Here’s what’s on tap under the Gold Dome on Wednesday (January 13th):

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers

Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet

Assembly Aging and Senior Services Meeting 3:00 PM Chair: Asw. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the New Jersey Legislature Home Page under the applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please check the box “Do you wish to testify?” on the Registration Form.

Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM January 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideASE@njleg.org.

A681 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/McKnight, Angela V.+13], Age discrimination-expands scope of law prohibiting

A2304 [Johnson, Gordon M./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+1], Arthritis Quality of Life Initiative & Advisory Council on Arthritis-re-estab.

A4861 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Armato, John+3], COVID-19 death in long term fac/vet homes-DOH continuously publish total number

A4957 [Speight, Shanique/McKnight, Angela V.+1], Long-term care facilities-require to annually review residents’ proxy directives

Assembly Appropriations Meeting Chair: Asm. Burzichelli, John J.

The Committee will not meet

Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting 3:15 PM

Chair: Asm. Johnson, Gordon M.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the New Jersey Legislature Home Page under the applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please check the box “Do you wish to testify?” on the Registration Form.

Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM, January 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideACE@njleg.org.

A5133 [Greenwald, Louis D./Chiaravalloti, Nicholas], Restaurants-establish requirements to operate during public health emergency

A5135 [Greenwald, Louis D./Karabinchak, Robert J.+1], Restaurant use of heaters & tents-estab Statewide standards during COVID-19

A5136 [Greenwald, Louis D./Johnson, Gordon M.], Restaurant safety during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic-concerns

A5137 [Greenwald, Louis D./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+1], Alcholic beverage COVID-19 Expansion Permit-require ABC to waive fee

A5139 [Greenwald, Louis D./Johnson, Gordon M.], Restaurant tents during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic-concerns

AJR174 [Moen, William F./Chiaravalloti, Nicholas], COVID-19 effects on small businesses-establishes commission to study

AJR199 [Greenwald, Louis D./Johnson, Gordon M.], Commission to Review Impact of COVID-19 on Small Businesses-establishes

Assembly Community Development and Affairs Meeting 10:45 AM

Chair: Asw. Sumter, Shavonda E.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the New Jersey Legislature Home Page under the applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please check the box “Do you wish to testify?” on the Registration Form.

Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on 1/12/2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony.

Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideACD@njleg.org.

A5243 [Sumter, Shavonda E.], Biannual Small Business Matchmaker Initiative- establishes in Department of State

A5244 [Sumter, Shavonda E./Conaway, Herb], Efficiency & scaling in delivery of local govt services-requires Bloustein study

A5245 [Sumter, Shavonda E./Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina], DOE arbitrators-training include issues related to cultural diversity and bias

S699 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Singleton, Troy+1], DOE arbitrators-training include issues related to cultural diversity and bias

For Discussion Only:

A283 [Mazzeo, Vincent], AC Growth Tax Credit Prog-grant tax credits, promote develop, non-rental housing

Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting 9:00 AM Chair: Asm. Moriarty, Paul D.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the New Jersey Legislature Home Page under the applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please check the box “Do you wish to testify?” on the Registration Form.

Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by January 12th, 2021 at 3:00 PM. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to

OLSAideACO@njleg.org.

A802 [Verrelli, Anthony S./Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina+3], Gift card fraud-requires certain retailers to train employees

A4834 [Mazzeo, Vincent], Solicitation by mail-req. disclosure letter, falsely implying St govt connection

ACR126 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/McKnight, Angela V.], Debt settlement companies-urges efforts to protect minority communities

SCR103 [Rice, Ronald L.+2], Debt settlement companies-urges efforts to protect minority communities

Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Meeting 9:15 AM Chair: Asm. McKeon, John F.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take testimony from invited guests concerning the state of the insurance industry. Since the pandemic began in March of 2020, the health and automobile insurance markets, as well as the financial industry, have undergone many systemic changes, some legislatively and others undertaken by the industry unilaterally. This meeting will present an opportunity for industry experts to inform the committee about how these changes have impacted the industry both positively and negatively. The Committee will take oral testimony by telephone and video. Invited guests will be sent instructions in advance of the meeting.

Assembly Health Meeting 10:30 AM Chair: Asm. Conaway, Herb

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the New Jersey Legislature Home Page under the applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please check the box “Do you wish to testify?” on the Registration Form.

Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on January 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideAHE@njleg.org.

A3110 [McKeon, John F./Verrelli, Anthony S.], Emergency shelters-establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures

A4016 [Dancer, Ronald S./Benson, Daniel R.+1], Rare Disease Advisory Council- establishes

A5212 [Conaway, Herb], Vaccines-permits dentists to administer under certain circumstances

A5222 [Mukherji, Raj], Immunization, optometrists authorized to administer-establishes requirements

ACR196 [Benson, Daniel R./Verrelli, Anthony S.+2], Colorectal cancer screening-urges to lower recommended age from 50 to 45

S537 [Codey, Richard J.+3], Emergency shelters-establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures

For Discussion Only:

A4459 [Verrelli, Anthony S./Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Death certificates-include drug responsible for overdose, certain circumstances

Assembly Higher Education Meeting 1:45 PM Chair: Asw. Jasey, Mila M.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the New Jersey Legislature Home Page under the applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please check the box “Do you wish to testify?” on the Registration Form.

Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on January 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideAHI@njleg.org.

A1616 [Lampitt, Pamela R./Conaway, Herb+10], Student ID cards-required to contain phone number for suicide prevention hotline

A3872 [Karabinchak, Robert J./Jasey, Mila M.+2], Tuition and fees at higher education institutions-concerns

AR199 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Johnson, Gordon M.], Higher education stimulus aid, federal-urge Congress address inequities

Assembly Housing Meeting 12:00 PM Chair: Asm. Wimberly, Benjie E.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the New Jersey Legislature Home Page under the applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please check the box “Do you wish to testify?” on the Registration Form.

Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on January 12, 2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideAHO@njleg.org.

A1221 [Chaparro, Annette/Speight, Shanique+3], Social svcs. hotline-emerg contact info & access instructions be prov to tenants

A3620 [Quijano, Annette/Speight, Shanique+4], Discriminatory housing practices- inclusion of info. in Truth in Renting Guide

A4734 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Mazzeo, Vincent+1], Affordable housing and assistance applications, certain-consolidates

A5142 [Wimberly, Benjie E./Jasey, Mila M.], Homeowner in foreclosure-protect from excessively low intervening offer

Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting Chair: Asm. Taliaferro, Adam J.

The Committee will not meet

Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Meeting Chair: Asm. Danielsen, Joe

The Committee will not meet

Assembly Regulated Professions Meeting 12:15 PM Chair: Asm. Giblin, Thomas P.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the New Jersey Legislature Home Page under the applicable Committee heading. For those individuals who wish to testify, please check the box “Do you wish to testify?” on the Registration Form.

Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on 1/12/2021. The public may also submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony.

Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to all the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideARP@njleg.org.

A953 [Karabinchak, Robert J.], Architects-disclose insurance coverage

A3194 [Johnson, Gordon M./Calabrese, Clinton+4], Ticket Consumer Choice Act ACR166 [Lopez, Yvonne], National Practitioner Data Bank-available to health care prof. boards w/out cost

SCR36 [Pou, Nellie], National Practitioner Data Bank-available to health care prof. boards w/out cost

Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting Chair: Asm. DeAngelo, Wayne P.

The Committee will not meet

Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Meeting Chair: Asm. Caputo, Ralph R.

The Committee will not meet