Governor Christie Takes Action On Pending Legislation

BILLS SIGNED:

A-320wGR/S-1018 (Singleton, Vainieri-Huttle, Munoz, Moriarty, Lampitt, Sumter, Mukherji/Weinberg, Cruz-Perez) –Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for personal care services

ACS for A-2503wGR/S-516 (Vainieri-Huttle, Mosquera, Tucker, McKnight, Mukherji, Wimberly, Downey/Beck, Sweeney) – Provides protections for individuals with developmental disabilities; upgrades crimes committed against such individuals; and improves transparency and accountability in investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of such individuals; designated as “Stephen Komninos’ Law”

AJR-77/SJR-116 (Dancer, Holley, McKnight, Vainieri-Huttle/Thompson) – Designates October as “Dyslexia Awareness Month” in New Jersey

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