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Vol. XXXIII No. 18 219th
Legislature •
Second Annual Session
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Nominations
Notice of Intention:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:
Stacey Boretz, of Westfield.
Julie Kim, of Franklin Lakes.
Nominations
Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK
COMMISSION:
Paul H. Tomasko, of Alpine, to replace Philip H. White.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF
CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS:
Kelly Blundy, D.C., of Hoboken, to replace Brett A. Wartenberg.
Michael A. Kaufman, D.C., of Lawrenceville, to replace Dr. Paul F.
Lyons.
Uchenna Abba Onyeani, D.C., of Union, to replace Thomas A. Senatore, Sr.
D.C.
TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE:
Matthew G. Miller, of Ramsey.
Nomination
Corrected Copy:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY COUNCIL ON THE
ARTS:
Christiana
Foglio, of Princeton *NOT* Trenton.
Bills
Introduced:
S3485
Vitale,J Transit Bus Riders' Bill
of Rights-estab REF STR
S3487
Sweeney,S Garden State Health
Plan-changes and provides open enrollment period REF SSG
S3488
Sweeney,S/Gopal,V School dist.
regionalization-estab grant prog, cost reimb of feasibility studies REF SED
S3489
Sweeney,S Mental, behavioral
health & addiction services-changes effective date of new law REF SSG
S3490
Cruz-Perez,N/Beach,J Class 4A
commercial property-eliminates the 1% fee and the 1% tax REF SBA
S3491
Vitale,J Opioid antidotes-permits
any person to administer or dispense REF
SHH
S3493
Vitale,J Hypodermic syringe
offense-permit expungement of possession if previous expunged REF SHH
S3494 Sweeney,S/Weinberg,L Chiropractic
Examiners State Board-adds 2 public members to board membership REF SCM
S3495
Beach,J/Scutari,N State contracts
for medical & dental svcs-permits DOC & DCF to award to vendors REF SSG
SCR142
Oroho,S Firearms ammunition,
interstate transportation-Congress & President enact leg. REF SLP
SJR109
Weinberg,L Hate and violent
extremism-condemns, commits to defense of safe & just democracy REF SSG
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A2765
Houghtaling,E/Dancer,R+4 State
logo, official-changes designation, denote manufacture of product in NJ REP
S1054 Sca (1R)
Stack,B Rabies-owner notification
of testing protocol prior to testing animals
REP/SCA
S1071
Kean,T/Gopal,V+3 Shore Protection
Fund-increases amount annually credited to $50M
REP
S1838
Greenstein,L/Oroho,S State logo,
official-changes designation, denote manufacture of product in NJ REP
S2679 Sca (1R)
Beach,J Architectural Paint
Stewardship Act; paint producers implement or participate REP/SCA
S2986
Gopal,V/Testa,M+2 Hotel/motel
occupancy fee-allocate rev. for arts, historical heritage & tourism REP
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont’d)
S3164 Sca (1R)
Gopal,V/Singleton,T Legislative
Youth Council-creates REP/SCA
S3185
Cryan,J/Weinberg,L+1 Voter regis.,
judicial off/prosecutor/law enforce-allow w/out disclosing address REP
S3198 Sca (1R)
Codey,R/Gopal,V Parimutuel
ticket-extends time, claim from 6 to 12
months REP/SCA
S3324 Sca (1R)
Smith,B/Bateman,C+2 Energy &
water efficiency-establish minimum standards for certain products REP/SCA
S3489
Sweeney,S Mental, behavioral
health & addiction services-changes effective date of new law REP
SJR45
Gopal,V Bruce Springsteen
Day-designates September 23 REP
SJR67
Codey,R President Grover
Cleveland Week-designates week of March 18th of each year REP
SJR109
Weinberg,L Hate and violent
extremism-condemns, commits to defense of safe & just democracy REP
SR102 Sca (1R)
Codey,R/Bateman,C Monarch
butterfly-urges US Fish and Wildlife Service list as threatened species REP/SCA
Bills
Referred/SBA:
S2679 Sca (1R) Beach,J/Smith,B Architectural
Paint Stewardship Act; paint producers implement or participate
S3324 Sca (1R) Smith,B/Bateman,C+2 Energy
& water efficiency-establish minimum standards for certain products
Bills
Received from Assembly/Concurrence w/Assembly Amendments/Given Second Reading:
A850 AcaScaSaAa (4R) Chiaravalloti,N/Karabinchak,R+21 Community Broadband Study
Commission-establishes
A4671 ScaAa (2R) Schaer,G/Swain,L+15 Utilities, pub & local-prov notice,
available relief measures during coronavirus
S942 ScaAca (2R) Singleton,T/Cardinale,G+4 Prof & occupational bds-req standards,
considering applicants w/crim hist record
S2606 Aca (1R)
Smith,B/Beach,J+1 Solar energy
sys-allow installation prior to construction permit during COVID-19
S3203 ScsSaAca
(SCS/2R)
Gill,N/Greenstein,L+22 Early
voting, in person-require for certain elections; makes appropriation
S3234 ScaAca (2R) Singleton,T/Sarlo,P+14 Paycheck protection prog. loan-allow
deduction of certain expenses when forgiven
SCR103 Aca (1R)
Rice,R/Reynolds-Jackson,V+2 Debt
settlement companies-urges efforts to protect minority communities
Bills
Received from Assembly/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:
A1285 AcaAaAcaAa (4R) Greenwald,L/Chiaravalloti,N+1 Design-Build Constr. Services Procurement
Act-estab awarding contract procedures
A4850
Karabinchak,R/Freiman,R+5 Construction
inspection program, expedited-establishes
Bills
Received from Assembly/Referred to Committee:
A195 Aca (1R)
Carter,L/Karabinchak,R Artificial
intelligence on growth of St's economy-conduct study & issue report REF SLA
A802 Aca (1R)
Verrelli,A/Reynolds-Jackson,V+5
Gift card fraud-requires certain retailers to train employees REF SCM
A953
Karabinchak,R/Houghtaling,E
Architects-disclose insurance coverage
REF SCM
A1223 Aca (1R)
Chaparro,A/Webber,J Rail
passenger service-provide purchasers w/proof of payment at time of
purchase REF STR
A2455 Aca (1R)
Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V+12
FIRST Robotics Programs-establishes pilot program in DOE in school
districts REF SED
A2635
Moriarty,P/Houghtaling,E+1
Consumer loan application-motor vehicle dealer required to provide REF SCM
A3062
Aca (1R) Pintor
Marin,E/Moen,W+6 Financial Empowerment
Pilot Program, three year-establishes
REF SBA
A4174 Aca (1R)
Verrelli,A/Vainieri Huttle,V+9
Mental health professionals-concerns demand as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic REF SHI
A4433 Aca (1R)
Greenwald,L/Mukherji,R+16
School-based mental health services providers-creates grant program REF SED
A4434
Greenwald,L/Lampitt,P+15 Student
Wellness Grant Program-establishes in DOE
REF SED
A4435 Aca (1R)
Verrelli,A/Greenwald,L+15 School
Based Youth Services Prog.-require DCF give priority to cert. school dist REF SED
A4436 Aca (1R)
Mosquera,G/Greenwald,L+19 Student
Mental Health Task Force-establish, study resources available REF SED
A4437 Aca (1R)
Lampitt,P/Greenwald,L+13 Pub.
school student mental health svcs-permit referral to private prof
counselor REF SED
A4834
Mazzeo,V/Quijano,A+4 Solicitation
by mail-req. disclosure letter, falsely implying St govt connection REF SCM
A5405
Coughlin,C/Speight,S+7 Food bank
organizations support-approp $10M in fed fds to Dept of Agriculture REF SEG
ACR196
Benson,D/Verrelli,A+10 Colorectal
cancer screening-urges to lower recommended age from 50 to 45 REF SHH
AJR174/199 Acs (ACS) Moen,W/Greenwald,L+18 COVID-19 effects on small
businesses-establishes commission to study
REF SEG
Bills
Transferred:
S3457
Addiego,D/Sweeney,S+9 Small
business & not-for-profit corp. assistance-allocating funding to
EDA;$300M FROM SEG TO SBA
Co-Sponsors
Added:
S330
(Rice,R) St. pensions-proh
investment, req divestment in pub traded fossil fuel companies
S1066
(Addiego,D) Prescription Drug
Affordability Board-establishes
S1548
(Diegnan,P) Construction, new-permits
municipalities to require be solar ready
S1842
(Kean,T) Nonprofit Security Grant
Program-establishes
S2051
(Cunningham,S) Light frame
residential construction-establish fire safety and protocols
S2605 Sca (1R)
(Diegnan,P; Lagana,J)
Utility-scale solar energy development-direct BPU to establish program
S2811 Sca (1R)
(Cryan,J) Sch report card-include
number of mental health prof/security personnel employed
S2986
(Addiego,D; Brown,C) Hotel/motel
occupancy fee-allocate rev. for arts, historical heritage & tourism
Co-Sponsors
Added: (cont’d)
S3185
(Lagana,J) Voter regis., judicial
off/prosecutor/law enforce-allow w/out disclosing address
S3316
(Gopal,V) Restaurant use of
heaters & tents-estab Statewide standards during COVID-19
S3317
(Gopal,V) Alcoholic beverage
COVID-19 Expansion Permit-require ABC to waive fee
S3337
(Gopal,V) Restaurant tents during
coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic-concerns
S3342
(Cunningham,S) A. Philip
Randolph-direct NJT erect statue in honor of;$90K
S3374
(Gopal,V) Restaurants-establish
requirements to operate during public health emergency
S3396
(Diegnan,P) Public
utility-concerns reports on capital investments, response to incr. rates
S3434
(Diegnan,P) Education svcs. for
students w/disab-prov to cert students exceeding age of elig
S3457
(Bucco,A; Bateman,C; Doherty,M; Thompson,S) Small business & not-for-profit corp.
assistance-allocating funding to EDA;$300M
S3464
(Gopal,V) Information literacy
instruction-req. in curriculum of students grades K to 12
S3476
(Connors,C) Veterans Outdoor
Recovery Task Force-require DMVA establish
SJR104
(Gopal,V) Commission to Review
Impact of COVID-19 on Small Businesses-establishes
SR110
(Diegnan,P) Tuskegee Airman
Malcolm Nettingham-honors life
Co-Prime
Sponsors Added:
S1838
(Oroho,S) State logo,
official-changes designation, denote manufacture of product in NJ
S2679 (Smith,B) Architectural
Paint Stewardship Act; paint producers implement or participate
S3067
(Beach,J) Bias &
harassment-expands crime; establish additional penalties
S3157
(Vitale,J) COVID-19 Testing
Transparency Act-establishes
S3164 Sca (1R)
(Singleton,T) Legislative Youth
Council-creates
S3266
(Gopal,V) Shareholder meetings,
remote-allow corporations to hold
S3324 Sca (1R)
(Bateman,C) Energy & water
efficiency-establish minimum standards for certain products
SR102 Sca (1R)
(Bateman,C) Monarch
butterfly-urges US Fish and Wildlife Service list as threatened species
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
S2039
(Pou,N) Price
discrimination-prohibits gender-based
S3494 (Vitale,J) Chiropractic Examiners State Board-adds 2
public members to board membership
The Senate President has
made the following appointment:
*Effective
February 25, 2021
Legislative Services Commission Audit
Committee:
Kevin Drennan, of Hamilton.
The
Senate adjourned 2:30 P.M. on Friday, March 5, 2021, to meet again on Tuesday, March
9, 2021 (QUORUM, Committees at the Call of the Senate President).
ASSEMBLY
ACTION
The
Assembly did not meet. The Assembly will
meet on Monday, March 8, 2021 (QUORUM, Committee Groups “A” and “B” scheduled
to meet).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (3/1/2021):
P.L.2021, c.33.
S2545 Singleton,T/Gopal,V+13 3/3/2021
Long-term care facilities-concerns rights of LGBTQI & HIV-positive
residents