterans-establishes special license plate
A2604 Aa (1R) DeAngelo,W/Thomson,E+13
Blue Alert System-estab.; apprehend person
suspected of killing a police officer
A3101 Aca (1R) Jones,P/Benson,D+24 Arts, historical heritage &
tourism-incr. minimum amount from hotel fee revenues
A4699 Moriarty,P/Burzichelli,J Soliciting clients-regulate annual report
filing services, make cert disclosures
A5277 DeAngelo,W/Houghtaling,E Professional Boards-eliminates term limits
for members
A5801 Aca (1R) Coughlin,C/Houghtaling,E Wage claims against subcontractors-concerns
responsibility of owners
Bills Transferred:
S4033 Singleton,T High
school coaches, employed in school districts-provide employee stability FROM SED TO SBA
S4260 Rice,R/Cunningham,S+1 Paroled person convicted of indictable
offense-remove prohibition on voting FROM
SJU TO SCU
Co-Sponsors Added:
S247 ScaSa (2R) (Bucco,A) Arts, historical heritage &
tourism-incr. minimum amount from hotel fee revenues
S469 (Diegnan,P) P.I.C.K.
Awareness Act-authorize special license plate to support recovery
S618 Scs
(SCS) (Testa,M) State
revenue estimating and reporting processes-reforms annual
S1155 (Cunningham,S)
Property, vacant and abandoned-requires registration with municipalities
S1178 (Singleton,T)
Design-Build Constr. Services Procurement Act-estab
awarding contract procedures
S1499 (Pennacchio,J) Hudson Riv waterfront, pub access walkways-proh
DEP req mitigation cert approval
S1648 (O'Scanlon,D) Liquor
license-permitted in theaters with 50 or more seats may apply
S1961 Sca
(1R) (Pou,N) Consumer
Access to Health Care Act-elim advanced practice
nurse to prescribe med
S2501 Sca
(1R) (Bucco,A) Move
over law-imposes motor vehicle penalty points for violation
S2609 (Weinberg,L) Gay
panic-proh. for murder
defense; prev. reduction of murder in heat of passion
S2668 (Corrado,K) Per
Capita Library Aid;$10.5M
Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
S2979 (Gopal,V) Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights
Act-school meal info be provided to parents
S3407 (Pennacchio,J)
Beaver-removes statutory permit limitations for taking beavers
S3427 (Bucco,A) Children, youth & family services
organizations-establish COLA
S3457 (Oroho,S;
Pennacchio,J; O'Scanlon,D; Thompson,S; Testa,M) Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs
Program;$450K
S3507 (Cunningham,S) Parking
tax-mun. impose, to fund
projects to improve access to mass transit
S3645 (Turner,S) Feminine hygiene products-school districts
provide, cert schools; State pay cost
S3692 Sca
(1R) (Gopal,V; Stack,B) Social isolation-DHS required to study
occurring in certain population groups
S3845 (Bucco,A) Police trained in animal cruelty-exempts
certain additional training courses
S4142 (Corrado,K)
Veterans, late registration-higher education instit
refund course tuition/fees
S4147 (Corrado,K) Conflict
Resolution in Schools Commission-establishes
S4175 (Pennacchio,J) Life insur., State-sponsored-req DMVA
partner w/National Guard offer Natl Guard
S4247 (O'Scanlon,D)
Community Food Bank of NJ-establish criteria for distribution of FY2020
funding
S4260 (Turner,S) Paroled person convicted of indictable
offense-remove prohibition on voting
S4265 (Kean,T) Autistic person-voluntarily make notation on
driver's lic, ID card & MV registry
SCR126 (Oroho,S) Historic places of worship-allow public
funds to be used for preservation
Co-Prime Sponsors Added:
S618 Scs (SCS) (Oroho,S) State revenue estimating and reporting
processes-reforms annual
S1777 (Oroho,S) Non-commercial announcements w/out public
ads for bid-St. award single contract
S2625 ScsSca
(SCS/1R) (Ruiz,M)
Dietetics and Nutrition Licensing Act-establish
S4213 (Ruiz,M) Earned income tax credit program-expands
eligibility, taxpayers age 18 qualify
S4214 (Ruiz,M) Earned income tax credit program-increases
benefit amount from 40% to 50%
SCR126 (Bucco,A) Historic places of worship-allow public
funds to be used for preservation
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
S4296 (Sarlo,P) Health service corporation-reorganize into
a mutual holding company system
The Senate President has made
the following Committee Assignments:
*Effective December 5, 2019
Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee:
Senator Brian P. Stack (33), to replace Senator Bob Andrzejczak.
Senator Michael L. Testa,
Jr. (1)
Senate Labor Committee:
Senator Michael L. Testa,
Jr. (1)
The Senate adjourned at 7:45 P.M. to meet again on Monday, December 9, 2019 (QUORUM,
Committee Groups “3” and “4” scheduled to meet).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills Introduced:
A6014 Vainieri Huttle,V/Pinkin,N Climate Change Resource Center at Rutgers
University-establish;$2M REF AEN
A6015 DiMaso,S Construction Lien Law-increases length of
time to file certain lien claim forms
REF ACE
A6016 Land,R/Milam,M+3 Active duty military-authorizes creation of
license plates REF AMV
A6017 Reynolds-Jackson,V/Wimberly,B+2 Heat stroke in athletes at public
schools-Ed. Commissioner distribute pamphlets
REF AED
A6018 Spearman,W Inmate
residential community programs-expands eligibility REF ALP
A6019 Swain,L/Vainieri Huttle,V Dogs and cats euthanized at
shelters/pounds-DOH establish reduction
REF AAN
A6020 Tully,P/Vainieri Huttle,V+1
Health care service firms-revise requirements for financial information
reports REF ACO
A6021 Schaer,G Life insurance-prohibits
stranger-originated REF AFI
A6022 Danielsen,J
Cannabis-related businesses-creates certain protections for
insurers REF AFI
A6023 Danielsen,J Motor
vehicle compliance program-establish; police utilize license plate readers REF ALP
A6024 DeAngelo,W PFRS
members-prov retirement allowance after 20 yrs of service regardless of age REF AAP
A6025 Murphy,C Disabled person-req
restricted parking spaces located near youth athletic fields REF ATR
A6026 Lampitt,P/Vainieri Huttle,V Sexual
assault training for law enforcement-expand scope REF AWC
A6027 Lampitt,P/Mukherji,R+1
Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council-prepare prevention instruction
report REF AWC
A6028 Quijano,A Energy
efficiency standards-adopt for general service incandescent lamps REF AST
Bills Introduced: (cont’d)
A6029 McGuckin,G/Dancer,R DOE-release school districts software
program used to calculate State school aid
REF AED
A6030 Pinkin,N Legislative staff-provides 15 credits
tuition-free per semester at 4 yr instit. REF AHI
A6031 Pinkin,N/DeAngelo,W
Veterans, late registration-higher education instit
refund course tuition/fees REF AHI
A6032 Vainieri Huttle,V/Verrelli,A Inmates-DOC & county correctional fac to provide w/medication-assisted treatment REF ALP
A6033 Dancer,R School districts located in historic
communities-provide emergency St school aid
REF AED
A6034 Dancer,R Horses, retired-directs sales tax revenue
in claiming race to special fund REF
ATG
A6035 Dancer,R CBT tax filings, certain-concerns timely
report REF AAP
A6036 Dancer,R Automated sales suppression
devices-criminalizes use to falsify records
REF AJU
A6037 Dancer,R/Johnson,G MV driv lic-cooperative arrangements
w/foreign countries, reciprocal recognition
REF AHS
A6038 Dancer,R NJWELL program-requires State Health
Benefits Comm. advertise & annually review
REF ASL
A6039 Dancer,R Fire district capital projects and debt
issuances-eliminates voter approval req.
REF AHS
A6040 Mukherji,R/Pintor Marin,E Fruit and
vegetable donations-provides CBT and income tax credits for value REF AAN
A6041 Mukherji,R/Pintor Marin,E Women
inmates-State/co. correctional facilities prov. menstrual hygiene products REF ALP
A6042 Mukherji,R
Harrison's Law-Sexual Assault Response Team-incl
person, interact w/devel disab REF AHU
A6043 Mukherji,R Diaper
changing stations-install in certain restrooms upon new construction REF AWC
A6044 Mukherji,R 911
accidental disabled retiree, surviving dependent-prov. health care benefits REF AHS
A6045 Mukherji,R/Lampitt,P Nurse-board of education employ in each
school building w/in school district
REF AED
A6046 Mukherji,R/Lampitt,P Psychiatrists who work in public
schools-establish loan redemption program
REF AHI
A6047 Mukherji,R/Chaparro,A Voting rights-allows persons on parole and
probation to vote; prov. regis. asst. REF ASL
A6048 Mukherji,R/Chiaravalloti,N Ferry service commuting passes-provides
temporary income tax credit REF ATR
A6049 Conaway,H/Houghtaling,E+1
Community Food Bank of NJ-establish criteria for distribution of FY2020
funding REF AAN
A6050 Verrelli,A/Reynolds-Jackson,V Incarcerated individual, former-prov.
corporation business tax/income tax credit
REF ALA
A6051 Verrelli,A Lead
paint-concerns public nuisance suits; exempts AG from certain aspects REF AEN
A6052 Verrelli,A/Vainieri Huttle,V Substance
use disorders in correctional facilities-develop peer counseling prog. REF ALP
A6053 Verrelli,A/Karabinchak,R+1
Student mental health assistance program-establish program to
create REF AED
A6054 Tully,P/Swain,L+1 Lead service lines-requires certain
residential developers to replace REF
AEN
A6055 Space,P Hunting and fishing fees-refund for being
denied access to State lands REF AAN
A6056 Houghtaling,E/Downey,J Code Blue
alert-req when Natl Weather Svc predict 32 degrees
Fahrenheit or lower REF AAP
A6057 Verrelli,A/Reynolds-Jackson,V Persons returning to work after
imprisonment-DOLWD post opportunities on website REF ALA
A6058 Greenwald,L/Speight,S+1
County Jail Rehabilitation and Re-Entry Program-evaluate inmates
needs REF ALP
A6059 Speight,S/Murphy,C+1
Inmates, reentry services-authorizes use of county welfaire
funds REF ALP
A6060 Greenwald,L/Reynolds-Jackson,V+1 Medicaid enrollment course for
inmates-requires DOC and DHS pre-enroll
REF ALP
A6061 Reynolds-Jackson,V/Murphy,C+2
Inmate reentry services committee-each county required to establish REF ALP
A6062 McKeon,J Health service corporation-reorganize into
a mutual holding company system REF AFI
ACR250 Jimenez,A/Mejia,P Keegan Landfill-Urge NJ Sports &
Exposition Auth & DEP immediate action to
close REF AEN
AJR231 Dancer,R Chiari Malformation Awareness
Month-permanently designates September, each year REF AHE
AR281 Tully,P/Swain,L Religious
organizations-DOL proposed rule clarifying civil right protections REF ALA
AR282 Swain,L/Pinkin,N Plastic straws
and stirrers, disposable-encourages citizens to reduce use REF AEN
AR283 Swain,L/Pinkin,N Plastic
straws and stirrers-encourages businesses to stop providing REF AEN
AR284 Mukherji,R/Chaparro,A Trauma informed employers-urges New Jersey
businesses to become REF ALA
AR285 Space,P FBI-incl Uniform
Crime Report September 11, 2001 attack in hate crime statistics REF AHS
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd
Reading:
A541 Aca
(1R) Mazzeo,V/Jasey,M+2 Defaulted student loan-obtain court
order REP/ACA
A1146 Aca (1R) Wimberly,B/Muoio,E+2 Investing in You Promise Neighborhood
Commission-establish;$2M REP/ACA
A1997 Aca (1R) Sumter,S/Caride,M+1 Tuition and Aid Grant Study
Commission-establish and make improvements
REP/ACA
A2769 Aca (1R) Greenwald,L/DeAngelo,W HonorScholars
Program-establishes, renames NJSTARS and repeals NJSTARS II
REP/ACA
A3680 Quijano,A Higher
education institution budget-required to post on its' website REP
A3836 Aca (1R) Gusciora,R/Schaer,G Higher Ed. Citizenship Equality
Act-domicile for dependent student, St loan elig REP/ACA
A3853 Mazzeo,V/Lampitt,P+2 Teacher loan redemption prog.,
cert. field-redeem amounts to asst in failing sch REP
A3990 Aca (1R) Mukherji,R/Benson,D+1
H1 visa held by parent-student qualify for in-State tuition prov criteria is met
REP/ACA
A4364 Aca (1R) Giblin,T/Caputo,R+4 University Hospital board of directors
membership-increase from 11 to 13
REP/ACA
A4683 Aca (1R) Speight,S/Munoz,N+3
End-of-life planning/training-med facilities undertake as condition of
licensure REP/ACA
A4685 Aca (1R) Speight,S/Pinkin,N+2
Palliative care for patients-requires emergency departments take cert.
measures REP/ACA
A4843 Aca (1R) Wimberly,B/Karabinchak,R High labor-demand industries-Work &
Learn Consortiums, estab certificate program
REP/ACA
A4990 Acs (ACS) Vainieri Huttle,V Hemophilia-comply with provisions regarding
home treatment services REP/ACS
A5028 Mukherji,R/Conaway,H James Nicholas Rentas's
Law-revises NJ Smoke-Free Air Act REP
A5320 McKnight,A/Carter,L+1
Cosmetology and hairstyling or ancillary services-permits chair or booth
rental REP
A5335 Munoz,N/Vainieri Huttle,V Tuition aid grant-allows students to use
during summer sessions REP
A5345 Aca (1R) Mukherji,R/Conaway,H+9
Sci & engineering workforce-estab prog to incr
participation of underrep student REP/ACA
A5449 Aca (1R) Quijano,A
Prescription drug pricing disclosure website-State Board of Pharmacy
establish REP/ACA
A5561 Burzichelli,J Alarm
company-prohibits local governments from imposing fines REP
A5702 Aca (1R) Wimberly,B/Reynolds-Jackson,V+4 Thomas Edison State University;$1.7M REP/ACA
A5751 Aca (1R) Benson,D Rutgers-New Brunswick Sch
of Dental Medicine-Special Care Treatment Center;$250K REP/ACA
A5863 Aca (1R) Swain,L/Tully,P+1 Fair Play Act-allows collegiate
student-athletes earn comp, use of name or image REP/ACA
A5978 Aca (1R) Greenwald,L/McKeon,J Health benefits-revises individual and
small employer plans REP/ACA
A6007 McKeon,J Insurance group-submit Corporate Governance
Annual Disclosure to DOBI REP
Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont’d)
ACR228 Conaway,H/Vainieri Huttle,V+3 Alzheimer's disease-urges Commissioner of
Health to declare public health crisis
REP
AJR169 Wolfe,D+1 Obesity Care Week-designates the second
week of October of each year REP
AJR189 Verrelli,A/Reynolds-Jackson,V+1 State Commission on Urban
Violence-establishes; study sources of violence in NJ REP
S700 ScaScaAca
(3R) Ruiz,M/Cunningham,S Higher Ed. Citizenship Equality
Act-domicile for dependent student, St loan elig
REP/ACA
S763 Aca
(1R) Cunningham,S/Sweeney,S+6
HonorScholars Program-establishes, renames
NJSTARS and repeals NJSTARS II
REP/ACA
S765 Aca
(1R) Cunningham,S/Kean,T+3
Defaulted student loan-obtain court order REP/ACA
S770 Cunningham,S/Sweeney,S+7
Tuition aid grant-allows students to use during summer sessions REP
S775 ScaSa
(2R) Cunningham,S/Sacco,N+2
Tuition and Aid Grant Study Commission-establish and make
improvements REP
S1831 Sca
(1R) Ruiz,M/Turner,S+2 Teacher loan redemption prog.,
cert. field-redeem amounts to asst in failing sch REP
S1834 Ruiz,M/Cunningham,S
Higher education institution budget-required to post on its'
website REP
S2303 ScaSca
(2R) Sweeney,S/Ruiz,M+1
High labor-demand industries-Work & Learn Consortiums, estab certificate program REP
S2389 Sca
(1R) Singleton,T+1 Prescription drug pricing disclosure
website-State Board of Pharmacy establish
REP
S3116 ScaSaAca
(3R) Ruiz,M+1 End-of-life planning/training-med facilities
undertake as condition of licensure
REP/ACA
S3117 ScaAca
(2R) Ruiz,M
Palliative care for patients-requires emergency departments take cert.
measures REP/ACA
S3348 Scs
(SCS) Weinberg,L
Hemophilia, home health/pharmacy-comply with certain minimum practice
standards REP
S3685 ScaAca
(2R) Sarlo,P/Singleton,T+3
Sci & engineering workforce-estab prog to incr
participation of underrep student REP/ACA
SCR164 Singleton,T/Madden,F+2
Alzheimer's disease-urges Commissioner of Health to declare public
health crisis REP
SJR51 Rice,R/Turner,S+4 State Commission on Urban
Violence-establishes; study sources of violence in NJ REP
Bills Reported Referred/AAP:
A344 Murphy,C/McKeon,J
Individual Development Account Program-revises certain aspects REP REF AAP
A3851 Aca (1R) Conaway,H Common
interest communities-revise law relating to
REP/ACA REF AAP
A4713 DeAngelo,W/Quijano,A New Townhouse Fire Safety Act; requires
automatic fire sprinklers system REP
REF AAP
A4747 Aca (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Reynolds-Jackson,V+2 Human breast milk, pasteurized-requires
Medicaid coverage for donated
REP/ACA REF AAP
A4996 Lopez,Y/Johnson,G+5 Children, youth & family services
organizations-establish COLA REP REF
AAP
A5447 Wimberly,B/Reynolds-Jackson,V+3 Senior Cit. Tenant Protection Act-allow
senior cit apply for rent increase limit REP REF AAP
A5667 Aca (1R) Mukherji,R/Vainieri Huttle,V+1 Charlie's Law-prescription drugs and
medications-furnish with disposal info
REP/ACA REF AAP
A5832 Aca
(1R) Verrelli,A/Greenwald,L+2
Inmates at State & County facilities-offer hepatitis B and hepatitis
C testing REP/ACA
REF AAP
A5916 Chiaravalloti,N/McKnight,A Hospitals, certain-authorize DOH notify
elected officials of financial distress
REP REF AAP
A5917 Chiaravalloti,N/McKnight,A Hospital finances-expands DOH
oversight REP REF AAP
A5918 Chiaravalloti,N/McKnight,A Hospitals-expands reporting
requirements REP REF AAP
A5977 Aca (1R) Greenwald,L/Downey,J Regional Health Hub Program-replace
Medicaid Accountable Care Org. Demo. Project
REP/ACA REF AAP
AJR64 Aca
(1R) McKeon,J/Danielsen,J+1 Commission on Drunk and Impaired
Driving-establishes; reduce incidences
REP/ACA
REF AAP
S2425 Sca (1R) Singleton,T/Andrzejczak,B+1 Common interest communities-revise law
relating to REP REF AAP
S3159 Sca
(1R) Weinberg,L/Greenstein,L Human breast milk, pasteurized-requires
Medicaid coverage for donated REP REF AAP
SJR34 ScaSaAca
(3R) Greenstein,L
Commission on Drunk and Impaired Driving-establishes; reduce
incidences REP/ACA REF AAP
Bills Transferred:
A5394 Moriarty,P Law
Against Discrim-reaffirms & clarify; AG may
initiate Superior court actions FROM
AJU TO ASL
A5827 Jasey,M/Caputo,R+2 School readiness & workforce
development pilot prog-estab low-income
households FROM AHI TO AED
A5972 Pinkin,N/Benson,D
Infrastructure Bank's enabling act-makes changes FROM AFI TO AEN
S748 Diegnan,P+1 Dental assistant-adds 1 to NJ State Board
of Dentistry FROM AHE TO ARP
Co-Sponsors Added:
A132 (Danielsen,J)
Information literacy instruction-req. in curriculum of students grades K
to 12
A461 (Holley,J) Adopted children-maintain religious
upbringing when placed in family home
A693 (Johnson,G)
Veteran's property tax exemption-extends to tenant shareholders in
co-ops
A854 (McKnight,A) Consumer
Access to Health Care Act-elim advanced practice
nurse to prescribe med
A1739 Aca (1R) (DeCroce,B) Drones
equipped with weapon-creates fourth degree crime
A1995 (Danielsen,J) School
library media specialist-requires certain ratios to students in pub. sch.
A2185 (Holley,J) Menthol cigarettes-prohibits sale
A3178 Aca (1R) (Holley,J) Menthol cigarettes/flavored electronic
smoking device-prohibit sale/distribution
A3721 AcaAaAaAa
(4R) (Tucker,C; Jones,P) Transient guest accommodation-auth.
prohibition or regulation of rental space
A3845 (Houghtaling,E; Downey,J) Ensuring Transparency in Prior
Authorization Act
A3850 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Insurance Fair Conduct Act-concerning
unreasonable practices
A3872 (Verrelli,A) Prof
& occupational bds-req standards, considering
applicants w/crim hist
record
A4364 Aca (1R) (Benson,D;
Timberlake,B)
University Hospital board of directors membership-increase from 11 to 13
A4412 Aca (1R) (Carter,L) Community Wealth Preservation Prog-expand access, purch prop
from sheriff's sale
Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A4685 Aca (1R) (Benson,D) Palliative care for patients-requires
emergency departments take cert. measures
A4743 (Zwicker,A) Driver's
licenses & ID cards-creates 2 categories; MVC increase certain fees
A4747 Aca (1R) (Webber,J;
McKnight,A)
Human breast milk, pasteurized-requires Medicaid coverage for donated
A4819 (Zwicker,A; Armato,J; Mazzeo,V) Veh., plug-in electric-estab. goals, initiatives & prog to
encourage/support use
A4996 (Speight,S)
Children, youth & family services organizations-establish COLA
A5084 (Timberlake,B)
Property, vacant and abandoned-requires registration with municipalities
A5259 Aa (1R) (Jimenez,A) Mobile
service providers, commercial-prohibits disclosing customer's GPS data
A5267 (Karabinchak,R) Minority
& Women-owned businesses-estab. division to promote State contracting
A5342 Aca (1R) (Schaer,G) Nonprofit Security Grant
Program-establishes
A5511 (Verrelli,A)
Snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle-enhances penalties for illegally
operating
A5513 (Benson,D) Meals on Wheels-provides for voluntary
contributions on income tax returns
A5667 Aca (1R) (Thomson,E)
Charlie's Law-prescription drugs and medications-furnish with disposal
info
A5685 (Karabinchak,R)
Physicians license-provides average time to issue shall not exceed 51
days
A5726 (Mazzeo,V;
Armato,J)
Election workers-raise pay to $300 a day
A5822 (Downey,J) Defibrillators-NJT required to equip trains
A5827 (Houghtaling,E; Downey,J) School readiness & workforce
development pilot prog-estab low-income households
A5828 (Houghtaling,E; Downey,J) Students w/disab-sch
security drills/emerg situations-req
documentation of needs
A5839 (Downey,J) Employee misclassification-penalties for
State wage, benefit & tax law violation
A5845 (Giblin,T) Financial instit.,
foreclosed property-remove water svc lines that contain lead
A5857 (Houghtaling,E)
Postpartum depression screening-DOH develop and implement plan, improve
access
A5860 (Downey,J;
Houghtaling,E)
Domestic violence orders-requires to be issued in other languages
A5902 Aca (1R) (Caputo,R) Meal prog-sch dist take action to increase participation in free/reduced
priced
A5903 (Downey,J) School Meal Fund-sch
district establish to assist student w/meal bill in arrears
A5908 (Downey,J) Children 16 or younger-health insurance
companies to cover lead screenings
A5925 (Houghtaling,E) Women
Veterans Coordinator-establishes in DMVA
A6010 (Reynolds-Jackson,V; Timberlake,B) Cursive handwriting in public
schools-requires instruction
A6011 (DiMaso,S) Paul's Law-parent request individualized
health plan, epilepsy/seizure disorder
A6017 (Vainieri Huttle,V; Caputo,R) Heat stroke in athletes at public schools-Ed.
Commissioner distribute pamphlets
A6027 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory
Council-prepare prevention instruction report
A6049 (Murphy,C)
Community Food Bank of NJ-establish criteria
for distribution of FY2020 funding
A6053 (Caputo,R) Student mental health assistance
program-establish program to create
A6054 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Lead service lines-requires certain
residential developers to replace
A6061 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Inmate
reentry services committee-each county required to establish
ACR81 (Armato,J;
Mazzeo,V)
Veterans' property tax-incr. deduction to $1K;
future deductions based on CPI
ACR85 (Jones,P;
Mejia,P; Timberlake,B; Rooney,K) Natural
resources, public-make State trustee; guarantee environmental rights
ACR208 (McKnight,A) Delaware
River Basin wastewater-block rule, generated from hydraulic fracturing
ACR228 (Benson,D) Alzheimer's disease-urges Commissioner of
Health to declare public health crisis
ACR249 (Houghtaling,E) SNAP
eligibility-condemns Trump Administration's proposed rule limiting
AJR64 Aca (1R) (McKnight,A)
Commission on Drunk and Impaired Driving-establishes; reduce incidences
AJR189 (Carter,L) State Commission on Urban
Violence-establishes; study sources of violence in NJ
AR96 (Holley,J) Fossil fuel companies-urges legal action
for harms caused by climate change
AR274 (Houghtaling,E) Sami's
Law-urges President & Congress to enact; regulate ride-share companies
Second Prime Sponsors Added:
A344 (McKeon,J) Individual Development Account
Program-revises certain aspects
A1869 (Reynolds-Jackson,V)
Affordable housing programs-estab guidelines
for creditworthiness determinations
A5741 (Pinkin,N) Solar renewable energy portfolio standards,
net metering-revises law
A5808 (Freiman,R)
Insulin-health insurers required to limit copayments
A5860 (Pintor Marin,E) Domestic violence orders-requires to be issued
in other languages
A5903 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) School
Meal Fund-sch district establish to assist student
w/meal bill in arrears
A5906 (Caputo,R) School Opening and School Closing Student
Safety Task Force-establishes
A5908 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Children
16 or younger-health insurance companies to cover lead screenings
A5964 (Quijano,A)
Strangling victim, domestic violence-concerns pretrial detention
A5977 Aca (1R) (Downey,J) Regional Health Hub Program-replace
Medicaid Accountable Care Org. Demo. Project
A5986 (Downey,J) Medical marijuana-permits authorization
thru telemedicine & telehealth
A5989 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Mental health screening, annual-require
health insurance coverage
A6010 (Dancer,R) Cursive handwriting in public
schools-requires instruction
AJR221 (Downey,J) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness
Month-designates October
AR278 (Downey,J) Suicide prevention & mental health
crisis hotline-urges FCC designate 9-8-8
Third Prime Sponsors Added:
A1757 Aca
(1R) (Timberlake,B)
Discriminatory housing practices-inclusion of info. in
Truth in Renting Guide
A4747 Aca (1R) (Mukherji,R) Human
breast milk, pasteurized-requires Medicaid coverage for donated
A4778 (Calabrese,C)
Non-driver photo ID-MVC establish process to apply through county clerks
A5335 (Jones,P) Tuition aid grant-allows students to use
during summer sessions
A5676 (Mukherji,R) Mental
Illness Diversion Program-divert elig. person to mental health services
A5808 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Insulin-health insurers required to limit
copayments
A5857 (Downey,J) Postpartum depression screening-DOH develop
and implement plan, improve access
Third Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A5860 (McKnight,A) Domestic
violence orders-requires to be issued in other languages
A5863 Aca (1R) (Wimberly,B) Fair
Play Act-allows collegiate student-athletes earn comp, use of name or image
A5902 Aca (1R) (Downey,J) Meal prog-sch dist take action to increase participation in free/reduced
priced
A5903 (Caputo,R) School Meal Fund-sch
district establish to assist student w/meal bill in arrears
A5904 (Downey,J) Child care expenses-allows gross income tax
credit for portion
A5908 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Children 16 or younger-health insurance
companies to cover lead screenings
A5925 (Downey,J) Women Veterans Coordinator-establishes in
DMVA
A5949 (Dancer,R) Epinephrine, medically necessary-insurance
cover for persons aged 18 or younger
A6010 (Caputo,R) Cursive handwriting in public
schools-requires instruction
A6027 (Karabinchak,R) Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory
Council-prepare prevention instruction report
A6031 (Karabinchak,R) Veterans, late registration-higher education
instit refund course tuition/fees
A6032 (Caputo,R) Inmates-DOC & county correctional fac to provide w/medication-assisted treatment
A6049 (Downey,J) Community Food Bank of NJ-establish criteria
for distribution of FY2020 funding
A6053 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Student
mental health assistance program-establish program to create
A6056 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Code
Blue alert-req when Natl Weather Svc predict 32
degrees Fahrenheit or lower
ACR249 (Downey,J) SNAP eligibility-condemns Trump
Administration's proposed rule limiting
AJR189 (Sumter,S) State Commission on Urban Violence-establishes;
study sources of violence in NJ
AJR221 (Houghtaling,E) Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month-designates October
AR274 (Downey,J) Sami's Law-urges President & Congress
to enact; regulate ride-share companies
The Assembly
Speaker has made the following Committee Assignments:
*Effective November 27, 2019
Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee:
Assemblywoman Aura K. Dunn (25)
Assembly Women
and Children Committee:
Assemblywoman Aura K. Dunn (25)
The Assembly adjourned at 5:36 P.M. to meet again on Monday, December 9, 2019 (QUORUM,
Committee Groups “C” and “D” scheduled to meet).
Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (11/25/2019):
P.L.2019,
c.268. S3075 Sca
w/GR (2R) Weinberg,L/Ruiz,M+4
12/4/2019 Embryo storage
facilities-requires DOH to regulate
and license