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Vol. XXXIII No. 33 219th
Legislature •
Second Annual Session
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Nominations
Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT:
Honorable Jeffrey B. Beachem, J.S.C., of West Orange.
Honorable Daniel A. Bernardin, J.S.C., of Collingswood.
Honorable Gerard H. Breland, J.S.C., of Burlington.
Honorable John M. Deitch, J.S.C., of Fanwood.
Honorable Linda Lordi Cavanaugh, J.S.C., of Spring Lake Heights.
Honorable Stephanie Ann Mitterhoff, J.S.C., of
Fanwood.
Honorable David M. Ragonese, J.S.C., of Haddon Heights.
Honorable Candido Rodriguez, Jr., J.S.C., of Scotch Plains.
Honorable Kevin M. Shanahan, J.S.C., of Stockton.
Honorable Morris Smith, J.S.C., of Collingswood.
Honorable Richard T. Sules, J.S.C., of West Orange.
Honorable Mark P. Tarantino, J.S.C., of Moorestown.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE VICTIMS CRIME
COMPENSATION ORGANIZATION:
Rita L. Carr-Volpe, of Bridgeton.
Lakeesha Eure, MSW, LSW, of Newark.
Patrice Lenowitz, of Woodcliff Lake.
Jacqueline J. Simonson, of Ocean City.
Stanley B. Yeldell, of Sewell.
Reported
Nominations from Committee:
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE KEAN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES:
Matthew P. McDermott, of Hoboken.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MERCER COUNTY BOARD OF
TAXATION:
Frank V. Ragazzo, of Hamilton, to replace Victoria Lynn Plumeri.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY ADVISORY
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN:
Lucienne Beard, of Mount Laurel.
Sarah E. Jones, Esq., of Orange, to replace Edithe Fulton.
Ana
Duarte McCarthy, of Basking Ridge, to replace Catherine E. Rendfrey.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY CULTURAL TRUST
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Rabiya Kader, of Princeton, to replace Joseph
Gonzalez.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY HISTORIC
TRUST:
Lisa A. Easton, of Lambertville, to replace Thomas Brown.
Allen W. Kratz, of Hoboken, to replace Daniel Campbell.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY RACING
COMMISSION:
Lawrence DeMarzo, of Upper Montclair, to replace David Gruskos.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF
COSMETOLOGY AND HAIRSTYLING:
Charlene Powell, of Union, to replace Corby Pascucci.
Reported
Nominations from Committee: (cont’d)
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL
ON THE ARTS:
Gina Hulings, of Jersey City, to replace Marilyn Dore.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW
YORK AND NEW JERSEY:
Dana M. Martinotti, of Cliffside Park, to replace Caren Turner.
Robert J. Menendez, Jr., of Jersey City, to replace Kevin McCabe.
Michelle E. Richardson, of Jersey City, to replace Richard Bagger.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SITE REMEDIATION
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARD:
Michael J. Renzulli, of Upper Freehold Township, to replace Constantine
Tsentas.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF
CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS:
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 A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF CREATIVE
ARTS AND ACTIVITIES THERAPIES:
Brian Abrams, of Montclair.
Joan G. Berkowitz, of Livingston.
Carol Ann Blank, of Robbinsville.
TO BE A WORKERS' COMPENSATION JUDGE:
David Lande, of Millstone Township.
TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME
COURT:
Honorable Lee A. Solomon, of West Berlin.
TO BE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:
Shawn M. LaTourette, Esq., of Highland Park, to replace Catherine
McCabe.
Bills
Introduced:
S3774
Kean,T/Weinberg,L Kangaroo
Protection Act of 2021-prohibit sale/barter, dead kangaroos & products REF SEN
S3775
Oroho,S+1 Right to Home Defense
Law-justifiable use of force, defending home or residence REF SLP
S3776
Bucco,A/Corrado,K+1 Food &
beverage establishment temp deduction-provide from cert sales/use tax REF SBA
S3777
Ruiz,M COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach
Commission-establishes;$9M REF SHH
S3778 Greenstein,L Small Business Indoor Air Quality Management
Support Prog-establishes REF SLA
S3779
Greenstein,L Demographic info on
corp boards/senior mgt-req collection & study, St. Treasurer REF SCM
S3780
Lagana,J Prosecutors Part of
PERS-permits prosecutors to enroll in
REF SSG
S3792
Addiego,D/Gopal,V Food &
beverage establishments impacted by COVID-19 pandemic;$20M REF SEG
S3793
Addiego,D/Gopal,V Businesses
& nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic;$50M REF SEG
S3794
Addiego,D/Gopal,V Sustain and
Serve NJ Program;$10M REF SEG
S3795
Addiego,D/Gopal,V Startup
Business & Nonprofit Assistance Program-establishes;$25M REF SEG
S3796
Addiego,D/Gopal,V Microbusinesses
impacted by COVID-19 pandemic;$120K REF
SEG
S3797
Addiego,D/Gopal,V Child care
providers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic;$10M
REF SEG
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:
A2455 Aca (1R)
Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V+12
FIRST Robotics Programs-establishes pilot program in DOE in school
districts REP
A2891 AcaSca (2R) Lopez,Y/Zwicker,A+2 Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology
Act REP/SCA
A3605 Aca (1R)
Quijano,A/Murphy,C+3 Paper bills
and notices-prohibits insurers, SHBP and SEHBP from charging fee REP
A4433 AcaSca (2R) Greenwald,L/Mukherji,R+16 School-based mental health services
providers-creates grant program REP/SCA
A4434
Greenwald,L/Lampitt,P+15 Student
Wellness Grant Program-establishes in DOE
REP
A4435 AcaSca (2R) Verrelli,A/Greenwald,L+15 School Based Youth Services Prog.-require DCF
give priority to cert. school dist
REP/SCA
A4834
Mazzeo,V/Quijano,A+4 Solicitation
by mail-req. disclosure letter, falsely implying St govt connection REP
A4918
Greenwald,L/Johnson,G+5
Shareholder meetings, remote-allow corporations to hold REP
A5147
Lampitt,P/Freiman,R+4 Alleviating
Learning Loss Grant Prog-estab; assist in certain education programs REP
S1025
Ruiz,M Suicide prevention-require
additional sch dist personnel, complete training prog REP
S2089 Sca (1R)
Cryan,J Paper bills and
notices-prohibits insurers, SHBP and SEHBP from charging fee REP/SCA
S2204 Sca (1R)
Greenstein,L/Oroho,S+2 FIRST
Robotics Programs-establishes pilot program in DOE in school districts REP/SCA
S2715 Sca (1R)
Beach,J/Corrado,K+1 School-based
mental health services providers-creates grant program REP/SCA
S2716
Beach,J/Ruiz,M+3 Student Wellness
Grant Program-establishes in DOE REP
S2717 Sca (1R)
Beach,J/Corrado,K+1 School Based
Youth Services Prog.-require DCF give priority to cert. school dist REP/SCA
S3049 Sca (1R)
Sweeney,S Municipal court pilot
program, regional-establishes REP/SCA
S3132 Sca (1R)
Pou,N Digital Asset and
Blockchain Technology Act REP/SCA
S3266
Diegnan,P/Gopal,V+3 Shareholder
meetings, remote-allow corporations to hold
REP
Bills
Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading: (cont’d)
S3469
Turner,S/Ruiz,M Teaching
certification-mandate training on remote teaching for all candidates REP
S3474
Pou,N Solicitation by mail-req.
disclosure letter, falsely implying St govt connection REP
S3479
Cunningham,S/Turner,S+1
Alleviating Learning Loss Grant Prog-estab; assist in certain education
programs REP
S3494 Sca (1R)
Sweeney,S/Weinberg,L Chiropractic
Examiners State Board-adds 2 public members to board membership REP/SCA
S3512 Sca (1R)
Corrado,K/Pou,N+1 Automobile,
private sale-auth. purchaser operate w/out regis or title for 3 days REP/SCA
S3531 Sca (1R)
Ruiz,M/Turner,S+1 Public
schools-offer or expand summer school programs to students REP/SCA
S3614 Sca (1R)
Scutari,N Stipends for cert
members of boards, comm, committees, other public entities-req REP/SCA
S3654 Sca (1R)
Sweeney,S/Rice,R+2 Amistad
Curriculum Award Program-estab.; slavery & African-American
history;$5K REP/SCA
S3684 Sca (1R)
Ruiz,M/Turner,S Student learning
support-estab central registry interested in prov supp tutoring REP/SCA
S3685
Ruiz,M/Codey,R+1 School teacher
retired from TPAF-permits return to emp during COVID-19 emerg REP
S3690
Scutari,N/Cryan,J County
corrections officer modified basic training program-expands REP
S3692
Scutari,N/Cryan,J+1 COVID-19
vaccination fraud-estab. criminal penalties; estab. prevention program REP
S3700
Pou,N Prof or occupational
license-clarify, State entity not require lawful presence REP
S3725
Ruiz,M/Turner,S Summer Earn &
Learn Pilot Program-estab.; concerns access to suppl learning asst REP
Bills
Referred/SBA:
A2891 AcaSca (2R) Lopez,Y/Zwicker,A+2 Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology
Act
A3605 Aca (1R)
Quijano,A/Murphy,C+3 Paper bills
and notices-prohibits insurers, SHBP and SEHBP from charging fee
A4433 AcaSca (2R) Greenwald,L/Mukherji,R+16 School-based mental health services
providers-creates grant program
A4434
Greenwald,L/Lampitt,P+15 Student
Wellness Grant Program-establishes in DOE
A5147
Lampitt,P/Freiman,R+4 Alleviating
Learning Loss Grant Prog-estab; assist in certain education programs
S2089 Sca (1R)
Cryan,J Paper bills and
notices-prohibits insurers, SHBP and SEHBP from charging fee
S2715 Sca (1R)
Beach,J/Corrado,K+1 School-based
mental health services providers-creates grant program
S2716
Beach,J/Ruiz,M+3 Student Wellness
Grant Program-establishes in DOE
S3132 Sca (1R)
Pou,N Digital Asset and
Blockchain Technology Act
S3479
Cunningham,S/Turner,S+1
Alleviating Learning Loss Grant Prog-estab; assist in certain education
programs
S3531 Sca (1R)
Ruiz,M/Turner,S+1 Public
schools-offer or expand summer school programs to students
S3614 Sca (1R)
Scutari,N Stipends for cert
members of boards, comm, committees, other public entities-req
S3685
Ruiz,M/Codey,R+1 School teacher
retired from TPAF-permits return to emp during COVID-19 emerg
S3692
Scutari,N/Cryan,J+1 COVID-19
vaccination fraud-estab. criminal penalties; estab. prevention program
S3725
Ruiz,M/Turner,S Summer Earn &
Learn Pilot Program-estab.; concerns access to suppl learning asst
Bills
Transferred:
S3685
Ruiz,M/Codey,R+1 School teacher
retired from TPAF-permits return to emp during COVID-19 emerg FROM SSG TO SED
Co-Sponsors
Added:
S1878
(Ruiz,M) Casinos and simulcasting
facilities-eliminates smoking ban exception
S2204 Sca (1R)
(Pou,N; Thompson,S) FIRST Robotics
Programs-establishes pilot program in DOE in school districts
S2617
(Cunningham,S) George Floyd's
Law-estab crime of law enforcement officer choking another person
S2656
(Cunningham,S) Law enforcement
disciplinary records-requires access as government records
S3291
(Pou,N) Persons with
disabilities-creates resume bank for
S3442
(Pou,N) Trans. mobility
improvements for autism & devel disab persons-study & implement
S3479
(Ruiz,M) Alleviating Learning
Loss Grant Prog-estab; assist in certain education programs
S3512 Sca (1R)
(Scutari,N) Automobile, private
sale-auth. purchaser operate w/out regis or title for 3 days
S3654 Sca (1R)
(Turner,S) Amistad Curriculum
Award Program-estab.; slavery & African-American history;$5K
S3691
(Pou,N) Landlord & tenant
financial relief-provides in response to COVID-19 pandemic
S3692
(Pou,N) COVID-19 vaccination
fraud-estab. criminal penalties; estab. prevention program
S3714
(Oroho,S) Non-profit &
governmental employer liability-concerns unemp benf during COVID-19
S3726
(Bateman,C) School security
drills-ensures student well-being
S3740
(Thompson,S) Winterizing small
business operations-temporary sales tax exemption
S3752
(Kean,T) Learning loss of
developmental disab. students during COVID-19-prepare report
Co-Prime
Sponsors Added:
S2208
(Bucco,A) Motor vehicles
overtaking bicycles-impose requirements; estab fine for collision
S3469
(Ruiz,M) Teaching
certification-mandate training on remote teaching for all candidates
S3736
(Greenstein,L) Water
purveyors-require DEP make certain information available on its website
S3751
(Kean,T) Education relief funds,
fed-req 10% to intellectual/developmental disab students
Third
Prime Sponsors Added:
S3654 Sca (1R)
(Ruiz,M) Amistad Curriculum Award
Program-estab.; slavery & African-American history;$5K
S3792 (Lagana,J) Food & beverage establishments impacted
by COVID-19 pandemic;$20M
S3793 (Lagana,J) Businesses & nonprofit organizations
impacted by COVID-19 pandemic;$50M
S3794 (Lagana,J) Sustain and Serve NJ Program;$10M
S3795 (Lagana,J) Startup Business & Nonprofit Assistance Program-establishes;$25M
S3796 (Lagana,J) Microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19
pandemic;$120K
S3797 (Lagana,J) Child care providers impacted by COVID-19
pandemic;$10M
The Senate adjourned at 6:40 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, May 20,
2021 (QUORUM, Committees at the Call of the Senate President).
ASSEMBLY ACTION
The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly will meet 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 (5/13/2021):
None