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Vol. XLIV No. 2  Internet Update V                  CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE                                                 219th Legislature

Prepared: January 23, 2020                          Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule                                            First Annual Session


*Denotes Changes

 

 


THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020

 

New Jersey Law Revision Commission Meeting 10:00 AM

Commission Offices, 153 Halsey St., 7th Floor, Newark, NJ

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet

 

Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting

Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Commerce Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Pou, Nellie

S526 [Vitale, Joseph F./Pou, Nellie+3], Insulin-health insurers required to limit copayments

S845 [Pou, Nellie], National Practitioner Data Bank-req. health care prof. licensing boards utilize

S846 [Pou, Nellie], License Verification System-verify health care professional's license S848 [Pou, Nellie/Gopal, Vin], Health care service firms-revise requirements for financial information reports

S866 [Pou, Nellie], Income access services-creates certain requirements

SCR36 [Pou, Nellie], Urges federal government to make National Practitioner Data Bank available to state health care professional boards without cost.

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S897 [Cryan, Joseph P.], Chiropractic-provides for temporary travel license to practice

S942 [Singleton, Troy], Prof & occupational bds-req standards, considering applicants w/crim hist record

 

Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Singleton, Troy

S320 [Rice, Ronald L.], Lead service lines-requires residential property contracts

to address

S683 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Multiple dwelling owners w/at least 9 units-provide maintenance svc 24 hrs a day

Pending Introduction and or Referral:

S253 [Singleton, Troy], Lead service line inventories and replacement-public

water system develop

S647 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Water Quality Accountability Act-revise asset management & related reporting req

S908 [Singleton, Troy/Oroho, Steven V.], Real estate developments-clarify

assessment payment & election participation req

S922 [Singleton, Troy], Municipal water authority dissolution-Local Finance Bd.

make cert findings prior

S968 [Singleton, Troy], Requires public water systems to provide notice of elevated lead levels in drinking water to customers and local officials

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 (continued)

 

Senate Education Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Ruiz, M. Teresa

The Committee will receive testimony from invited guests on students' access to

school meals, the nutritional guidelines which apply to school meals, and ways in

which access and the nutritional value of school meals may be improved.

 

***Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting

1:00 PM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Vitale, Joseph F.

S51 [Singer, Robert/Diegnan, Patrick J.], Medicaid reimbursement rate change on nursing homes-estab comm to study impact

S249 [Singleton, Troy/Turner, Shirley K.], Pharmacy benefits manager prov. services w/in Medicaid prog-disclose info to DHS

S369 [Cryan, Joseph P./Vitale, Joseph F.], Medicaid-DOC ensure inmates participate in pre-enrollment; card at release

S370 [Cryan, Joseph P./Vitale, Joseph F.], County Jail Rehabilitation and Re-Entry Program-evaluate inmates needs

S371 [Cryan, Joseph P./Vitale, Joseph F.], Medicaid enrollment course for inmates-requires DOC and DHS pre-enroll

S374 [Cryan, Joseph P./Vitale, Joseph F.], Inmate reentry services committee-each county required to establish

S375 [Cryan, Joseph P./Vitale, Joseph F.], Inmates, reentry services-authorizes use of county welfare funds

S527 [Vitale, Joseph F./Stack, Brian P.], Inmates at State & County facilities-offer hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing

S528 [Vitale, Joseph F./Cryan, Joseph P.], Inmates-DOC & county correctional fac to provide w/medication-assisted treatment

S619 [O'Scanlon, Declan J.], Medical marijuana-permits telemedicine & telehealth

S695 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Cryan, Joseph P.+1], Legionnaires's disease-DEP, DOH, DCA & public water systems prevent/control

S749 [Gopal, Vin], Ovarian cancer-prov. voluntary contributions by taxpayers on income tax returns

Pending Introduction and or Referral:

S877 [Cryan, Joseph P./Vitale, Joseph F.], Substance use disorders in correctional facilities-develop peer counseling prog.

S962 [Beach, James], DCA to approve credentialing entity to develop and administer

a voluntary recovery residence certification program.

 

Senate Labor Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Madden, Fred H.

S562 [Madden, Fred H./Addiego, Dawn Marie+1], Wage and hour law-increases certain penalties for violations

S688 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Singleton, Troy+1], Pre-apprenticeship programs-enhances and allocates funds

S689 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Singleton, Troy], NJ PLACE program-concerns allocates $300K

SCR15 [Rice, Ronald L./Brown, Chris A.], Joint Committee on Economic Justice & Equal Employment Opportunity-reconstitutes

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 (continued)

 

Senate Labor Meeting (continued)

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S886 [Cryan, Joseph P.], Health care entities-contracts for sale, honor existing bargaining agreement

S967 [Bucco, Anthony] Concerns worker’s compensation insurance

S972 [Madden, Fred], Concerns skilled and trained workforce

S973 [Ruiz, M. Theresa/Singleton, Troy] Requires Commission of workforce and development to establish apprenticeship mentoring program for women

 

****Senate Transportation Meeting 10:30 AM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Diegnan, Patrick J.

S89 [Bateman, Christopher/Gopal, Vin], Horse-authorizes creation of special license plate and commem. as State animal

S324 [Diegnan,P]Motor vehicles-authorizes operators to display electronic registration prooS362 [Cryan, Joseph P.], Access Link paratransit service during state of emergency-NJT operate

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S228 [Diegnan,P/Ruiz,M+1]School bus, electric-powered-EDA establish loan program for certain costs   S964 [Vitale, Joseph], Allows municipality to establish reserved parking zone on property adjacent to disabled person's residence.

S965 [Vitale, Joseph], Makes various changes to current system for approval, issuance, administration, and discontinuance of various types of special license plates.

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet

 

Assembly Appropriations Meeting

Chair: Asm. Burzichelli, John J.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Community Development and Affairs Meeting

10:00 AM Committee Room 14, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Sumter, Shavonda E.

A1145 [Freiman, Roy/Egan, Joseph V.+10], Electronic Permit Processing Review System-establishes

A1229 [Schaer, Gary S./Mosquera, Gabriela M.+8], Homeless prevention programs-DCA make information available on its website

Pending Referral:

A702 [Sumter, Shavonda E./Mazzeo, Vincent+1], State info tech contracts-req

software use to document contractor computer use

 

Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting

2:00 PM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Johnson, Gordon M.

A492 [Webber, Jay/Houghtaling, Eric+2], Economic development subsidy-business loan overdue, prohibits awarding

A723 [Johnson, Gordon M./Wimberly, Benjie E.+2], Bus. for certification-prohibits disqual. of certain minority and women owned

A853 [Chiaravalloti, Nicholas/Karabinchak, Robert J.+3], Temporary businesses-prohibits municipal licensure of children operating

A1653 [Quijano, Annette/Pinkin, Nancy J.+9], Vehicle-fueling and charging infrastructure, zero-emission-development projects

A2204 [McKeon, John F./Chiaravalloti, Nicholas], Green building-permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA

 

Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Moriarty, Paul D.

A1459 [Moriarty, Paul D./Johnson, Gordon M.], Children's products-prohibits sale containing lead, mercury or cadmium

A1483 [Moriarty, Paul D.], Vehicle trade-in and title releases-regulates pay-off

For Discussion Only:

A1490 [Moriarty, Paul D./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Merchandise offered in advertisements-req. disclosure of usual/customary price

 

Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Meeting

Chair: Asm. McKeon, John F.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Health Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Conaway, Herb

A1176 [Zwicker, Andrew/Freiman, Roy], Angioplasty, elective procedures-estab. req, issue licenses to certain hospitals

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 (continued)

 

Assembly Health Meeting (continued)

AJR28 [Giblin, Thomas P./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Eating Disorders Awareness Week-permanently designates last week in February

AJR32 [Freiman, Roy/Zwicker, Andrew], Autoimmune Encephalitis Awareness Day-designates February 22 of each year

AR17 [Tucker, Cleopatra G.], Violence-declares public health crisis

 

Assembly Higher Education Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Jasey, Mila M.

A876 [Giblin, Thomas P./Benson, Daniel R.+4], On-line courses-Secretary of Higher Education study prevalence, cost and quality

A952 [Karabinchak, Robert J./Jasey, Mila M.], Higher education institution, 4 year-permitted to award associate degrees

Pending Introduction and Referral:

A2311 [Calabrese, Clinton], Est. study commission to examine development of relationships between institutions of higher education and municipalities.

 

Assembly Housing Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Wimberly, Benjie E.

A2185 [Mukherji, Raj/Speight, Shanique], Housing Choice Vouchers Program, federal, pre-application-continuously maintain

For Discussion Only:

A1688 [Burzichelli, John J.], Rental property, residential-expands municipal authority to license and inspect

A1919 [Wimberly, Benjie E./Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina+1], Fair Chance in Housing Act-estab cert housing rights, persons w/criminal records

 

Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton NJ

Chair: Asm. Taliaferro, Adam J.

A218 [Tucker, Cleopatra G./Taliaferro, Adam J.], Service or guide dogs-concerns employee training, access to public facilities

A744 [Johnson, Gordon M.], Law enforce agency-prov internal affair/personnel file of police, other agencies

A863 [Chiaravalloti, Nicholas], Bias intimidation offenses-requires AG report to FBI for hate crime statistics

For Discussion Only:

A1170 [Freiman, Roy/Zwicker, Andrew], DNA samples & genetic information-analysis property of person sampled

 

Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Meeting

Chair: Asm. Danielsen, Joe

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Regulated Professions Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Giblin, Thomas P.

A516 [Jimenez, Angelica M.], EMT certification, certain out-of-State-provide reciprocity

A543 [Jimenez, Angelica M./Giblin, Thomas P.], Psychologist training req.-revises

A1238 [Schaer, Gary S./Timberlake, Britnee N.+1], Asbestos inspection-establish licensing and permit req., adoptions of standards

A1301 [Mosquera, Gabriela M.+1], Pawnbroker-required to file transaction

reports online

 

Assembly Senior Services Meeting 2:00 PM

Committee Room 14, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie

The Committee will hold its inaugural hearing and will hear from invited guests including local advocates, as well as state and county officials. Testimony will provide the newly formed committee with an overview of the current state of senior services

in New Jersey to help guide the mission and purpose of the Committee.

 

Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting

Chair: Asm. DeAngelo, Wayne P.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor State House Annex, Trenton NJ

Chair: Asm. Caputo, Ralph R.

The Committee will hear testimony from invited guests on the tourism, economic growth, and business and community development efforts in the New Jersey Meadowlands.

For Discussion Only:

A637 [Caputo, Ralph R./Dancer, Ronald S.], Sports pools operators-revises permit

and license

 

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 (continued)

 

State House Commission Meeting 9:00 AM

Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

**Senate Economic Growth Meeting

Chair: Sen. Cruz-Perez, Nilsa

The Committee will not meet.

 

*Senate Environment and Energy Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob

S864 [Smith, Bob/Greenstein, Linda R.], Plastic carryout bags, polystyrene & single-use straws-prohibits use

 

*Senate Higher Education Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Cunningham, Sandra B.

S275 [Kean, Thomas H.], Military personnel non-resident dependent children-provide resident tuition rate

S278 [Kean, Thomas H./Cunningham, Sandra B.+1], Veterans, late registration-higher education instit refund course tuition/fees

S296 [Pennacchio, Joseph/Cunningham, Sandra B.], Fusion science field- establish scholarship program

S791 [Cunningham, Sandra B./Pou, Nellie+1], Students, undergrad-file degree plan; higher ed instit devel pathway sys to grad

S804 [Cunningham, Sandra B.], Academic degree-granting inst.-proh. entering into revenue sharing arrangements

S806 [Cunningham, Sandra B.+2], Higher ed. instit.-NJBEST, award in any semester

of attendance or enrollment

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S917 [Singleton, Troy], Educational assistance programs, employees-allow income

tax deduction

S960 [Rice, Ronald J.], Requires parent to provide financial aid application to HESAA

S961 [Singleton, Troy/Smith, Bob], Est. grant program for public institutions of higher education that offer veteran programs & services

S969 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Est. loan redemption program for teachers in certain fields

to redeem NJ CLASS loan amounts

S970 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/ Cunningham, Sandra B.], Requires members of governing boards of public institutions of higher education to complete training program

S971 [Lagana, Joseph], "NJ Fair Play Act".

 

*Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Greenstein, Linda R.

S205 [Connors, Christopher J./Beach, James], Megan's law-requires use of electronic mail for community notification

S238 [Singleton, Troy/Sarlo, Paul A.+2], Jr Firefighter Auxiliary members-promulgate reg pertaining to training/duties

S561 [Madden, Fred H./Greenstein, Linda R.+1], Drivers Distractions Task Force-creates; impact road and highway safety

S601 [O'Scanlon, Declan J.], Senior citizens or disabled persons-creates crime of fiscal victimization

S701 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Strangling victim, domestic violence-concerns pretrial deten.

Pending Introduction and Referral:

S914 [Rice, Ronald L./Cunningham, Sandra B.+4], Motor vehicle Surcharge Community Svc. Prog.-community svc. in lieu of surcharge

 

*Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting

Chair: Sen. Gopal, Vin

The Committee will not meet.

 

*Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting

Chair: Sen. Beach, James

The Committee will not meet.

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Committees at the Call of the Senate President

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the Call of the Speaker

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020

 

*****ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Governor’s Budget Message

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet

 

MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the Call of the Speaker

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced