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Vol. XLIV No. 20 219th
Legislature •
First Annual Session
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Nominations
Reported from Committee:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:
Honorable Samuel J. Ragonese, J.S.C., of
Glassboro.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BURLINGTON COUNTY BOARD
OF TAXATION:
Josh Foote, of Lumberton, to replace Donn C. Lamon.
Lester Holley, of Edgewater Park, to replace Brian Summerville.
Sean Kennedy, of Medford.
Debra Valenzano, of Shamong,
to replace Larry Chatzidakis.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DELAWARE AND RARITAN
CANAL COMMISSION:
John J. Reiser, Jr., of North Brunswick, to
replace Mary Allessio Leck.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HUDSON COUNTY BOARD OF
TAXATION:
Robert G. Doria, of Bayonne.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MARINE FISHERIES COUNCIL:
Patrick F. Donnelly, of Brick, to replace Joseph A. Zaborowski.
Joseph M. Rizzo, of West Creek.
Kevin W. Wark, of Barnegat Light, to replace
Frances Puskas.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JESEY STATE BOARD OF
COSMETOLOGY AND HAIRSTYLING:
Brigitte F. Nzali, of Lindenwold.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SHELLFISHERIES COUNCIL:
Walter L. Johnson, III, of Manahawkin.
Richard J. Malinowski, of Salem.
John J. Maxwell, of Germania.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE THOMAS EDISON STATE
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Brian T. Maloney, of Flemington.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES
COUNCIL:
Larry S. Rosenthal, of Hamilton, to replace Richard Clark.
Nominations
Withdrawn:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY TRANSIT
CORPORATION:
Michael D. Beson, of Ocean, to replace Myron Shevell.
Janna Chernetz, of Scotch Plains, to replace
Bruce Meisel.
Bills
Introduced:
S2459 Weinberg,L+1 Hospitals-collect data on gender ID &
sexual orientation in relation to COVID-19
REF SHH
S2460 Pennacchio,J Commercial tenant rent forgiveness-owners
claim income under CBT and GIT REF SBA
S2461 Kean,T Postpartum information-establishes
requirements and develop care plans REF
SHH
S2462 Greenstein,L Military academies-authorize license plate
representing 5 branches, US military REF
STR
S2463 Greenstein,L Alcoholic beverages, small producers-expand
existing EDA loan program to include REF
SEG
S2464 Gopal,V/Greenstein,L Board
of Nursing-waives renewal credential fees during 2019 pandemic REF SCM
S2465 Sweeney,S Heath Care Transparency Act-concerns health
care professionals advertisements REF
SHH
S2466 Cunningham,S/Singleton,T Wage
garnishment, judicial proceedings-concerns suspension during COVID-19 REF SHI
S2467 Pou,N Telemedicine and telehealth-concerns laws
pertaining to use REF SHH
S2468 Stack,B Nursing home-establish minimum certified
nurse aide-to-resident ratios REF SHH
S2469 Smith,B Property taxes, overdue-require notice be
provided of change in interest rate REF
SCU
S2470 Diegnan,P Non-commercial announcements w/out public ads
for bid-St. award single contract REF
SSG
S2471 Singleton,T Veterans or surviving spouses-provides financial
assistance grants REF SMV
S2472 Diegnan,P Tax liens-caps interest rate at 9% per
year REF SCU
S2473 Vitale,J/Greenstein,L EDA
loans-provide to qualif small bus & not-for-profit
corp during st of emerg REF SEG
S2474 Singleton,T Local government units-concerns extension of
various applicable deadlines REF SCU
S2475 Singleton,T/Gopal,V Coronavirus
relief bonds-authorizes the issuance of by municipalities & counties REF SCU
S2476 Singleton,T Workers compensation-concerns benefits for
surviving dependents of essential emp REF SBA
S2477 Sweeney,S/Doherty,M+1 Civil Service, Sate/local employees-permits tranfer in certain circumstances REF SBA
S2479 Sweeney,S Hotel sanitization-require DOH establish
guidelines REF SLA
SJR81 Singleton,T+1 National Apprenticeship Week-designates
second week of November of each year REF
SLA
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
S2346 ScsScs (SCS) Sarlo,P/Sweeney,S+11 Permits, approvals and deadlines,
certain-extends during COVID-19 emergency
REP/SCS
S2360 Sca (1R) Kean,T/Singleton,T+2 Charitable contributions, cert-allow gross
income tax deduction during COVID-19
REP/SCA
S2380 Scs (SCS) Sweeney,S/Scutari,N Essential
employees contracted coronavirus 2019-concerns employment benefits REP/SCS
S2392 Sca (1R) Sarlo,P+2 Local government deadlines, meetings and
acceptance of prop tax payments REP/SCA
S2413 Scs (SCS) Gopal,V/O'Scanlon,D+3 Alcoholic beverage-concerns delivery and sale
during declared state of emergency
REP/SCS
S2436 Sca (1R) Gopal,V/Greenstein,L+2 Coronavirus disease 2019 testing-authorizes
pharmacists to order and administer
REP/SCA
S2437 Sca (1R) Gopal,V Food takeout & delivery,
third-party-limits service fees during state of emerg. REP/SCA
S2477 Sweeney,S/Doherty,M+1 Civil Service, Sate/local employees-permits tranfer in certain circumstances REP
S2478 Sweeney,S Casinos-DOH establish sanitization
standards/protocols for operating in State
REP
S2479 Sca (1R) Sweeney,S Hotel sanitization-require DOH establish
guidelines REP/SCA
SJR79 Sca (1R) Greenstein,L/Gill,N+1 Sexual assault by staff against inmates in St
correctional fac-create study comm REP/SCA
Bills
Transferred:
S2361 Corrado,K Infectious disease terroristic threats,
COVID-19-establish second degree crime FROM
SJU TO SBA
S2380 Scs (SCS) Sweeney,S/Scutari,N Essential
employees contracted coronavirus 2019-concerns employment benefits FROM SBA TO SLA
Bills
Recommitted:
S2346 ScsScs (SCS) Sarlo,P/Sweeney,S+11 Permits, approvals and deadlines,
certain-extends during COVID-19 emergency
RCM SBA
Bills
Withdrawn From The Files:
S2460 Pennacchio,J Commercial tenant rent forgiveness-owners
claim income under CBT and GIT FROM SBA
Bills
Received from Assembly/Referred to Committee:
A3914 Taliaferro,A/Moen,W+6
Public emp.-concerns hiring & benefits during health hazard posed by
coronavirus REF SBA
Bills
Received from Assembly/Without Reference/Given Second Reading:
A3954 Downey,J/Pinkin,N+5 Counterfeit drugs & medical
devices-enhanced penalty during state of emergency
Co-Sponsors
Added:
S2360 Sca (1R) (Sarlo,P) Charitable
contributions, cert-allow gross income tax deduction during COVID-19
S2371 Sca (1R) (Testa,M; Diegnan,P) Hospitality Emergency Loan Prog.-provide no-interest loan to qual
small business
S2383 Scs (SCS) (Gopal,V) Bridge Year
Pilot Program-establish for students impacted by coronavirus 2019
Co-Sponsors
Added: (cont’d)
S2413 Scs (SCS) (Holzapfel,J) Alcoholic beverage-concerns delivery and sale
during declared state of emergency
S2436 Sca (1R) (Singleton,T)
Coronavirus disease 2019 testing-authorizes pharmacists to order and
administer
S2459 (Greenstein,L) Hospitals-collect data on gender ID &
sexual orientation in relation to COVID-19
S2477 (Testa,M) Civil Service, Sate/local employees-permits tranfer in certain circumstances
SJR79 Sca (1R) (Gopal,V) Sexual
assault by staff against inmates in St correctional fac-create
study comm
SJR81 (Corrado,K) National Apprenticeship Week-designates
second week of November of each year
Co-Sponsors
Withdrawn:
S2384 (Gill,N) COVID-19-req. health care fac. report data
related to workers & first responders
S2392 Sca (1R) (Diegnan,P) Local
government deadlines, meetings and acceptance of prop tax payments
Co-Prime
Sponsors Added:
S2325 (Singleton,T) Public utility service discontinuances,
certain-prohibits during cert epidemics
S2380 Scs (SCS) (Scutari,N) Essential
employees contracted coronavirus 2019-concerns employment benefits
S2384 (Gill,N) COVID-19-req. health care fac. report data
related to workers & first responders
S2403 (Singleton,T) Manufacturing sector-design a manuf. career
pathway to provide students w/skills
S2430 (Diegnan,P) Accidental disability & death
benefits-extend elig, PFRS/PERS during st of emerg
S2446 (Oroho,S) Agriculture food products from NJ farmers
affected by pandemic-concerns purchase
SJR79 Sca (1R) (Gill,N) Sexual
assault by staff against inmates in St correctional fac-create
study comm
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
S2350 Sca (1R) (Oroho,S) Workers
benefits and leave-enhances certain rights
S2477 (O’Scanlon,D) Civil Service, Sate/local employees-permits tranfer in certain circumstances
Note
to the 4/9/20 Digest:
Bills
Introduced:
S2376 Greenstein,L Public emp.-concerns hiring & benefits
during health hazard posed by coronavirus REF SBA
*NOT* SWR 2RS
Note
to the 5/7/20 Digest:
The Senate adjourned
the May 7, 2020 Quorum at 12:30 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2020.
The Senate adjourned at
7:15 P.M. on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 to meet again on Thursday, May 14, 2020 (SESSION).
ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills
Introduced:
A4133 Carter,L/Reynolds-Jackson,V School
Connectivity Grant Program-establish online instruction REF AED
A4134 Downey,J Workers' comp-revise effective date for loss
of hand/foot; apply to pending case REF
ALA
A4135 Lopez,Y Employer contrib to
unemp comp fd-excludes
payment related to layoffs from emerg REF ALA
A4136 Vainieri
Huttle,V
Coronavirus 2019 testing-require for patients and staff of certain
facilities REF AHE
A4137 Vainieri
Huttle,V
Hospitals-collect data on gender ID & sexual orientation in relation
to COVID-19 REF AHE
A4138 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Benson,D Public emergency response plan for
developmental disabled individuals-develop
REF AHU
A4139 Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V Patient medical/billing records-prov w/out charge to SS Disab
benefits applicant REF AHE
A4140 Freiman,R Public school districts and county
colleges-concerns subcontracting agreements
REF ALA
A4141 Mukherji,R/Murphy,C Pension
loans, zero interest-emerg. loans,
pub. emp. affected by fed. shutdown REF ASL
A4142 Lampitt,P/Jasey,M Bridge Year
Pilot Program-establish for students impacted by coronavirus 2019 REF AAP
A4143 Conaway,H Heath Care Transparency Act-concerns health
care professionals advertisements REF
ARP
A4144 Murphy,C/Vainieri Huttle,V COVID-19 Review Task Force-establish to study
impact and response REF ASL
A4145 Zwicker,A BPU electronic docketing sys-require to estab & maintain online document access REF ATU
A4146 Quijano,A Rental reservations, short-term-refund/credit
when public health emerg in effect REF ACE
A4148 DiMaso,S Local govt
borrowing-permits to issue notes w/extended terms in pub health emerg REF ASL
A4149 McClellan,A/Simonsen,E+2 Agriculture food products from NJ farmers
affected by pandemic-concerns purchase
REF AAN
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A3919 Aca (1R) Calabrese,C/Spearman,W+7 Permits, approvals and deadlines,
certain-extends during COVID-19 emergency
REP/ACA
A3945 Aca (1R) Murphy,C/Chaparro,A+5 Accidental disability & death
benefits-extend elig, PFRS/PERS during St of emerg REP/ACA
A3959 AcaAca (2R) Mukherji,R/Vainieri Huttle,V+5
Hospitality Emergency Loan Prog.-provide
no-interest loan to qual small business REP/ACA
A3966 AcaAcs (ACS) Burzichelli,J/Freiman,R+13 Alcoholic beverage-allows certain delivery
& sale during state of emergency
REP/ACS
A3969 Aca (1R) Danielsen,J Local government deadlines, meetings and
acceptance of prop tax payments REP/ACA
A3996 Aca (1R) Lopez,Y/McKnight,A Pub
contract penalties/terms-provides for waivers & modification due to
COVID-19 REP/ACA
A4030 Mukherji,R/Benson,D+1 Employment & Business-Related Tax
Deferral Assistance Program-establishes
REP
A4126 Aca (1R) Egan,J Utility pymt,
water/sewer-authorities waive interest & lien enforce during emerg REP/ACA
A4127 Speight,S+2 Local govts &
school districts-allow to engage in borrowing to aid w/COVID-19 REP
A4128 Aca (1R) Verrelli,A/Mukherji,R+2 Remote meetings, certain-concerns
participation during state of emergency
REP/ACA
A4131 Aca (1R) Karabinchak,R/McKnight,A+2 Hotel sanitization-require DOH establish
guidelines REP/ACA
A4132 Aca (1R) Taliaferro,A+1 Benefits provided to workers-concerns REP/ACA
A4142 Acs (ACS) Lampitt,P/Jasey,M Bridge Year
Pilot Program-establish for students impacted by coronavirus 2019 REP/ACS
S2347 Sweeney,S/Greenstein,L+8 Employment & Business-Related Tax
Deferral Assistance Program-establishes
REP
Bills
Recommitted:
A3919 Aca (1R) Calabrese,C/Spearman,W+7 Permits, approvals and deadlines,
certain-extends during COVID-19 emergency
RCM AAP
A3959 AcaAca (2R) Mukherji,R/Vainieri Huttle,V+5
Hospitality Emergency Loan Prog.-provide
no-interest loan to qual small business RCM AAP
A3966 AcaAcs (ACS) Burzichelli,J/Freiman,R+13 Alcoholic beverage-allows certain delivery
& sale during state of emergency RCM
AAP
Co-Sponsors
Added:
A2487 (Mejia,P;
Jimenez,A; Kennedy,J; Burzichelli,J)
Healthy Terminals Act-req. airport/train station workers be paid cert
wages/benf
A2760 (Dunn,A) Endangering welfare of a child-unlawful use/distrib of CDS in child's presence
A3919 Aca (1R) (Dunn,A;
Reynolds-Jackson,V)
Permits, approvals and deadlines, certain-extends during COVID-19
emergency
A3942 Aca (1R) (Reynolds-Jackson,V;
Benson,D)
Childbirth-requires hospital permit individual accompany woman during
A3945 Aca (1R) (Jimenez,A) Accidental disability & death
benefits-extend elig, PFRS/PERS during St of emerg
A3946 (Johnson,G;
Benson,D)
Student financial aid-provide relief due to 2020 health state of
emergency
A3959 AcaAca (2R) (Johnson,G; DePhillips,C; Timberlake,B)
Hospitality Emergency Loan Prog.-provide
no-interest loan to qual small business
A3966 AcaAcs (ACS) (Johnson,G; Jimenez,A; McGuckin,G; Giblin,T) Alcoholic beverage-allows certain delivery
& sale during state of emergency
A3970 Aca (1R) (Benson,D) Prescr. drug refills during state of emerg.-req Medicaid & health insur
coverage
A3997 (McKnight,A;
Murphy,C)
Nonprofit corporations & charitable organizations-concerns cert
annual filings
A3999 (Downey,J;
Bramnick,J)
Essential employees-concerns emp benefits
coronavirus 2019 infections contracted
A4014 (McKnight,A;
Vainieri Huttle,V) EDA loans-provide to qualif
small bus & not-for-profit corp during st of emerg
A4021 (Wirths,H;
Space,P)
Coronavirus disease 2019-require DOH to administer antibody testing
A4030 (Jimenez,A) Employment & Business-Related Tax
Deferral Assistance Program-establishes
A4039 (Mejia,P;
Jimenez,A) Health care professionals-establish loan
redemption program
A4127 (Tucker,C;
Benson,D)
Local govts & school districts-allow to
engage in borrowing to aid w/COVID-19
A4128 Aca (1R) (Jimenez,A; Tucker,C) Remote
meetings, certain-concerns participation during state of emergency
A4129 (Tucker,C) COVID-19-req. health care fac. report data
related to workers & first responders
A4131 Aca (1R) (Jimenez,A; Tucker,C) Hotel
sanitization-require DOH establish guidelines
A4132 Aca (1R) (Jimenez,A) Benefits provided to workers-concerns
AR154 (Calabrese,C; Benson,D; Murphy,C; Bergen,B; Schepisi,H; Auth,R; Karabinchak,R; Sumter,S) National Teacher Appreciation Week-honors
contributions and recognizes
Second
Prime Sponsors Added:
A3353 (Dunn,A) One Strike, You're Ours-adds Internet as
aggravating factor in child sex crimes
A3982 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Surgical smoke-req. health care fac prevent
exposure via smoke evacuation system
A3983 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Name
change-require criminal backround check; prohibits
persons convicted
A3996 Aca (1R) (McKnight,A) Pub contract penalties/terms-provides for
waivers & modification due to COVID-19
A4014 (Benson,D) EDA loans-provide to qualif
small bus & not-for-profit corp during st of emerg
A4029 (DiMaso,S) Income tax credit-prov
health care workers/first responders in COVID-19 response
A4123 (Johnson,G) Property tax appeals-extends time period for
filing & processing in 2020
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
A2502 (Dunn,A) Oxygen delivery, patient residences during
public health emergency-requires plan
A3370 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Aviation fuel tax exemption-eliminates; provides funding for capital
projects
A3996 Aca (1R) (Karabinchak,R) Pub contract penalties/terms-provides for
waivers & modification due to COVID-19
A4011 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Health
insurance-require carriers provide coverage for home childbirth
A4029 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Income
tax credit-prov health care workers/first responders
in COVID-19 response
A4030 (Murphy,C) Employment & Business-Related Tax
Deferral Assistance Program-establishes
A4041 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Medical Reservice Corp volunteers-provides
gross income tax deduction
Third
Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A4128
Aca (1R) (Murphy,C) Remote meetings, certain-concerns
participation during state of emergency
A4129 (Mukherji,R) COVID-19-req. health care fac. report data
related to workers & first responders
A4131 Aca (1R) (Vainieri Huttle,V) Hotel
sanitization-require DOH establish guidelines
A4133 (Vainieri Huttle,V) School
Connectivity Grant Program-establish online instruction
A4141 (Dancer,R)
Pension loans, zero interest-emerg. loans, pub. emp. affected by fed. shutdown
A4142 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Bridge Year Pilot Program-establish for
students impacted by coronavirus 2019
A4144 (Mosquera,G) COVID-19 Review Task Force-establish to study
impact and response
The Assembly adjourned
at 5:23 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, May 14, 2020 (SESSION).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (5/7/2020):
None