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Vol. XLIV No. 35                                                                                219th Legislature First Annual Session

 

 

  SENATE ACTION (SESSION)

 

Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY:

      Sarah Shuttleworth Lipsett, of Cherry Hill, to replace Frank DiAntonio.

      Aaron T. Nelson, of Marlton, to replace Ricardo Taylor.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE RISK EXCHANGE:

      Kenneth C. Anderson, of Laurel Springs, to replace Dean Lykins.

      Thomas J. DeFalco, of Ewing, to replace Richard Hubschman.

      Deborah Dickens-Hunter, of Flanders, to replace Kevin Curry.

      Stephen T. Doyle, of Manahawkin.

      Charles J. Fordham, of Lumberton.

      Mark Daniel Keenan, of Sparta.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY CULTURAL TRUST:

      John Paul Nicolaides, of Red Bank, to replace Josh Weston.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY:

      Scott D. Salmon, Esq., of Springfield, to replace James Allen.

      Jeanne Stiefl, of Pennington, to replace Anthony Falcone.

 

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE ON WAGES AND STATE BENEFITS:

      John B. Franklin, of Morristown.

      Charles N. Hall, Jr., of Newark.

      Brandon J. McKoy, of Trenton.

      Cecilia Zalkind, of Montclair.

 

Bills Introduced:

 

S2695  Holzapfel,J  Senior planned real estate development assoc-estab immunity relating to COVID-19  REF SJU

S2698  Ruiz,M  COVID-19 related goods, services for purch., sch. dist.-req. St. enter contract  REF SED

S2699  Gill,N  Mail-in, provisional ballots, signature defects-permits voter to cure  REF SSG

S2700  Corrado,K  Unemployment Insurance Division, DOLWD-direct State Auditor to audit  REF SLA

S2704  Sweeney,S/Gopal,V+3  Food establishments, federal funding-appropriates $30M, Coronavirus Relief Fund  REF SEG

 

Motions:

 

A4175 Sca (1R)  Pintor Marin,E/McKeon,J+1  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B  To Sa (Rice)

A4175 Sca (1R)  Pintor Marin,E/McKeon,J+1  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B  To Table Sa (13-11)  
  (Weinberg)

 

Bills Passed:

 

A4175 Sca (1R)  Pintor Marin,E/McKeon,J+1  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B  (22-15)

Bills Substituted:

 

A4175 Sca (1R)  Pintor Marin,E/McKeon,J+1  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B  SUB FOR S2697

S2697  Sweeney,S/Sarlo,P  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B  SUB BY A4175 (1R)

 

Bills Reported from Committee/Given 2nd Reading:

 

A1049 Aca (1R)  Jasey,M/Quijano,A+16  Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act-transfer to affordable housing  REP

S250 Sca (1R)  Singleton,T  Fair Chance in Housing Act-estab cert housing rights, persons w/criminal records  REP/SCA

S855 Sca (1R)  Sweeney,S/Pennacchio,J  Board of chosen freeholders-change title to board of county commissioners  REP/SCA

S956  Connors,C/Stack,B+1  Veteran's property tax exemption-extends to tenant shareholders in co-ops  REP

S1513 Sca (1R)  Cruz-Perez,N/Singleton,T  Residential Foreclosure Transformation Act-transfer to affordable housing  REP/SCA

S1767  Singer,R  Property tax appeals, third-party-prohibits  REP

S2130  Gill,N  Community Wealth Preservation Prog-expand access, purch prop from sheriff's sale  REP

S2572 Sca (1R)  Rice,R  Purchasing agents, local-concerns requirements  REP/SCA

SR76  Singleton,T  Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule-opposes proposed changes  REP

 

Bills Withdrawn From The Files:

 

S2468  Stack,B/Diegnan,P  Nursing home-establish minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios  FROM SHH

 

Co-Sponsors Added:

 

S330  (Gill,N)  St. pensions-proh investment, req divestment in pub traded fossil fuel companies

S441  (Bucco,A)  Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review Commission-establish

S1400 Scs (SCS)  (Brown,C; Cruz-Perez,N)  Armed Forces & National Guard-estab. task force, study issues of returning memb.

S1596  (Testa,M)  Harrison's Law-Sexual Assault Response Team-incl person, interact w/devel disab

S1957  (Testa,M)  Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.-supports activities

S2384  (Diegnan,P)  COVID-19-req. health care fac. report data related to workers & first responders

S2502  (Connors,C)  Business immunity, COVID-19 related-establish against claims for exposure

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

S2602  (Diegnan,P)  Farm Worker Epidemic Health & Safety Act-concerns public health & protections

S2659   (Gill,N)  Asbestos violations-increase max penalty; allocates moneys to control & lic prog

S2704  (O’Scanlon)  Food establishments, federal funding-appropriates $30M, Coronavirus Relief Fund

SR18  (Bucco,A)  Senate Task Force on Government Efficiency and Regulatory-creates

 

Co-Prime Sponsors Added:

 

S1398  (Brown,C)  POW-MIA flag-purchased with State funds, manufactured in US

S1400 Scs (SCS)  (Gopal,V)  Armed Forces & National Guard-estab. task force, study issues of returning memb.

S1596  (Ruiz,M)  Harrison's Law-Sexual Assault Response Team-incl person, interact w/devel disab

S1665  (Testa,M)  Motor vehicle registration-exempts 100% disabled veterans from payment of fees

S2490  (Gopal,V)  PTSD related to COVID-19-req. health care facilities to screen frontline workers

S2492  (Gopal,V)  COVID-19 PTSD programs & services-estab pub awareness camp for frontline workers

S2587  (Cruz-Perez,N)  Juror source lists-expands category of lists from which list is compiled

S2656  (Gill,N)  Law enforcement disciplinary records-requires access as government records

S2665  (Bucco,A)  Manufacturing Reboot Program-provide finan. assistance to manuf. bus;$10M to EDA

 

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

 

S2160  (Singer,R)  Special education unit-create within Office of Admin. Law; require annual report

S2704    (Bucco,A)  Food establishments, federal funding-appropriates $30M, Coronavirus Relief Fund

 

Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

 

A4175 Sca (1R)  (Sweeney,S)  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B

 

Second Prime Sponsors Added to Bills Substituted:

 

A4175 Sca (1R)  (Sarlo,P)  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B

 

The Senate adjourned at 4:15 P.M. to meet again on Thursday, July 23, 2020 (QUORUM, Committees at the Call of the Senate President).

  ASSEMBLY ACTION (SESSION)

 

Bills Introduced:

 

A4390  Catalano,J/McGuckin,G+2  Senior planned real estate development assoc-estab immunity relating to COVID-19  REF AJU

A4391  Benson,D/Vainieri Huttle,V  Hospitals-requires estab. sensory friendly treatment, waiting rooms, ER settings  REF AHE

A4392  Johnson,G/Bergen,B+1  Law enforcement training-require self-defense training;$250K  REF ALP

A4393  Kennedy,J  Asbestos violations-increase max penalty; allocates moneys to control & lic prog  REF AEN

A4394  Speight,S  Implicit bias & cultural competency training-req memb/officer/emp of Leg undergo  REF ACD

A4395  Moen,W/Jasey,M  Private education lenders-requires registration; estab protections for borrowers  REF AHI

A4396  Reynolds-Jackson,V/Benson,D  Frontline Health Care Worker Loan Forgiveness Program-establishes  REF AHI

A4397  Pinkin,N/Conaway,H  Solar energy sys-allow installation prior to construction permit during COVID-19  REF AEN

A4398  Murphy,C/Verrelli,A+2  Support for Victims of Domestic Violence Program-establishes; tax credit program  REF AWC

A4399  Murphy,C/Benson,D  Compassion for Community Cats Law-spaying/neutering stray/feral cats; estab fund  REF AAN

A4400  Murphy,C/Verrelli,A+1  Domestic violence-estab. third degree crime, cert. trespasses involving violence  REF AJU

A4401  Vainieri Huttle,V/Lopez,Y  Prison Rape Elimination Act committee-requires in State correctional facility  REF AJU

A4402  McKeon,J  Finacial transactions-imposes tax on high quantity processors at $0.0025 per  REF AFI

A4403  Vainieri Huttle,V/Benson,D  Telehealth & Telemedicine Improvement Task Force-establishes  REF AHE

A4404  Quijano,A/Lopez,Y+1  Farm Worker Epidemic Health & Safety Act-concerns public health & protections  REF ALA

A4405  Danielsen,J  Piscataway Regional Day School-requires State to sell land and improvements  REF ASL

A4406  McKnight,A  Nursing homes-require to employ patient advocate  REF ASE

A4407  Jasey,M  State student assistance or other employment/training-concerns eligibility  REF AHI

A4408  Greenwald,L/Jasey,M  Higher education instit-grants immunity from liability, damages from coronavirus  REF AHI

A4409  Jasey,M  Higher Education Secretary-requires approval for certain branch campuses  REF AHI

A4410  Greenwald,L/Jasey,M  Community College Opportunity Grant Program-establishes  REF AHI

A4411  Jasey,M/Greenwald,L  COVID-19 testing kits-req St enter in contract for purchase by higher edu instit  REF AHI

A4412  Freiman,R  COVID-19 testing-require facilities provide accurate timeframes for test results  REF AJU

ACR189  Dancer,R/Benson,D+1  Friends of the NJ School of Conservation-express support, School of Conservation  REF AEN

ACR190  Caputo,R/Lampitt,P+3  School reopening following COVID-19-petition fed govt for emerg response funding  REF AED

AJR178  Verrelli,A/Dancer,R+4  Overdose Awareness Day-designates August 31  REF AHE

AR174  Vainieri Huttle,V/Benson,D  Homestead benefit program & property tax reimb. prog.-supports continued funding  REF ASE

AR175  McKnight,A  Racism-declares public health crisis  REF AHE

 

Motions:

 

A4175 Sca (1R)  Pintor Marin,E/McKeon,J+1  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B  To Aa (Holley)

A4175 Sca (1R)  Pintor Marin,E/McKeon,J+1  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B  To Table (45-25-2)
  (Johnson)

 

Bills Passed:

 

A4175 Sca (1R)  Pintor Marin,E/McKeon,J+1  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B  (46-26-0)

 

Bills Received from Senate/Concurrence w/Senate Amendments/Given Second Reading:

 

A4175 Sca (1R)  Pintor Marin,E/McKeon,J+1  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling $9.9B 

 

Co-Sponsors Added:

 

A1079  Aca (1R)  (Jasey,M)  Health care professionals-undergo implicit bias training

A1135  (Murphy,C)  Nonprofit hospital w/for-profit medical on-site provider-restore prop tax exemp

A1446  (Dunn,A)  Telemarketing sales calls-prohibits from making

A2070  (Giblin,T)  Neonicotinoid pesticides-directs DEP to classify as restricted use pesticide

A2196  (Downey,J; Kennedy,J; Chaparro,A)  St. pensions-proh investment, req divestment in pub traded fossil fuel companies

A2483  (Spearman,W)  Sch discipline practice incl racial disparities/effectiveness task force-examine

A2832  (Giblin,T)  Dog Trainers Licensure Act

A3143  (Giblin,T)  Perimeter fence intrusion protection systems and other alarm systems-concerns

A3199  (Kennedy,J)  Organ donors, living-prohibits discrimination against

A3594  (McKnight,A; Vainieri Huttle,V; Conaway,H; Quijano,A; Giblin,T; Speight,S)  Board of chosen freeholders-change title to board of county
  commissioners

A4013  (DePhillips,C)  Bill Cray's Law-require certain group homes install electron monitoring devices

A4016  (DePhillips,C)  Rare Disease Advisory Council-establishes

A4084  (Dunn,A)  Sober living homes-clarifies DHS authority over

A4171  (Speight,S; Vainieri Huttle,V; Verrelli,A)  One-time payment program-establish for aid for certain eligible taxpayers;$35M

A4178  (DePhillips,C)  School district capital reserve account funds-permit use during state of emerg.

A4185  (Downey,J)  Clean Energy Equity Office-estab; direct programs for overburdened communities

 

Co-Sponsors Added: (cont’d)

 

A4189  (Rumpf,B; Gove,D)  Business immunity, COVID-19 related-establish against claims for exposure

A4235  (Giblin,T)  Public health emergency credits-award to certain inmates during pub health emerg

A4260  (Dunn,A)  Armed Forces reserve and a NJ resident-provides tuition benefits

A4282  (Benson,D)  Nursing homes & personal protection equipment-maintain supply for residents

A4315  (Taliaferro,A)  Juneteenth Day-designates as State & public holiday, third Friday in June

A4359  (Dunn,A)  Veteran cremains, unclaimed-provide a central website registry

A4377  (Reynolds-Jackson,V)  Immunity related to coronavirus 2019-establish for certain entities and persons

A4392   (DeCroce,B)  Law enforcement training-require self-defense training;$250K

A4398   (Mosquera,G; Vainieri Huttle,V)  Support for Victims of Domestic Violence Program-establishes; tax credit program 

A4400   (Vainieri Huttle,V)  Domestic violence-estab. third degree crime, cert. trespasses involving violence

A4404   (Conaway,H)   Farm Worker Epidemic Health & Safety Act-concerns public health & protections 

ACR188 Aca (1R)  (Chaparro,A; Quijano,A)  Leg. redistricting sched.-constit. amendment, modify if decennial census delayed

ACR189   (Conaway,H)  Friends of the NJ School of Conservation-express support, School of Conservation 

ACR190   (Benson,D; Vainieri Huttle,V; Giblin,T)   School reopening following COVID-19-petition fed govt for emerg response funding 

AJR159  (Giblin,T; Peters,R)  General Norman Schwarzkopf Day-designates August 22

AJR178    (Armato,J; Rooney,K; Vainieri Huttle,V; Dunn,A)   Overdose Awareness Day-designates August 31 

AR149  (Giblin,T)  Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program-urges President to continue

 

Co-Sponsors Withdrawn:

 

A2189  (Houghtaling,E)  Liberty St. Park Protection Act; estab. Advisory Committee & DEP related actions

ACR57  (Murphy,C)  Veterans and surviving spouses-receive enhanced homestead rebate amount

 

Second Prime Sponsors Added:

 

A1453  (Dunn,A)  Lake Hopatcong Commission-$4M annually from General Fund

A2722  (Murphy,C)  Shift overlap, 30 minutes-required in State correctional facilities

A3063  (Munoz,N)  Discrimination or harassment complaints-clarify provisions concerning disclosure

A3411  (Calabrese,C)  Person-to-person electronic payment, erroneous-criminalizes failure to return

A3548  (Reynolds-Jackson,V)  Adolescent depression screenings-requires health benefits coverage

A3817  (Reynolds-Jackson,V)  Out-of-network provider-concerns written notice to covered person's referral

A4276  (Benson,D)  Ballot Cure Act-establishes to modify & establish various voting procedures

A4343  (Dunn,A)  Public emp contract-post on respective website; no website use Civil Svc website

A4345  (Dunn,A)  Legislative duties-eliminates dual governmental pay to members

A4353  (Dunn,A)  Public officer or employee terminated prior to contract expiration-limit payment

A4356  (Dunn,A)  Unemployment Insurance Division, DOLWD-direct State Auditor to audit

AJR159  (Armato,J)  General Norman Schwarzkopf Day-designates August 22

 

Third Prime Sponsors Added:

 

A883  (Quijano,A)  Human trafficking victim-develop and post notice containing information

A1106  (Schaer,G)  Jr Firefighter Auxiliary members-promulgate reg pertaining to training/duties

A2550  (Webber,J)  Elderly or disabled victims-upgrades assault

A3411  (Murphy,C)  Person-to-person electronic payment, erroneous-criminalizes failure to return

A4178  (Dancer,R)  School district capital reserve account funds-permit use during state of emerg.

A4276  (Conaway,H)  Ballot Cure Act-establishes to modify & establish various voting procedures

A4337  (Dunn,A)  Credit card usage during state of emergency-concerns certain fees

A4391   (Conaway,H)  Hospitals-requires estab. sensory friendly treatment, waiting rooms, ER settings 

A4396   (Vainieri Huttle,V)   Frontline Health Care Worker Loan Forgiveness Program-establishes 

A4398   (Benson,D)  Support for Victims of Domestic Violence Program-establishes; tax credit program 

A4400   (Mosquera,G)  Domestic violence-estab. third degree crime, cert. trespasses involving violence

A4401   (Mukherji,R)  Prison Rape Elimination Act committee-requires in State correctional facility 

A4403   (Lopez,Y)   Telehealth & Telemedicine Improvement Task Force-establishes 

A4404   (Verreli,A)   Farm Worker Epidemic Health & Safety Act-concerns public health & protections 

A4410   (Benson,D)  Community College Opportunity Grant Program-establishes 

ACR57  (Murphy,C)  Veterans and surviving spouses-receive enhanced homestead rebate amount

AJR178   (Benson,D)  Overdose Awareness Day-designates August 31

AR174   (Dancer,R)  Homestead benefit program & property tax reimb. prog.-supports continued funding 

 

Fourth Prime Sponsors Added:

 

A2189  (Houghtaling,E)  Liberty St. Park Protection Act; estab. Advisory Committee & DEP related actions

A3513  (Downey,J)  Business filing statutes-modernizes to incl. entity conversion and domestication

 

 

The Assembly adjourned at 4:54 P.M. to meet again on Monday, July 20, 2020 (QUORUM, Committees at the Call of the Speaker).

 

Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:

 

None

 

Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (7/14/2020):

 

P.L.2020, c.58.  S973  Ruiz,M/Singleton,T+17  7/16/2020  Apprenticeship mentoring-estab for women, minorities and persons w/disabilities 

P.L.2020, c.59.  S2085 Aca (1R)  Sweeney,S/Oroho,S+7  7/16/2020  Electronic Construction Procurement Act-concerns public contracts 

P.L.2020, c.60.  A4175 Sca (1R)  Pintor Marin,E/McKeon,J+1  7/16/2020  COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act-authorizes issuance of State bonds totaling
  $9.9B