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Vol. XXXIII No. 2 219th
Legislature •
Second Annual Session
SENATE
ACTION
The
Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Thursday, January 14, 2021
(QUORUM, Committees at the Call of the Senate President).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A681
Vainieri Huttle,V/McKnight,A+13
Age discrimination-expands scope of law prohibiting REP
A802 Aca (1R)
Verrelli,A/Reynolds-Jackson,V+3
Gift card fraud-requires certain retailers to train employees REP/ACA
A953
Karabinchak,R Architects-disclose
insurance coverage REP
A1221
Chaparro,A/Speight,S+3 Social
svcs. hotline-emerg contact info & access instructions be prov to
tenants REP
A1616
Lampitt,P/Conaway,H+10 Student ID
cards-required to contain phone number for suicide prevention hotline REP
A3194 Aca (1R)
Johnson,G/Calabrese,C+4 Ticket
Consumer Choice Act REP/ACA
A3620
Quijano,A/Speight,S+4
Discriminatory housing practices-inclusion of info. in Truth in Renting
Guide REP
A3872
Karabinchak,R/Jasey,M+3 Tuition
and fees at higher education institutions-concerns REP
A4016 Aca (1R)
Dancer,R/Benson,D+1 Rare Disease
Advisory Council-establishes REP/ACA
A4834
Mazzeo,V/Quijano,A Solicitation
by mail-req. disclosure letter, falsely implying St govt connection REP
A4861 Aca (1R)
Vainieri Huttle,V/Armato,J+3
COVID-19 death in long term fac/vet homes-DOH continuously publish total
number REP/ACA
A4957 Aca (1R)
Speight,S/McKnight,A+1 Long-term
care facilities-require to annually review residents' proxy directives REP/ACA
A5133 Acs (ACS)
Greenwald,L/Chiaravalloti,N
Restaurants-establish requirements to operate during public health
emergency REP/ACS
A5135 Acs (ACS)
Greenwald,L/Karabinchak,R+2 Restaurant
use of heaters & tents-estab Statewide standards during COVID-19 REP/ACS
A5136 Acs (ACS)
Greenwald,L/Johnson,G+1
Restaurant safety during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic-concerns REP/ACS
A5139 Acs (ACS)
Greenwald,L/Johnson,G Restaurant
tents during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic-concerns REP/ACS
A5142
Wimberly,B/Jasey,M Homeowner in
foreclosure-protect from excessively low intervening offer REP
A5212 Aca (1R)
Conaway,H/Verrelli,A
Vaccines-permits dentists to administer under certain circumstances REP/ACA
A5222 Aca (1R)
Mukherji,R Immunization,
optometrists authorized to administer-establishes requirements REP/ACA
A5243 Aca (1R)
Sumter,S/Chaparro,A Biannual
Small Business Matchmaker Initiative-establishes in Department of State REP/ACA
A5245
Sumter,S/Reynolds-Jackson,V DOE
arbitrators-training include issues related to cultural diversity and bias REP
ACR126 Aca (1R)
Reynolds-Jackson,V/McKnight,A
Debt settlement companies-urges efforts to protect minority
communities REP/ACA
ACR166
Lopez,Y National Practitioner
Data Bank-available to health care prof. boards w/out cost REP
ACR196
Benson,D/Verrelli,A+2 Colorectal
cancer screening-urges to lower recommended age from 50 to 45 REP
AJR174/199 Acs (ACS) Moen,W/Chiaravalloti,N COVID-19 effects on small
businesses-establishes commission to study
REP/ACS
AR199
Vainieri Huttle,V/Johnson,G+1
Higher education stimulus aid, federal-urge Congress address
inequities REP
S699
Ruiz,M/Singleton,T+1 DOE
arbitrators-training include issues related to cultural diversity and bias REP
SCR36
Pou,N National Practitioner Data
Bank-available to health care prof. boards w/out cost REP
SCR103 Aca (1R)
Rice,R+2 Debt settlement
companies-urges efforts to protect minority communities REP/ACA
Bills
Reported Referred/AAP:
A2304
Johnson,G/Vainieri Huttle,V+1
Arthritis Quality of Life Initiative & Advisory Council on
Arthritis-re-estab. REP REF AAP
A3110 Aca (1R)
McKeon,J/Verrelli,A Emergency
shelters-establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures REP/ACA REF AAP
A5137
Greenwald,L/Vainieri Huttle,V+2
Alcholic beverage COVID-19 Expansion Permit-require ABC to waive
fee REP REF AAP
S537 Aca (1R)
Codey,R+3 Emergency
shelters-establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures REP/ACA REF AAP
Bills
Combined:
AJR199
Greenwald,L/Johnson,G Commission
to Review Impact of COVID-19 on Small Businesses-establishes COMB/W AJR174 (ACS)
Co-Sponsors
Added:
A1246
(McKnight,A) Terrorism-expands
crime
A1536
(Moriarty,P; Houghtaling,E; Moen,W)
Sign fabrication, prevailing wage requirements & proj. labor
agreements-concerns
A3784
(Reynolds-Jackson,V) Deed
recordings-enhances protections against fraudulent
A3872
(Carter,L) Tuition and fees at
higher education institutions-concerns
A3994
(Wirths,H; Space,P) Mail-in
ballot-prohibit outer envelope from containing political affiliation
A4897
(Wirths,H) New York taxation of
NJ residents' income-req St Treasurer issue report
A5135 Acs (ACS)
(Benson,D) Restaurant use of
heaters & tents-estab Statewide standards during COVID-19
A5136 Acs (ACS)
(Benson,D) Restaurant safety
during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic-concerns
A5137
(Benson,D) Alcholic beverage
COVID-19 Expansion Permit-require ABC to waive fee
A5193
(Chaparro,A) Driver testing,
persons/disabilities-req. MVC provide reasonable accommodations
A5198
(Chaparro,A) September 11
Remembrance Day-designates September 11 of each year
AR199
(Carter,L) Higher education
stimulus aid, federal-urge Congress address inequities
Second
Prime Sponsors Added:
A311
(McKnight,A) Firefighters,
experienced-exempts from certain requirements
A4834
(Quijano,A) Solicitation by
mail-req. disclosure letter, falsely implying St govt connection
A5065
(Speight,S) Anti-bias
instruction-school district req to provide; desig chief equity officer
A5189
(Dancer,R) Farmland preserv.
inheritance tax deduction prog. w/in Dept of Agriculture-estab
A5193
(McKnight,A) Driver testing,
persons/disabilities-req. MVC provide reasonable accommodations
A5212 Aca (1R)
(Verrelli,A) Vaccines-permits
dentists to administer under certain circumstances
A5229
(Verrelli,A) Paramedics &
vaccines-permit to administer during communicable disease outbreak
A5239
(Reynolds-Jackson,V) Criminal
Sentencing & Disposition Comm.-increase size; broaden reporting duties
A5243 Aca (1R)
(Chaparro,A) Biannual Small
Business Matchmaker Initiative-establishes in Department of State
A5264
(Vainieri Huttle,V) Civics
instruction-req 11th grade students complete as part of graduation req.
A5265
(Verrelli,A) Medical assistants
& vaccines-permit to administer under certain circumstances
AJR197
(Bergen,B) Law Enforcement &
Correctional Police Officer Appreciation Month-designates May
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
A5062
(Speight,S) Health club
contracts-requires provisions, regarding infectious disease outbreak
A5065
(Benson,D) Anti-bias
instruction-school district req to provide; desig chief equity officer
A5133 Acs (ACS)
(Benson,D) Restaurants-establish
requirements to operate during public health emergency
A5193
(Vainieri Huttle,V) Driver
testing, persons/disabilities-req. MVC provide reasonable accommodations
A5197 (Chaparro,A) Teachers, certified-income tax credit who
incur expenses for classroom supplies
A5244
(Chaparro,A) Efficiency &
scaling in delivery of local govt services-requires Bloustein study
AJR188
(McKnight,A) COVID-19 First
Responders Memorial Day-designates March 31
The Assembly Speaker has made the following appointment:
*Effective January 13, 2021
New Jersey Civic Information Consortium Board of Directors:
Molly de Aguiar, of Highland Park.
The
Assembly adjourned at 5:56 P.M. to meet again on Monday, January 25, 2021
(QUORUM, Committee Groups “C” and “D” scheduled to meet).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (1/12/2021):
None