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Vol. XXXIII No. 32 219th
Legislature •
Second Annual Session
SENATE ACTION
The Senate did not meet. The Senate will meet on Thursday, May 13, 2021 (QUORUM, Committees at the Call of the Senate President).
ASSEMBLY
ACTION (QUORUM)
Bills
Introduced:
A5595 Verrelli,A/Benson,D Opioid
antidotes, certain-req. Division of Consumer Affairs publish retail price REF AHE
A5597 Conaway,H/Jimenez,A Student
health surveys-permit sch. administer after parents written notification REF AHE
A5598 Conaway,H/Mosquera,G Child
protective svcs-consider child placement w/relatives
or kinship guardians REF AHE
A5601 Benson,D/Stanley,S+1 Equity in Education Initiative-estab.; concerns svcs for
students w/dyslexia;$2M REF AED
A5602 Burzichelli,J/McKnight,A Prostate
Cancer Awareness Month-designates September
REF AHE
A5603 Calabrese,C Hazardous materials-owner/operator req. to
have discharge response cleanup plan REF
ATR
A5604 Caputo,R/Benson,D+1 Gambling Treatment Diversion Court Pilot
Program-estab; administered by AOC REF AJU
A5605 Carter,L/Conaway,H
Landlords-prohibits requiring rent paid by certain means of payment or
off-site REF AHO
A5606 Wirths,H/Munoz,N+4 Federal emergency & economic stimulus
funds-amends provisions concerning REF
ABU
A5607 Scharfenberger,G/McGuckin,G COVID-19
vaccine-proh. discrimination
against individuals who have not received
REF AHE
A5608 Bergen,B Police officer training, alternate
route-establishes grant program REF AJU
A5609 DeCroce,B COVID-19 vaccine discrim.-proh by govt against individuals
who have not received REF AHE
A5610 DiMaso,S COVID-19
vaccination proof-proh State from req
private businesses to confirm REF ACE
A5611 DiMaso,S Colleges, universities & COVID-19
vaccines-proh discrim
against certain students REF AHE
A5612 DiMaso,S/Bergen,B Heating
cooling water & wastewater svc bill pymt
assistance-allocates fed funds REF ACE
A5613 Catalano,J Income tax deduction for home office expenses
incurred during COVID-19-provides REF
ACE
A5614 McClellan,A/Simonsen,E+2 State employee, in person work-req. if job req face-to-face interaction w/public REF ALA
A5615 Scharfenberger,G Open public records requests for commercial
purposes-permit special svc charge REF
ASL
A5616 Bergen,B Volunteer Medical Professional Health Care
Act-concerns immunity for civil liab. REF AHE
A5617 Bergen,B Personal
flotation devices, Type IV-req installation, cert
lakes, ponds, rivers REF ASL
A5618 Simonsen,E Veterans, coaching positions-permit
employment in interscholastic athletic prog. REF AED
A5619 Simonsen,E/McClellan,A Social
media website content moderation practices-establish certain requirements REF AJU
A5620 McClellan,A/McKnight,A Child
custody determinations-provide for additional considerations &
training REF AJU
A5621 Dunn,A COVID-19 Working Families Childcare Access
Act-temporarily revises criteria REF AHU
A5622 Dunn,A School district performance audits-requires
State Auditor to conduct REF AED
A5623 Dancer,R/Conaway,H+1 Job training/retraining comm-create,
develop workforce post-coronavirus 2019
REF ALA
A5624 Dancer,R Crime Victim's Bill of Rights-expands,
concerns defendants recommended release
REF AJU
A5625 Dancer,R PFRS accidental disability/death
pension-increases when caused by weapon
REF ALA
A5626 Dancer,R PFRS accidental death benefit-permit
survivors of cert retired members apply for
REF ALA
A5627 Dancer,R/Wirths,H Sanctuary
city-prohibits municipal ordinance to create
REF AHS
A5629 Dancer,R/Vainieri Huttle,V FamilyCare managed
care reimb rate Applied Behavior Analysis;suppl
approp $12.5M
REF AHE
A5630 Dancer,R/Vainieri Huttle,V Senior citizen assistance program,
mobile-require DOH develop REF AHE
A5631 Dancer,R/Conaway,H Healthy Soils Prog-estab;
estab grant prog for soil
testing of urban agric sites REF AAN
A5632 Dancer,R Clean Energy Program incentives-made
available to commercial farms REF AAN
A5633 Dancer,R Jury duty-excuses cert persons whose
employment is essential during health emerg REF AJU
A5634 Dunn,A/Vainieri Huttle,V Wheelchair symbol lic
plate/disab ID card-extend expiration date during
COVID-19 REF ATR
A5635 Dunn,A Cosmetology & Hairstyling professional
licenses-extends renewal period REF ARP
A5636 Dunn,A District board membership application-permit
cert college students to be members REF
ASL
A5637 DiMaso,S MVC operations during public health
emergency-req. measures to prevent closure
REF ATR
A5638 DiMaso,S/Murphy,C Twin Lights
license plates-authorizes creation REF
ATR
A5639 DiMaso,S/Vainieri Huttle,V Menstrual products-require ingredient list;
require toxic shock syndrome warning REF
ACO
A5640 Moriarty,P Contractors' Registration Act-clarifies
insurance and bonding requirement REF
ARP
Bills
Introduced: (cont’d)
A5641 Chiaravalloti,N/Mukherji,R+1 Mandatory min. terms of imprisonment for
crimes of non-violent nature-eliminates
REF AJU
A5642 Chiaravalloti,N/Conaway,H+2 False COVID-19 vaccination card-estab criminal penal for production & display of REF ALP
A5643 Conaway,H/Vainieri Huttle,V Homemaker-home health aide-certified to
administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation
REF AHE
A5644 Conaway,H/McKnight,A Pharmacy
practice site-req to document reason for not filling
cert prescriptions REF AHE
A5645 Conaway,H Health care practitioner referrals-req. made
in accordance w/cert prof standards REF
AHE
A5646 DeAngelo,W/Benson,D Small
Business Indoor Air Quality Management Support Prog-establishes REF ALA
A5647 Downey,J Safe Storage of Firearms Act-establish req & penalties regarding firearm storage REF AJU
A5648 Downey,J Home Repair & Modification for Aging
Parents Program-estab;$5M REF AHO
A5649 Downey,J Automobile Insurance Risk
Exchange-eliminates REF AFI
A5650 Downey,J Auto insurance-req
consultation of cost benefit analysis prior to sale of policy REF AFI
A5651 Freiman,R/Lopez,Y Automobile insur underwriting-prov
documentation demonstrating no discrimination
REF AFI
A5652 Jimenez,A Bonds for home improvement/elevation
contractors-req. post before providing svcs REF ARP
A5653 Jimenez,A Attorney
ID cards-req; estab
county-based trust fund for fees related to cards REF AJU
A5654 Jimenez,A/Vainieri Huttle,V COVID-19 Emergency Medical Services
Assistance Grant Prog-estab;$2M REF AHE
A5655 Karabinchak,R Natural gas, renewable-directs BPU to
establish program concerning REF ATU
A5656 Karabinchak,R/Stanley,S Motor veh. overtaking/passing
pedestrians bicycles or scooters-req. cert actions REF ALP
A5657 Karabinchak,R Energy storage system batteries-concerns devel. of safe indoor storage
standards REF ASL
A5658 Kennedy,J Zero Energy Construction Act-estab.; req. new resid. &
commercial devel be ready REF AHO
A5659 Kennedy,J Tree removal-req. State entities submit plan
for no net loss of forested areas REF AEN
A5660 Kennedy,J Deforestation-req
permit & reforestation plan for development projects REF AEN
A5661 Lopez,Y COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach
Commission-establishes;$9M REF AHE
A5662 Moen,W Public Svc Loan Forgiveness prog, fed-concerns explanation of benf
to cert emp
REF ALA
A5663 Moen,W Solid waste-increases penalties for
unauthorized transportation or disposal
REF AEN
A5664 Moriarty,P/Mukherji,R+1 Legal rep. in removal/eviction
proceeding-provides for resid lessees &
tenants REF AJU
A5665 Murphy,C/Jasey,M Seizure
recognition & first aid instruction-require school districts provide REF AED
A5666 Stanley,S Excused absences for students who attend
civic events-permits REF AED
A5667 Stanley,S/Benson,D Home
improvement contracts-permit consumers 65 & over up to 5 bus days to
cancel REF ARP
A5668 Stanley,S/Karabinchak,R
Electric veh batteries-concerns
recycling/disposal; manuf estab
management plans REF AEN
A5669 Stanley,S/Freiman,R Salvage
certificates of title-req MVC estab
system to electronically process REF ATR
A5670 Stanley,S Notary seals-auth
attorneys & cert St officers to affix seal, perform validation REF AJU
A5671 Swain,L Menstrual hygiene products-estab pilot prog covering under
Medicaid & FamilyCare REF AWC
A5672 Tully,P/Swain,L Respite
care-increase maximum number of monthly service hours funded through DCF REF AWC
A5673 Vainieri
Huttle,V
Disease, purposely transmit in sexual penetration act-disorderly persons
offense REF AJU
A5674 Vainieri
Huttle,V Sick
leave to obtain coronavirus 2019 vaccination-req all
employers provide paid REF ALA
A5675 Vainieri
Huttle,V/McKnight,A Long-term care facility-req
to post cert info on website regarding Ombudsman REF AHE
A5676 Verrelli,A/Vainieri Huttle,V Civil service examination-permit exemption
for person with disability REF ASL
A5677 Verrelli,A/Schaer,G
Anti-Semitism-defines for certain civil or criminal purposes REF ASL
A5678 Zwicker,A/Benson,D+2 Voting machine, new-required to produce paper
record REF ASL
A5679 Zwicker,A Petitions of nomination of candidates for
committees-req functioning e-mail REF ASL
A5680 Zwicker,A/Conaway,H Packaging
paper & plastic product-proh sale unless plan to incr recycled content
REF AEN
A5681 Zwicker,A/Benson,D+2 Highly Automated Veh
Interagency Advisory Committee-estab permitting
process REF ATR
A5682 Reynolds-Jackson,V/Vainieri
Huttle,V+1 Police training curriculum,
uniform-require AG to establish REF ALP
A5683 Reynolds-Jackson,V/Wimberly,B Garden Growth Zone tax exemption
program-modifies REF ACE
A5684 Timberlake,B Mortgage pymt
relief-prov for resid prop
owners during coronavirus 2019 pandemic
REF AHO
A5685 Timberlake,B/Wimberly,B Landlord
& tenant financial relief-provides in response to COVID-19 pandemic REF AHO
A5686 Benson,D/Pintor Marin,E+3 MVC
online transactions-require to operate hotline to assist with REF ATR
A5687 Reynolds-Jackson,V/Stanley,S+2
Crisis Response Support Prog-estab; mental
health svc available to police;$2M REF
ALP
A5688 Greenwald,L/Chaparro,A+3 Healthcare careers pilot prog-estab
for cert higher ed & proprietary institution REF AHI
A5689 Greenwald,L/Mukherji,R Travel
& tourism advertising & promotion for recovery from COVID-19;$25M REF ASL
A5690 Greenwald,L/Conaway,H+1 SNAP link on website and emails concerning unemp comp benefits-req DOLWD
provide REF ALA
A5691 Greenwald,L/Murphy,C Non-profit
& governmental employer liability-concerns unemp benf during COVID-19
REF ALA
A5692 Houghtaling,E/Downey,J In-State
tuition rate for mil. svc memb
spouse/dependent, cert-permit to qualify
REF AHI
A5693 Houghtaling,E/Downey,J Purple Star
Schools Program-estab., emphasizes assisting military
families REF AED
A5694 Houghtaling,E/Downey,J Military
dependents-permits school enrollment prior to relocation to district REF AED
A5695 Quijano,A Demographic info on corp
boards/senior mgt-req collection & study, St.
Treasurer REF ACE
A5696 Quijano,A/Carter,L County
corrections officer modified basic training program-expands REF ALP
A5697 Mazzeo,V/McKnight,A Online
Foreclosure Sale Act-concerns electronic sale of real prop at foreclosure REF ACD
A5698 Mazzeo,V/Armato,J Stockton
Univ. North Athletic Complex project-$5M in federal funds to support REF AED
A5699 Freiman,R/Swain,L Expenditure
of State fds-proh in st
that req Leg elect chair of st
election bd
REF ASL
A5700 Freiman,R Resid. lease pymts missed, COVID-19
pandemic-addresses; appropriates $300M
REF AHO
A5701 Carter,L/Lampitt,P Special
education unit-create within Office of Admin. Law; require annual report REF AED
A5703 Armato,J/Verrelli,A
Naloxone-req. cert. health insurers cover w/out imposing prior
authorization req
REF AHE
A5704 Mazzeo,V/Zwicker,A
Microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic;$120K REF AAP
A5705 Swain,L/Downey,J Child care
providers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic;$10M
REF AAP
A5706 Freiman,R/Downey,J Food &
beverage establishments impacted by COVID-19 pandemic;$20M REF AAP
A5707 Tully,P/Houghtaling,E
Businesses & nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19
pandemic;$50M REF AAP
A5708 Zwicker,A/Stanley,S Startup
Business & Nonprofit Assistance Program-establishes;$25M REF AAP
A5709 Armato,J/Houghtaling,E
Sustain and Serve NJ Program;$10M
REF AAP
A5725 Downey,J Dates, members of mun./county
committees of political party take office-changes REF AAP
A5749 Murphy,C Sexual abuse investigations in State
correctional facilities-concerns REF AJU
A5750 Mukherji,R Correctional facility inmates who report
sexual abuse-prohibits retaliation REF
AJU
Bills
Introduced: (cont’d)
A5751 Swain,L Corrections officers training-expand, include
topics contributing to core mission REF
AJU
A5752 Mosquera,G Inmate workforce skills training-appoint
development officer to administer REF
AWC
A5753 Chiaravalloti,N Correctional fac
realignment-req proposal request, project to
evaluate/recommend REF AWC
A5754 Johnson,G DOC reporting requirements-require DOC report
certain information annually REF AWC
A5755 Lopez,Y Corrections Ombudsperson-req
review criminal investigations, cert circumstances REF AWC
A5756 McKnight,A Inmate commutation credits-proh. forfeiture for minor
disciplinary infractions REF AWC
ACR214 Dancer,R/McKnight,A Crime
victims-expand rights in regard to defendant release from incarceration REF ALP
ACR215 Murphy,C/Reynolds-Jackson,V Alice Paul
Voter Protection Act-urges Congress to enact
REF ASL
ACR216 Verrelli,A/Schaer,G+2 Anti-Semitism-condemns all forms of &
rejects attempts to justify REF AOF
AJR222 Chaparro,A/Murphy,C+1 Drug Laws Study & Review
Commission-establish; study & review Title 2C drug laws REF AJU
AJR223 Chiaravalloti,N Save the Bees Day-designates third Saturday
in August REF AEN
AJR224 Freiman,R Biomedical Research Awareness Day-Sept. 16,
2021, 3rd Thurs. in April each year REF
AST
AJR225 Murphy,C/McKnight,A
Stuttering Awareness Day/Week-desig. Oct. 22,
and 2nd full week in May
REF AED
AJR226 Stanley,S/Conaway,H COVID-19
Victims/Survivors Memorial Day-March 1 each year REF AHE
AJR227 Dancer,R Clinical Trials Awareness Week/Day-designate
third full week in May & May 20 REF
ASL
AJR228 Quijano,A Amistad Day-designates February 28 each
year REF AED
AR243 Aca (1R) Carter,L/Stanley,S+1 WIC-urges federal government to modernize
access REF AWC
AR244 Kennedy,J Climate Alliance Natural and Working Lands
challenge-urges NJ join REF AEN
AR245 Stanfield,J/Peters,R Individuals
with Disabilities Ed. Act-urges Congress amend/expand funding elig. REF AED
AR246 Dancer,R/Vainieri Huttle,V Israel-recognizes strong relationship w/NJ
& Israeli-American Community contrib.
REF AOF
AR247 Dancer,R Rutgers University-urges address all
incidents of hate/exclusion, anti-semitism REF AHI
AR248 Stanley,S Drew Pearson-commemorates Pro Football Hall
of Fame induction REF ATG
AR249 Timberlake,B Lynching-urges Congress/President make
federal crime REF AOF
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A679 Aca (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Mukherji,R Concussion, student-return to regular
activity prior to returning to competition
REP/ACA
A1599 Lampitt,P/Benson,D+14 Student w/concussion-evaluate by lic. health care prof prior to
returning to sch
REP
A1749 Aca (1R) McKnight,A/Vainieri Huttle,V+3
Hate crimes-amend statute that crim. display of symbols/exposing threats
of viol REP/ACA
A1965 Stanley,S/Murphy,C+1 Community residential facilities-equip with
standby emergency power generators REP
A2108/5032 AcsAca
(ACS/1R) Swain,L/Benson,D Electric veh charging stations-exemp local
approval installation at gas stations
REP/ACA
A2300 Sumter,S Regional sch
district-apportionment of bd membership, amount of
district costs REP
A2763 Zwicker,A/Swain,L+5 New Voter Empowerment Act-permits cert 17
year olds to vote in primary elections
REP
A2772 Downey,J/Houghtaling,E+1 Medicaid benefits-concerns recipients remote
participation in meetings REP
A2787 Johnson,G/Mukherji,R Innocence
Study & Review Commission-study & review wrongful convictions REP
A3266 Houghtaling,E/Downey,J+2 Medicaid-req. managed care organizations to
notify beneficiaries of max coverage REP
A3369 Johnson,G/Stanley,S+2 Asian Heritage-establish Commission in
DOE REP
A4588 Lopez,Y/Speight,S+2 Strangulation assault-increases to crime of
second degree REP
A4693 Aca (1R) Downey,J Sch. official-proh
position use to promote pol activity w/in 90 days of election REP/ACA
A4903 Aca (1R) Johnson,G/Mukherji,R Construction
defect in common interest community-adjust statute of limitations REP/ACA
A5193 Aca (1R) Benson,D/McKnight,A+1 Driver testing, persons/disabilities-req. MVC
provide reasonable accommodations
REP/ACA
A5200 DeAngelo,W Fire safety features-req. bidders on pub
works construction projects submit info
REP
A5223 Aca (1R) Zwicker,A/Timberlake,B+7 Low embodied carbon concrete-estab St purchasing preference; prov
CBT tax credit REP/ACA
A5365 Aca (1R) Caputo,R/Sumter,S+1 Grade retention-permit guardian request for
student during 2021-2022 school year
REP/ACA
A5392 Aca (1R) DeCroce,B/Benson,D Driver's
license & ID cards-MVC allow cert. visa holders renew online & by
mail REP/ACA
A5449 Zwicker,A Property rights, certain, of State agencies
in certain instances-removes REP
A5479 Kennedy,J/Stanley,S Food
waste-solid waste management district required to develop strategy plan REP
A5509 Zwicker,A/Reynolds-Jackson,V+2 Civil actions-damage calculations not be
reduced based on race/ethnicity/gender
REP
A5510 Zwicker,A/Reynolds-Jackson,V Uniform
Partition of Heirs Prop Act-provide alt process, prop w/multiple owners REP
A5588 Aca (1R) McKnight,A/Kennedy,J+1 Environmental infrastructure projects for
FY2022-appropriates funds to DEP REP/ACA
A5592 Aca (1R) Zwicker,A/Conaway,H+2 Technology transfer duties-add to Commission
on Science, Innovation & Technology
REP/ACA
A5599 Chiaravalloti,N/Vainieri Huttle,V+3
Judges, current or former-estab order of
protection; upgrade/clarify harassment
REP
A5686 Aca (1R) Benson,D/Pintor Marin,E+3 MVC
online transactions-require to operate hotline to assist with REP/ACA
ACR213 Carter,L/Houghtaling,E+1 Financial Plan of Infrastructure Bank, FY
2022-approves REP
AJR33 Aca (1R) Lopez,Y/McKnight,A+10 Gun Violence Awareness Day-designates June 2
of each year REP/ACA
AJR153 Vainieri
Huttle,V/Murphy,C+1
Cyber Security Awareness Month-designates October of each year REP
AJR177 Carter,L/Holley,J+2 Alpha Phi Alpha Day-designates December
4 REP
AR243 Aca (1R) Carter,L/Stanley,S+1 WIC-urges federal government to modernize
access REP/ACA
S225 ScaAca (2R) Diegnan,P/Turner,S+1 Concussion, student-return to regular
activity prior to returning to competition
REP/ACA
S282 Pennacchio,J/Turner,S+7 Innocence Study & Review Commission-study
& review wrongful convictions REP
S396 Aca (1R) Weinberg,L/Addiego,D
Construction defect in common interest community-adjust statute of
limitations REP/ACA
S2503 Ruiz,M/Cryan,J+5 Strangulation assault-increases to crime of
second degree REP
S3223 Aca (1R) Smith,B/Bateman,C+1 Electric vehicle charging
infrastructure-provides, inherently beneficial
REP/ACA
SJR41 Sca (1R) Cruz-Perez,N/Addiego,D+3
Gun Violence Awareness Day-designates June 2 of each year REP
Bills
Reported Referred/AAP:
A995 Downey,J/Houghtaling,E+7 Veterans Assistance Grant Prog-estab
nonprofit organizations, provide cert. svcs REP REF AAP
A1001 Downey,J/Freiman,R+15 Veteran suicide prevention public service
announcements-DMVA receive vol contrib REP REF AAP
A1971 Stanley,S/Conaway,H+13 Electric school bus pilot program-directs BPU
develop and implement REP REF AAP
A2764 Zwicker,A/Murphy,C+1 Veteran income tax exemption-elim. req
that taxpayer serve in active duty status
REP REF AAP
A4042 Downey,J/Houghtaling,E+3 St contracts for service-disabled vet-owned
business-estab price preference prog REP REF AAP
A4543 Caputo,R/McKnight,A Civil
service certification-req. to notify by certified mail & electronic
mail REP REF AAP
A4894 Mazzeo,V/Mukherji,R+1 Trans. local aid prog.-incorporate
boardwalks; prov for Local Aid Infra Fd Grant REP REF AAP
A5262 Aca (1R) Murphy,C/Houghtaling,E+2 Workability Prog
& Personal Assistance Svcs Prog-revise
eligibility requirements REP/ACA REF AAP
A5346 DeAngelo,W PERS Prosecutors Part-allow member to estab. purchased PERS credit at
addl. cost REP REF AAP
A5366 Aca (1R) Vainieri Huttle,V/Lampitt,P+15
Education svcs. for
students w/disab-prov to cert students exceeding age
of elig
REP/ACA REF AAP
A5502 Aca (1R) Mazzeo,V/McKnight,A+2 Youth mentoring programs-establish grant
program in DCA to provide funding
REP/ACA REF AAP
A5589 Aca (1R)
Caputo,R/Taliaferro,A+1 Environmental infrastructure projects for
FY2022-auth NJ Infra Bank to make loan
REP/ACA REF AAP
A5590 Mazzeo,V/Armato,J+1 Municipal stabilization &
recovery-extends period with certain modifications REP REF AAP
A5696 Quijano,A/Carter,L County
corrections officer modified basic training program-expands REP REF AAP
A5701 Carter,L/Lampitt,P Special
education unit-create within Office of Admin. Law; require annual report REP REF AAP
S3434 Sca (1R) Addiego,D/Sweeney,S+14 Education svcs. for students w/disab-prov to cert
students exceeding age of elig REP REF AAP
Bills
Recommitted:
A2108/5032 AcsAca
(ACS/1R) Swain,L/Benson,D Electric veh charging stations-exemp local
approval installation at gas stations
RCM ATR
Bills
Transferred:
A1971 Stanley,S/Conaway,H+13 Electric school bus pilot program-directs BPU
develop and implement FROM ATU TO ATR
A2418 McKeon,J/Moen,W+12 Prescription Drug Affordability
Board-establishes FROM AHE TO AFI
A5696 Quijano,A/Carter,L County
corrections officer modified basic training program-expands FROM ALP TO ASL
S3223 Aca (1R) Smith,B/Bateman,C+1 Electric vehicle charging
infrastructure-provides, inherently beneficial
FROM ASL TO ATR
Bills
Received from Governor/Conditional Veto:
A850 AcaScaSaAa (4R) Chiaravalloti,N/Karabinchak,R+21 Community Broadband Study
Commission-establishes
A2116 Tully,P/Swain,L+8 Fed. fds
for St agencies-St Treasurer submit report to Leg identifying deadlines
Co-Sponsors
Added:
A169 Aca (1R) (Lopez,Y) Student journalist at public schools-concerns
speech rights
A246 (Murphy,C) Student dormitories-authorizes county
colleges to establish and operate
A639 (Spearman,W) Shore Protection Fund-increases amount
annually credited to $50M
A746 Aca (1R) (Verrelli,A) Ambulances-required to carry epinephrine
A986 Aca (1R) (DeCroce,B) Chemotherapy-test for dihydropyrimidine
dehydrogenase deficiency
A1173 (Dunn,A) Residents w/special needs-establish central
registry for use during emergencies
A1394 (Zwicker,A;
Reynolds-Jackson,V)
Registered Apprenticeship Program for State Agencies-establish
A1399 (Dunn,A) Eye exam completed-young children required,
entering pub. sch or Head
Start Prog
A1536 (Tully,P;
Swain,L) Sign
fabrication, prevailing wage requirements & proj.
labor agreements-concerns
A1601 Aca (1R) (McKeon,J) Motor vehicle lease-allows termination in
event of death and prohibits fee
A1657 (McKnight,A) Auto insurance underwriting-proh. use of education, occupation
and credit score
A1699 (Peterson,E) Deer hunting with firearm-authorizes on
Sunday on private property
A1749 Aca (1R) (Murphy,C) Hate crimes-amend statute that crim. display
of symbols/exposing threats of viol
A1919 AcaAcaAca (3R) (McClellan,A; Chaparro,A) Fair Chance in Housing Act-estab cert housing rights, persons w/criminal records
A1965 (Benson,D) Community residential facilities-equip with
standby emergency power generators
A1971 (McKnight,A) Electric school bus pilot program-directs BPU
develop and implement
A2716 (Scharfenberger,G) Marissa's Law-mand.
min. term of imprisonment, leaving scene of accident,
death
A2763 (McKnight,A) New Voter Empowerment Act-permits cert 17
year olds to vote in primary elections
A2764 (Dancer,R) Veteran income tax exemption-elim. req
that taxpayer serve in active duty status
A2783 Aca (1R) (Calabrese,C) Recycled materials-DEP develop guidelines, St
& loc government purchase of goods
A3000 (DiMaio,J) Vouchers, pub school student-provides, parent
consider learning material harmful
A3369 (Benson,D) Asian Heritage-establish Commission in DOE
A3805 (Moen,W) Troops to College Grant Programs-establishes
A4058 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Police officer eval.-prohibits from
considering number of arrests or citations
A4147 (Munoz,N) State of emergency-concerns the issuance of
certain orders, rules & regulations
A4195 (Munoz,N) Rent forgiveness during COVID-19-allow
deduction against prop owner's CBT or GIT
A4284 (Johnson,G) Strangulation chokehold-establishes crime
A4546 (Benson,D) Charitable org., NJ-based-allow income tax
deduction for charitable contribution
A4548 (Zwicker,A;
Benson,D)
Voter registration-reduce deadline to 8 days before election
A4634 Aca (1R) (Munoz,N) CBT credit-allows for subcontracting work to
NJ small businesses
A4641 (Speight,S;
Swain,L) Black
bear-revises law prohibiting feeding
Co-Sponsors
Added: (cont’d)
A4663 Aca (1R) (Zwicker,A) Restorative & Transformative Justice for
Youths & Communities Pilot Prog;$8.4M
A4819 AcaAca (2R) (Lopez,Y) School
& Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program-establish in BPU
A4856 Aca (1R) (Jimenez,A) School websites & web services-req. to be
accessible to persons w/disabilities
A4979 (Vainieri
Huttle,V; McKeon,J) COVID-19 spread in planned real estate
developments-establish immunity
A4999 (Downey,J;
Houghtaling,E)
Supplemental Body Worn Camera Prog-suppl. approp, cert law enforce agencies;$30M
A5011 (Carter,L;
Vainieri Huttle,V; Jasey,M; Benson,D) Accidental death benefit in TPAF-provides for
if caused by COVID-19
A5123 AcaAca (2R) (Verrelli,A) Group
homes-implement policy to prevent social isolation, condition of licensure
A5132 (Verrelli,A) Persons with disabilities-creates resume bank
for
A5156 (Space,P) Broadband infrastructure expansion to rural
areas in State;$50M
A5213 (Jasey,M) Easy Enrollment Health Insurance
Program-establishes
A5232 (Murphy,C) Higher ed instit. to improve campus
diversity-develop guidance
A5236 (Karabinchak,R;
Swain,L) Pigs
& calves-estab crim. offense & civil penal. concerning inhumane confinement
A5238 (McKnight,A) COVID-19-addresses long-term effects
A5250 (Verrelli,A) Commission on People with
Disabilities-establishes
A5348 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Diversity
in membership-req to be considered for appointment to
cert boards/comm
A5352 (Space,P;
Wirths,H)
Internet service provider rate increase-prohibit during pub. health/state emerg.
A5360 (McKnight,A) Health insur. &
managed care-restore level of care to pre-COVID-19, end of emerg
A5365 Aca (1R) (Jasey,M) Grade retention-permit guardian request for
student during 2021-2022 school year
A5366 Aca (1R) (Zwicker,A; Stanfield,J; Quijano,A; Carter,L) Education svcs. for students w/disab-prov to cert students exceeding age of elig
A5367 (Danielsen,J) Marriage, same-sex-codifies in the statutes
A5377 Aca (1R) (Quijano,A) Food Innovation District Program-establishes
A5420 (Auth,R) EDA & Redevel Auth-issue reports for grant & loan prog
not authorized by statute
A5439 (Houghtaling,E) Racing Commission-changes deadline for annual
report to end of State fiscal year
A5451 (Dancer,R) Telemedicine/telehealth-revises emerg care svcs referral
standards for providers
A5477 (Benson,D) Mammograms-req prof
order bi-lateral ultrasounds concurrently; req
insurer cover
A5484 Aca (1R) (Murphy,C) Racing Comm.-adopt procedures to enforce
internal controls; req. annual audit
A5509 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Civil actions-damage calculations not be reduced based on
race/ethnicity/gender
A5588 Aca (1R) (Benson,D) Environmental infrastructure projects for
FY2022-appropriates funds to DEP
A5589 Aca (1R) (McKnight,A) Environmental infrastructure projects for
FY2022-auth NJ Infra Bank to make loan
A5590 (Mukherji,R) Municipal stabilization & recovery-extends
period with certain modifications
A5592 Aca (1R) (Mukherji,R;
DePhillips,C)
Technology transfer duties-add to Commission on Science, Innovation
& Technology
A5599 (Murphy,C;
Mukherji,R; Auth,R) Judges, current or former-estab
order of protection; upgrade/clarify harassment
A5601 (Jasey,M) Equity in Education Initiative-estab.; concerns svcs for
students w/dyslexia;$2M
A5604 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Gambling
Treatment Diversion Court Pilot Program-estab;
administered by AOC
A5614 (Stanfield,J;
Auth,R) State
employee, in person work-req. if job req face-to-face
interaction w/public
A5623 (Benson,D) Job training/retraining comm-create,
develop workforce post-coronavirus 2019
A5641 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Mandatory min. terms of imprisonment for
crimes of non-violent nature-eliminates
A5642 (Vainieri
Huttle,V; Houghtaling,E) False COVID-19 vaccination card-estab criminal penal for production & display of
A5664 (Benson,D) Legal rep. in removal/eviction
proceeding-provides for resid lessees & tenants
A5678 (Dancer,R;
Stanley,S) Voting
machine, new-required to produce paper record
A5681 (Stanley,S;
Mukherji,R) Highly
Automated Veh Interagency Advisory Committee-estab permitting process
A5682 (Conaway,H) Police training curriculum, uniform-require
AG to establish
A5686 (Murphy,C;
McKnight,A; Vainieri Huttle,V) MVC
online transactions-require to operate hotline to assist with
A5687 (McKnight,A;
Mukherji,R) Crisis
Response Support Prog-estab; mental health svc
available to police;$2M
A5688 (Conaway,H;
Vainieri Huttle,V; Benson,D) Healthcare
careers pilot prog-estab for cert higher ed & proprietary institution
A5690 (Quijano,A) SNAP link on website and emails concerning unemp comp benefits-req DOLWD
provide
ACR159 (Houghtaling,E) Games of chance-allow certain organizations
use proceeds to benefit organization
ACR213 (McKnight,A) Financial Plan of Infrastructure Bank, FY
2022-approves
ACR216
(Vainieri Huttle,V; Benson,D) Anti-Semitism-condemns all forms of &
rejects attempts to justify
AJR153 (Benson,D) Cyber Security Awareness Month-designates
October of each year
AJR177 (McKnight,A) Alpha Phi Alpha Day-designates December 4
AR211 (Simonsen,E;
McClellan,A)
Apprenticeship programs, high schools include info. in
events/resources-urges
AR243 (McKnight,A) WIC-urges federal government to modernize
access
Co-Sponsors
Withdrawn:
A1968 (Calabrese,C) Green home improvement-prov
tax deduction for increasing building sys resiliency
A4894 (Armato,J) Trans. local aid prog.-incorporate
boardwalks; prov for Local Aid Infra Fd Grant
Second
Prime Sponsors Added:
A1968 (Calabrese,C) Green home improvement-prov
tax deduction for increasing building sys resiliency
A2764 (Murphy,C) Veteran income tax exemption-elim. req
that taxpayer serve in active duty status
A2794 (Calabrese,C) Hybrid electric veh-loc
contracting units, bd of ed
& county college to purchase
A2808 Aca (1R) (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Mortgage foreclosure actions-be filed by
attorneys
A3338 (Calabrese,C) Solar energy system expenditures-provide CBT
and income tax credits
A4543 (McKnight,A) Civil service certification-req. to notify by
certified mail & electronic mail
A4894 (Mukherji,R) Trans. local aid prog.-incorporate
boardwalks; prov for Local Aid Infra Fd Grant
A5257 (Verrelli,A) Access & Integration Needs in Emerg & Disasters, NJ Group-transfers to St Police
Second
Prime Sponsors Added: (cont’d)
A5306 (Mukherji,R) Voters residing overseas-allows voters to
vote in any election in this State
A5510 (Reynolds-Jackson,V) Uniform
Partition of Heirs Prop Act-provide alt process, prop w/multiple owners
A5537 (Dancer,R) School dist. regionalization-modify
procedures, estab grant prog
for cost reimb
A5590 (Armato,J) Municipal stabilization &
recovery-extends period with certain modifications
A5592 Aca (1R) (Conaway,H) Technology transfer duties-add to Commission
on Science, Innovation & Technology
A5599 (Vainieri
Huttle,V)
Judges, current or former-estab order of
protection; upgrade/clarify harassment
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
A1970 (Calabrese,C) Rutgers University board of governors-adds 2
student representatives
A1974 (Calabrese,C) Energy storage analysis-BPU and electric
public utilities to conduct
A1975 (Calabrese,C) Zero emission vehicle charging station-50%
credit against societal benf charge
A2764 (DeAngelo,W) Veteran income tax exemption-elim. req
that taxpayer serve in active duty status
A2782 (Calabrese,C) Landscapes, sustainable-State projects be
designed and managed to include
A2787 (Murphy,C) Innocence Study & Review Commission-study
& review wrongful convictions
A3341 (Calabrese,C) LED technology-municipalities, public
utilities & State to use in street lights
A3352 Acs (ACS) (Calabrese,C)
Warehouses, newly constructed-be solar-ready buildings
A4894 (Armato,J) Trans. local aid prog.-incorporate
boardwalks; prov for Local Aid Infra Fd Grant
A5251 (Verrelli,A) Disability Life-Sustaining Measures Advisory
Council-creates
A5254 (Verrelli,A) Hospital data-collect & report on people
w/disab. tested or treated
for COVID-19
A5255 (Verrelli,A) Telemedicine & telehealth-revises
requirements for health insurers to cover
A5256 (Verrelli,A) Clear masks-concerns manufacturing and
promotes public awareness
A5365 Aca (1R) (Mukherji,R) Grade retention-permit guardian request for
student during 2021-2022 school year
A5510 (McKnight,A) Uniform Partition of Heirs Prop Act-provide
alt process, prop w/multiple owners
A5569 (Lopez,Y) Electric vehicle certification prog-auth county vocational school district estab
A5590 (Greenwald,L) Municipal stabilization &
recovery-extends period with certain modifications
A5592 Aca (1R) (Benson,D) Technology transfer duties-add to Commission
on Science, Innovation & Technology
A5599 (McKnight,A) Judges, current or former-estab
order of protection; upgrade/clarify harassment
A5600 (Benson,D) Business owned by women veterans or in
military svc-estab St contract preference
A5601 (Vainieri Huttle,V) Equity in Education Initiative-estab.; concerns svcs for
students w/dyslexia;$2M
A5602 (Conaway,H) Prostate Cancer Awareness Month-designates
September
A5607 (Catalano,J)
COVID-19
vaccine-proh. discrimination
against individuals who have not received
A5623 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Job
training/retraining comm-create, develop workforce
post-coronavirus 2019
A5641 (Carter,L) Mandatory
min. terms of imprisonment for crimes of non-violent nature-eliminates
A5643 (McKnight,A) Homemaker-home
health aide-certified to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation
A5654 (McKnight,A) COVID-19
Emergency Medical Services Assistance Grant Prog-estab;$2M
A5656 (Murphy,C) Motor
veh. overtaking/passing pedestrians
bicycles or scooters-req. cert actions
A5669 (Benson,D) Salvage certificates of title-req MVC estab system to
electronically process
A5675 (Benson,D) Long-term care facility-req
to post cert info on website regarding Ombudsman
A5677 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Anti-Semitism-defines
for certain civil or criminal purposes
A5678 (Conaway,H) Voting
machine, new-required to produce paper record
A5681 (Conaway,H) Highly
Automated Veh Interagency Advisory Committee-estab permitting process
A5682 (McKnight,A) Police training curriculum, uniform-require AG
to establish
A5686 (Stanley,S) MVC
online transactions-require to operate hotline to assist with
A5687 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Crisis Response Support Prog-estab;
mental health svc available to police;$2M
A5690 (Benson,D) SNAP
link on website and emails concerning unemp comp
benefits-req DOLWD provide
A5696 (Kennedy,J) County
corrections officer modified basic training program-expands
A5697 (Armato,J) Online
Foreclosure Sale Act-concerns electronic sale of real prop at foreclosure
ACR216 (Murphy,C) Anti-Semitism-condemns
all forms of & rejects attempts to justify
AJR222 (McKnight,A) Drug Laws Study & Review
Commission-establish; study & review Title 2C drug laws
AJR225 (Benson,D) Stuttering
Awareness Day/Week-desig. Oct. 22, and 2nd full week
in May
AR237 (Tucker,C) Tuskegee Airman Shade Meshack
Lee-honors life
AR243 (Conaway,H) WIC-urges federal government to modernize
access
AR245 (Vainieri
Huttle,V) Individuals
with Disabilities Ed. Act-urges Congress amend/expand funding elig.
The Assembly adjourned at 6:06 P.M. to meet again on Monday, May 17,
2021 (QUORUM, Committees at the Call of the Speaker).
Bills
Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (5/11/2021):
P.L.2021, c.91.
A740 Johnson,G/Conaway,H+6 5/12/2021
Fuel cells-req State agencies in awarding
contracts to consider when purch items
P.L.2021, c.92.
A3384 Sca (1R) McKeon,J/Pou,N 5/12/2021 Uniform Voidable Transactions Act-renamed
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
Bills
Signed Into Law Since Last Session (5/11/2021): (cont’d)
P.L.2021, c.93.
A4240 AcaSca (2R) Downey,J/Vainieri Huttle,V+9
5/12/2021 SNAP-provide for
technological upgrade of application process
P.L.2021, c.94.
A4246 AcaSca (2R) Verrelli,A/Benson,D+10 5/12/2021
Prof. & occup. license-expedite
licensure for out-of-St individuals during emerg
P.L.2021, c.95.
A4477 AcaAa (2R) Chiaravalloti,N/Conaway,H+20 5/12/2021
Nursing homes-revises licensure, operational and reporting
requirements
P.L.2021, c.96.
A4556/4145 Acs (ACS) Karabinchak,R/Pinkin,N+6 5/12/2021
BPU-estab. electronic
public records access; provide notice of
meetings/hearings
P.L.2021, c.97.
A4671 ScaAa (2R) Schaer,G/Swain,L+16 5/12/2021
Utilities, pub & local-prov notice,
available relief measures during coronavirus
P.L.2021, c.98.
A4805 AcsSca (ACS/1R) Freiman,R/Tully,P+8 5/12/2021
Business interruption insurance-disclose whether policy prov. pandemic
coverage
P.L.2021, c.99.
A4806 Sa (1R) Dancer,R/Chiaravalloti,N+6 5/12/2021
Property tax reward programs-permits municipalities to authorize
P.L.2021, c.100. A4932 Aca (1R) Johnson,G/Murphy,C+1 5/12/2021
Limited liability partnerships-permits use of alternate names
P.L.2021, c.101. A5222 AcaSa (2R) Mukherji,R/Verrelli,A+1 5/12/2021
Immunization, optometrists authorized to administer-establishes
requirements