Assembly to Vote on FY 2021 Budget Legislation, Covid-19 Relief Measures Thursday
Assembly to Vote on FY 2021 Budget Legislation, Covid-19 Relief Measures Thursday
(TRENTON)- The General Assembly voting session will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2020.
Due to the public health emergency, the State House remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the voting session in person but may view the session via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.
***Members of the media may view the session remotely in room 109 of the State House. A computer feed with audio and video will be provided. ***
The following bills will be considered:
| A-10 | Coughlin, Craig J. | Increases gross income tax rate from 8.97 percent to 10.75 percent on income between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 and provides up to $500 tax rebate to eligible taxpayers. | ||
| A-838 Aca | Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina /Wimberly, Benjie E. /Burzichelli, John J. |
Expands eligibility under New Jersey earned income tax credit program to allow taxpayers who are at least 18 years of age to qualify. | ||
| A-2481 | Quijano, Annette /Tucker, Cleopatra G. /DeAngelo, Wayne P. |
Excludes Armed Services combat zone pay from gross income taxation. | ||
| A-3292 Aca | Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina |
Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program. | ||
| A-4720 | Pintor Marin, Eliana /Burzichelli, John J. |
Appropriates $32,711,205,000 in State funds and $13,856,161,239 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2020-2021. | ||
| A-4721 | Sumter, Shavonda E. | Imposes CBT surtax at rate of 2.5 percent until December 31, 2023. | ||
| A-4722 | McKeon, John F. | Increases annual assessment on net written premiums of HMOs to support charity care from three percent to five percent in FY 2021. | ||
| AR-189 | Swain, Lisa /Pintor Marin, Eliana /Quijano, Annette |
Honors life and legacy of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; respectfully urges United States Senate to refrain from voting on nominee to replace Justice Ginsburg on Court until after results of 2020 presidential election. | ||
| S-908 Aca w/GR | Singleton, Troy /Oroho, Steven V. /Murphy, Carol A. /Wirths, Harold J. /Schepisi, Holly T. |
Clarifies association assessment payment requirements in planned real estate developments. | ||
| S-2436 Sca w/GR | Gopal, Vin /Greenstein, Linda R. /Mukherji, Raj /Benson, Daniel R. /Houghtaling, Eric |
Authorizes pharmacists to order and cause to be administered test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 or COVID-19 antibodies; requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for tests. | ||
| SJR-57 | Gopal, Vin /Oroho, Steven V. /Greenstein, Linda R. |
Designates first week of October of each year as Manufacturing Week. | ||
| A-1003 | Downey, Joann /Wimberly, Benjie E. /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie |
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. | ||
| A-1040 Aca | Jasey, Mila M. /Caputo, Ralph R. /Pintor Marin, Eliana /Sumter, Shavonda E. /Wimberly, Benjie E. |
Requires that if school district satisfies in certain evaluations 80% or more of required NJ Quality Single Accountability Continuum standards in an area of district effectiveness under State intervention, State must return area to local control. | ||
| A-1076 Sa | Speight, Shanique
/McKnight, Angela V. /Timberlake, Britnee N. |
Requires AG to collect, record, analyze, and report certain prosecutorial and criminal justice data. | ||
| A-1135 Aca | Coughlin, Craig J.
/Karabinchak, Robert J. /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie |
Reinstates prior property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires some of these hospitals to pay community service contributions; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commission; prohibits certain third-party property tax appeals. | ||
| A-1366 | Benson, Daniel R. /DeCroce, BettyLou |
Concerns motor vehicle subscription services. | ||
| A-1533 | Spearman, William W.
/Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina /Schaer, Gary S |
Requires reservation of portion of tenant-based vouchers under State rental assistance program for persons displaced due to redevelopment of an affodable housing development; provides displaced persons with affordable housing priority status. | ||
| A-1632 Aa | Lampitt, Pamela R. /Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina /Caputo, Ralph R. |
Requires school district to establish “School Meal Fund” to assist students with school meal bill in arrears. | ||
| A-1649 Aca | Quijano, Annette /Lopez, Yvonne /Coughlin, Craig J. |
Prohibits posting or publishing on Internet home address or telephone number of certain judges and prosecutors. | ||
| A-3411 | McKeon, John F. /Calabrese, Clinton /Murphy, Carol A. |
Criminalizes failure to return erroneous person-to-person electronic payments following proper notification. | ||
| A-3548 | Lampitt, Pamela R.
/Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina |
Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings. | ||
| A-3914 Sca | Taliaferro, Adam J.
/Moen, William F. /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie |
Provides for employment, retention, and benefits during public health hazard posed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of certain public employees. | ||
| A-3996 AcaSca | Lopez, Yvonne
/McKnight, Angela V. /Karabinchak, Robert J. |
Permits modification of scope of work or terms and conditions of contract between non-profit organizations and State agencies for failure to perform due to COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| A-4002 | Caputo, Ralph R. | Allows deduction of promotional gaming credit from gross revenue on sports wagering. | ||
| A-4139 | Benson, Daniel R. /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Verrelli, Anthony S. |
Requires copies of medical and billing records be provided without charge to Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients; requires records be delivered in manner specified by requestor. | ||
| A-4240 Aca | Downey, Joann /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Houghtaling, Eric |
Provides for technological upgrade of application process for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. | ||
| A-4241 Aca | Downey, Joann | Requires DHS to conduct biennial survey of SNAP experience. | ||
| A-4282/
4150 Acs |
Karabinchak, Robert J.
/Pinkin, Nancy J. /Benson, Daniel R. /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /DeCroce, BettyLou |
Requires nursing homes to maintain certain supply of personal protection equipment for residents. | ||
| A-4438 | Carter, Linda S. | Permits DOC and DCF to award contracts for medical and dental services to vendors. | ||
| A-4525 Aca | Freiman, Roy | Removes time restrictions for certain temporary structures to remain on commercial farms during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency. | ||
| A-4625 | Egan, Joseph | Permits raffles to be conducted remotely at large sporting venues. | ||
| A-4652 | Jimenez, Angelica M. | Establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes. | ||
| A-4654 | Burzichelli, John J. | Permits State agency to completely or partially terminate contract concerning marine terminal or attendant real property to serve important public purpose. | ||
| ACR-169 | Pinkin, Nancy J. | Commemorates 50th anniversary of establishment of DEP. | ||
| AJR-39 | Houghtaling, Eric /Downey, Joann /Wirths, Harold J. |
Designates first week of October of each year as Manufacturing Week. | ||
| AJR-183 | Conaway, Herb | Designates September of each year as “Safe Haven Awareness Month” in New Jersey. | ||
| AR-86 | Quijano, Annette /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Timberlake, Britnee N. |
Memorializes Congress to provide Medicare coverage for eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dentures. | ||
| AR-90 | Mosquera, Gabriela M. /Murphy, Carol A. |
Urges certain New Jersey State officials to raise awareness in business community of existing “State of New Jersey – NJ Business Portal” website. | ||
| S-619 ScaAca
(A-1635 Aca) |
O’Scanlon, Declan J.
(Lampitt, Pamela R. /Downey, Joann) |
Permits use of telemedicine and telehealth to authorize patients for medical cannabis and to issue written instructions for dispensing medical cannabis. | ||
| S-864 ScaSa
(A-1978 Acs) |
Smith, Bob /Greenstein, Linda R. (Pinkin, Nancy J. /Kennedy, James J. /McKeon, John) |
Prohibits provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam food service products; limits provision of single-use plastic straws; appropriates moneys from Clean Communities Program Fund for public education. | ||
| S-2354 AaAa
(A-3920 AaAa) |
Greenstein, Linda R. /Oroho, Steven V. (Bramnick, Jon M. /Freiman , Roy /Speight Shanique) |
Prohibits cancellation or nonrenewal of certain insurance policies and insurance premium finance agreements for a period of at least 60 days under certain circumstances after declaration of public health emergency, or state of emergency, or both. | ||
| S-2362 Aca
(A-3957 Aca) |
Singelton, Troy
/Addiego, Dawn Marie (Wimberly, Benjie E. /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Sumter, Shavonda E.) |
Makes FY 2020 supplemental Grants-in-Aid appropriation of $5 million to DCA for NJSHARES – S.M.A.R.T. Program. | ||
| S-2400 ScaSa
(A-4032) |
Sweeney, Stephen M.
/Brown, Chris A. (Greenwald, Louis D.) |
Provides temporary modifications to payment and use of certain casino gaming taxes and fees; allows deduction of promotional gaming credits and certain coupons from gross revenues; appropriates $100 million of federal funds to EDA for small business assistance; requires priority funding for senior and disabled transportation services from Casino Revenue Fund. | ||
| S-2517
(A4208 Aca) |
Sweeney, Stephen M. /Weinberg, Loretta (Benson, Daniel R. /Murphy, Carol A.) |
Establishes program to adopt paratransit best practices, requires greater coordination among paratransit service providers, and establishes regional paratransit coordinating councils; appropriates $6 million. | ||
| S-2519 ScaSaSca
(A-4235 AcaAaAca) |
Pou, Nellie /Cunningham, Sandra B. (Mukherji, Raj / Sumter, Shavonda E. / Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina) |
Requires public health emergency credits to be awarded to certain inmates and parolees during public health emergency; prohibits contact with victim upon release of inmate awarded credits. | ||
| S-2785 Scs
(A-4007 Acs)
|
Gopal, Vin /Pou, Nellie (Vainieri Huttle, Valerie, /McKnight, Angela V. / Murphy, Carol) |
Requires long-term care facilities, as condition of licensure, to implement policies to prevent social isolation of residents. | ||
| S-2788 Sca
(A-4479 Aca) |
Ruiz, M. Teresa /Pou, Nellie (Vainieri Huttle, Valerie / Greenwald, Louis D. / Jasey, Mila) |
Provides supplemental payments to long-term care facility staff providing direct care services during COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
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