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                                                                             for June 11, 2020

 

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Vol. XLIV No. 26                                                                                219th Legislature • First Annual Session

 

 

  SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)

 

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HORIZON BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD, INC. OF NEW JERSEY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

      Paul A. Juliano, of Woodcliff Lake, to replace Michele A. Brown.

 

Nominations Reported from Committee:

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BERGEN COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:

      Gerald A. Calabrese, Jr., of Cliffside Park.

      Christopher W. Eilert, of Wood-Ridge.

      Nicholas P. Lonzisero, of Saddle River.

      Kevin O'Connor, of Edgewater.

      John L. Schettino, Esq., of Harrington Park.

      Steven V. Schuster, Esq., of Cresskill Borough.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS - RUTGERS UNIVERSITY:

      William M. Tambussi, of Haddon Heights.

      Amy Towers, of Mahwah.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE COMMISSION ON BRAIN INJURY RESEARCH:

      Sharon Cross, of Flanders, to replace John Giraud.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF NEW JERSEY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

      Edmond P. Brady, of Sparta, to replace John K. Sayers.

      Donald M. Tretola, of Columbus.

 

TO BE THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR:

      Yolanda Ciccone, of Metuchen.

 

TO BE THE WARREN COUNTY PROSECUTOR:

      James Lewis Pfeiffer, of Phillipsburg.

 

Bills Introduced:

 

S2562  Turner,S  Deadly force-clarifies law enforce. knowingly chokes another person engages in  REF SLP

S2563  Stack,B  Construction, new-limits height in area below cliffs east of Palisade Avenue  REF SCU

S2564  Singleton,T  COVID-19 deficit in operations & emerg. approp.-allow local units to finance  REF SCU

S2565  Greenstein,L  Veterans, war service disabilities-increase in allowance paid  REF SMV

S2566  Diegnan,P  Nursing homes & personal protection equipment-maintain supply for residents  REF SHH

SCR117  Pennacchio,J/Oroho,S+1  Emerg. orders, rules, regs effective period-constit amendment, limits to 14 days  REF SSG

SR73  Corrado,K+2  Graduation ceremonies during COVID-19-urge Governor to grant greater flexibility  REF SED

 

 

 

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

 

A4126 Aca (1R)  Egan,J/Pinkin,N+2  Utility pymt, water/sewer-authorities waive interest & lien enforce during emerg  REP

S73 Sca (1R)  Bateman,C/Sarlo,P+5  Home baked goods-establish requirements for sale  REP/SCA

S2400 Sca (1R)  Sweeney,S/Brown,C  Casino gaming taxes & fees-concerns temp modifications to payment & use  REP/SCA

S2465 Sca (1R)  Sweeney,S  Heath Care Transparency Act-concerns health care professionals advertisements  REP/SCA

S2467  Pou,N/Addiego,D+3  Telemedicine and telehealth-concerns laws pertaining to use  REP

S2476  Singleton,T/Addiego,D  Workers compensation-concerns benefits for surviving dependents of essential emp  REP

S2485 Sca (1R)  Stack,B  Eviction-authorize municipality to prohibit during time surrounding COVID-19  REP/SCA

S2496 Sca (1R)  Sarlo,P  Mail-in ballots, voted-allows office of municipal clerk receive by hand delivery  REP/SCA

S2500  Singer,R/Vitale,J  Local & Co. Health Department Infectious Disease Preparedness Study Comm-estab.  REP

S2518 Sca (1R)  Sarlo,P/Testa,M  Student-athlete physical exams-waives requirement during 2020-2021 school year  REP/SCA

S2522 Scs (SCS)  Sarlo,P/Sweeney,S+3  Entertainment and retail activity-permits during current public health emergency  REP/SCS

S2525 Sca (1R)  Rice,R/Singleton,T  State Chief Diversity Officer-expand powers & duties; St Investment Council memb  REP/SCA

S2526  Greenstein,L/Cruz-Perez,N  Utility pymt, water/sewer-authorities waive interest & lien enforce during emerg  REP

S2527  Sweeney,S  Affordable housing units-concerns online marketing  REP

S2542 Sca (1R)  Diegnan,P/Sarlo,P+2  Zoning requirements-allow municipality to suspend during COVID-19 emergency  REP

S2542 Sca (1R)  Diegnan,P/Sarlo,P+2  Zoning requirements-allow municipality to suspend during COVID-19 emergency  REP/SCA

 

Bills Referred/SBA:

 

S2542 Sca (1R)  Diegnan,P/Sarlo,P+2  Zoning requirements-allow municipality to suspend during COVID-19 emergency 

 

Bills Transferred:

 

S2511  Pou,N  Juvenile justice-accelerate rescinding of fines; post-incarceration supervision  FROM SLP TO SCM

S2518 Sca (1R)  Sarlo,P/Testa,M  Student-athlete physical exams-waives requirement during 2020-2021 school year  FROM SED TO SBA

S2519  Pou,N/Cunningham,S+1  Public health emergency credits-award to certain inmates during pub health emerg  FROM SLP TO SCM

 

Co-Sponsors Added:

 

S232 Scs (SCS)  (Addiego,D)  Environmental permits in burdened communities-concerns

S1322  (Singleton,T)  Police officer eval.-prohibits from considering number of arrests or citations

S1482  (Singleton,T)  Law enforce agency-prov internal affair/personnel file of police, other agencies

S1928  (Brown,C)  Public school districts-concerns subcontracting agreements

S2093  (Pou,N)  Timothy J. Piazza's Law-expands scope of activities constituting hazing

S2331  (Pou,N)  Inmate reentry-assists in obtaining necessary reentry benefits

S2455  (Ruiz,M)  Professional or occupational license-prohibits lawful presence as qualification

S2467  (Kean,T; Codey,R; Gopal,V; Bucco,A)  Telemedicine and telehealth-concerns laws pertaining to use

S2480  (Sacco,N; Cunningham,S; Weinberg,L; Cryan,J; Stack,B; Cruz-Perez,N; Gill,N; Diegnan,P; Rice,R)  One-time payment program-establish for aid for
  certain eligible taxpayers;$35M

S2496 Sca (1R)  (Pou,N)  Mail-in ballots, voted-allows office of municipal clerk receive by hand delivery

S2498  (Singleton,T)  Environmental infrastructure projects-Infra. Bank expend cert sums to make loans

S2522 Scs (SCS)  (Oroho,S; O'Scanlon,D; Kean,T; Brown,C)  Entertainment and retail activity-permits during current public health emergency

S2542 Sca (1R)  (Singleton,T; Greenstein,L; Addiego,D)  Zoning requirements-allow municipality to suspend during COVID-19 emergency

S2556  (Kean,T)  Telemedicine & telehealth in relation to COVID-19-delay expiration & review laws

SR73   (O’Scanlon,D; Holzapfel,J)  Graduation ceremonies during COVID-19-urge Governor to grant greater flexibility 

SCR111  (Brown,C)  Superstorm Sandy disaster loans-urges President enact leg forgiving loans

SCR117  (Holzapfel,J; Brown,C)  Emerg. orders, rules, regs effective period-constit amendment, limits to 14 days

 

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

 

S876  (Ruiz,M)  FamilyCare, NJ-expands to uninsured children under 19; appropriates $3M

S1586  (Greenstein,L)  School library media specialist-requires certain ratios to students in pub. sch.

S2376  (Bucco,A)  Public emp.-concerns hiring & benefits during health hazard posed by coronavirus

S2453  (Ruiz,M)  Sick leave benefits-concerns

S2455  (Cryan,J)  Professional or occupational license-prohibits lawful presence as qualification

S2467  (Addiego,D)  Telemedicine and telehealth-concerns laws pertaining to use

S2476  (Addiego,D)  Workers compensation-concerns benefits for surviving dependents of essential emp

S2518 Sca (1R)  (Testa,M)  Student-athlete physical exams-waives requirement during 2020-2021 school year

S2525 Sca (1R)  (Singleton,T)  State Chief Diversity Officer-expand powers & duties; St Investment Council memb

S2539  (Gopal,V)  Data privacy-restrict use collected for purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19

S2542 Sca (1R)  (Sarlo,P)  Zoning requirements-allow municipality to suspend during COVID-19 emergency

S2545  (Gopal,V)  Long-term care facilities-concerns rights of LGBTQI & HIV-positive residents

SR57  (Cryan,J)  Climate change damages-Gov/AG pursue legal action against fossil fuel companies

 

 

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

 

S2525 Sca (1R)  (Turner,S)  State Chief Diversity Officer-expand powers & duties; St Investment Council memb

S2539  (Singleton,T)  Data privacy-restrict use collected for purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19

The Senate adjourned at 5:00 P.M. on Friday, June 12, 2020 to meet again on Monday, June 15, 2020 (SESSION).

  ASSEMBLY ACTION (QUORUM)

 

Bills Introduced:

 

A4249  Quijano,A  State Auditor-direct to audit Division of Unemployment & Temp. Disability Insur.  REF ALA

A4250  Downey,J  Notaries and notarial acts-revises law; authorizes electronic signatures  REF AJU

AR166  Dunn,A  Tenant rent forgiveness-leg allowing commercial prop owner to claim as deduction  REF AOF

 

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

 

A4006  Chiaravalloti,N+1  Quality Single Accountability Continuum-postpones review due to COVID-19  REP

A4170 Aca (1R)  Zwicker,A/Benson,D+2  Data privacy-restrict use collected for purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19  REP/ACA

A4201 Aca (1R)  Conaway,H/Greenwald,L  Ambulatory care facility gross receipts assessment payment-defers 9 months  REP/ACA

A4227 Aca (1R)  Coughlin,C  School graduation-ensures insurance coverage for certain persons in July 2020  REP/ACA

ACR171  Jasey,M/Lampitt,P+3  Online instruction-petition for emerg resp funding to help schools expand access  REP

 

Bills Reported Referred/AST:

 

A4170  Zwicker,A/Benson,D+2  Data privacy-restrict use collected for purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19  REP REF AST

 

Bills Transferred:

 

A4170  Zwicker,A/Benson,D+2  Data privacy-restrict use collected for purposes of contact tracing for COVID-19  FROM AST TO ACD

 

Co-Sponsors Added:

 

A1049  (Vainieri Huttle,V)  Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act-transfer to affordable housing

A1050  (Vainieri Huttle,V)  Low and moderate income housing-expands financing opportunities

A1076  (Holley,J)  AG-collect, record, analyze & report cert prosecutorial & criminal justice data

A1906  (Holley,J)  Police, false report-includes as bias intimidation; false 911 call-estab. crime

A2212  (Conaway,H)  Environmental permits in burdened communities-concerns

A2487  (Danielsen,J)  Healthy Terminals Act-req. airport/train station workers be paid cert wages/benf

A2763  (Murphy,C)  New Voter Empowerment Act-permits cert 17 year olds to vote in primary elections

A3386  (Jasey,M)  Police and firefighters-establish a 5 year residency requirement

A3612  (Benson,D)  Hearing aids-requires health insurance to provide coverage

A3629  (Giblin,T)  School district employees-provide automatic rating to protect tenure

A3641  (Holley,J)  Law enforcement officers-mandatory cultural diversity & implicity bias training

A3649  (Reynolds-Jackson,V)  Statewide wireless network-establish thru public-private partnership agreement

A3650  (Danielsen,J; Holley,J)  Law enforcement-codifies AG directive concerning criminal investigations

A4006  (Jasey,M)  Quality Single Accountability Continuum-postpones review due to COVID-19

A4044  (Zwicker,A; Dunn,A)  Howell House-designates as Harriet Tubman Museum, Cape May NJ

A4142 Acs (ACS)  (Spearman,W)  Bridge Year Pilot Program-establish for students impacted by coronavirus 2019

A4171  (Jimenez,A)  One-time payment program-establish for aid for certain eligible taxpayers;$35M

A4190  (Spearman,W; Thomson,E)  Entertainment and retail activity-permits during current public health emergency

A4226  (Giblin,T)  Mortgage forbearance-homeowner, tenant, landlord protections during COVID-19

A4235  (Johnson,G; Zwicker,A; Murphy,C)  Public health emergency credits-award to certain inmates during pub health emerg

ACR171  (Quijano,A; Reynolds-Jackson,V)  Online instruction-petition for emerg resp funding to help schools expand access

AJR149  (Benson,D)  Women's National Team-urges US Soccer Federation provide equal pay & conditions

AR65  (Danielsen,J)  Terrorists, domestic-urges FBI to categorize white supremacists as

 

Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:

 

A3303  (Murphy,C)  Independent contractors-concerns comp earned according to work terms agreed upon

 

 

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

 

A744 Aa (1R)  (Holley,J)  Law enforce agency-prov internal affair/personnel file of police, other agencies

A1926  (Holley,J)  Racially discriminatory language-Law Revision Comm. identify statutes containing

A2559  (Verrelli,A)  Veterans, war service disabilities-increase in allowance paid

A3004  (Sumter,S)  Drug offenders, convicted-revises eligibility to receive assistance benefits

A3091  (Jasey,M)  Juvenile defendants, certain-concerns resentencing and parole

A3615  (Benson,D)  Parking within safety zone designated for school bus use-increases penalty

A4000  (Benson,D)  Individual with medical condition-retail establishment allow access to restroom

AJR133  (Lampitt,P)  Preeclampsia Awareness Month-permanently designates May

AJR146  (Vainieri Huttle,V)  Equal Rights Amendment-urge US Senate eliminate deadline for ratification

AJR147  (Benson,D)  Longshoremen's register-urges to accept applications for new employee inclusion

AJR149  (Murphy,C)  Women's National Team-urges US Soccer Federation provide equal pay & conditions

AR153  (Danielsen,J)  Racism-denounces in the wake of COVID-19

 

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

 

A791  (Vainieri Huttle,V)  Affordable housing programs-estab guidelines for creditworthiness determinations

A2394  (Holley,J)  Law enforcement agencies-establish minority recruitment and selection programs

A3303  (Murphy,C)  Independent contractors-concerns comp earned according to work terms agreed upon

A4214  (Dancer,R)  E-ZPass-resident taxpayers deduct from income 50% paid thru tolls

A4226  (McKnight,A)  Mortgage forbearance-homeowner, tenant, landlord protections during COVID-19

A4235  (Reynolds-Jackson,V)  Public health emergency credits-award to certain inmates during pub health emerg

AJR133  (Murphy,C)  Preeclampsia Awareness Month-permanently designates May

AJR146  (Benson,D)  Equal Rights Amendment-urge US Senate eliminate deadline for ratification

 

The Assembly adjourned at 6:06 P.M. to meet again on Monday, June 15, 2020 (QUORUM, Committees at the Call of the Speaker).

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

 

None

 

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (6/8/2020):

 

P.L.2020, c.36.  S1990  Weinberg,L/Lagana,J+1  6/11/2020  Government office, unsalaried-allows member of Bd of Public Utilities to serve 

P.L.2020, c.37.  A4131 Aca (1R)  Karabinchak,R/McKnight,A+6  6/11/2020  Hotel sanitization-require DOH establish guidelines