Senate to Return to In-House Voting Monday, June 29
Senate to Return to In-House Voting Monday, June 29
Trenton – For the first time since the state of emergency restricted gatherings to groups of ten, the New Jersey Senate will return for an in-house voting session June 29 at 1 p.m.
Bills to be considered include appropriations for the three month extension of FY 2020; the designation of June 19, known as Juneteenth Day, as a state and public holiday; and a requirement for law enforcement agencies to provide the personnel files of law enforcement officers to other agencies during the hiring process.
Note: No members of the general public will be allowed due to the public health emergency, although a video livestream of the session can be found here
Press will not have access to the chamber, but will be allowed to utilize room 103 and the lobby outside the chamber. Members of the press should notify a member of the communications staff if they wish to speak to a particular member. They must wear a facemask and get a temperature check.
The Senate will consider the following bills:
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BILL NUMBER |
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SPONSOR |
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DESCRIPTION |
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S.19 |
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Sweeney, Stephen M. /Cunningham, Sandra B. /Cryan, Joseph P. |
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Designates June 19, known as Juneteenth Day, as State and public holiday. |
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S.20 |
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Sarlo, Paul A. /Cunningham, Sandra B. |
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Amends and supplements FY20 appropriations act to effectuate extension of fiscal year through September 30, 2020; reduces authorized appropriations; makes FY20 supplemental appropriations of $7,745,997,000 in State funds and $4,586,243,000 in federal funds. |
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S.232 Scs |
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Singleton, Troy /Weinberg, Loretta /Ruiz, M. Teresa |
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Requires DEP to evaluate environmental and public health impacts of certain facilities on overburdened communities when reviewing certain permit applications. |
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S.349 Sca |
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Smith, Bob /Greenstein, Linda R. |
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Requires developers to offer electric vehicle charging stations as option in certain new home construction. |
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S.485 |
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Sacco, Nicholas J. /Lagana, Joseph A. |
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Requires school bus driver’s complete motor vehicle driving record be shared with board of education or school bus contractor and local police. |
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S.647 ScsSa |
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Greenstein, Linda R. |
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Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in “Water Quality Accountability Act.” |
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S.942 |
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Singleton, Troy /Cardinale, Gerald |
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Requires certain standards for professional and occupational boards considering applicants with criminal history records. |
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S.1258 Sca |
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Singleton, Troy /Bateman, Christopher |
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Prohibits persons convicted of criminal animal cruelty offenses from owning domestic companion animals and from working or volunteering at animal-related enterprises; establishes presumption against pretrial intervention for certain persons; designated as “Moose’s Law.” |
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S.1563 Sca |
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Scutari, Nicholas P. |
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Provides that users of Access Link paratransit service are automatically eligible for and enrolled in motor bus and rail passenger discounted fare program. |
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S.1936 |
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Sweeney, Stephen M. |
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Requires DOT Commissioner to advertise availability of certain transportation programs and services. |
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S.2261 Sca |
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Singleton, Troy |
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Revises law relating to common interest communities. |
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S.2412 Sca |
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Cryan, Joseph P. /Bateman, Christopher |
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Requires refund or credit for certain transient and short-term rental reservations when public health emergency or state of emergency is in effect. |
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S.2419 |
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Scutari, Nicholas P. |
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Concerns local government regulation of installation, maintenance and repair of perimeter fence intrusion protection systems, other alarm systems, and locksmithing services. |
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S.2423 Sca |
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Pou, Nellie |
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Concerns exemptions from bankruptcy proceedings. |
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S.2433 |
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Gopal, Vin |
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Requires electronic signature and submission process for all candidate, recall, initiative, and referendum petitions for remaining 2020 elections and thereafter during COVID-19 emergency. |
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S.2455 |
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Pou, Nellie /Cryan, Joseph P. |
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Prohibits lawful presence in United States as qualification for obtaining professional or occupational license. |
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S.2485 ScaSa |
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Stack, Brian P. /Cryan, Joseph P. |
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Prohibits eviction as remedy for nonpayment of rent due during time surrounding COVID-19 pandemic in certain circumstances. |
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S.2511 |
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Pou, Nellie |
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Accelerates rescinding of certain juvenile delinquency fines and making discretionary post-incarceration supervision due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
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S.2527 Sa |
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Sweeney, Stephen M. /Turner, Shirley K. |
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Concerns online marketing of affordable housing units. |
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S.2558 Sca |
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Diegnan, Patrick J. |
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Ensures insurance coverage for certain persons attending school graduation exercises in July 2020. |
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S.2573 Sca |
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Ruiz, M. Teresa /Codey, Richard J. |
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Establishes position of State School Nurse Consultant in DOE to facilitate best practices in school nursing by advancing comprehensive school health services. |
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SCR.118 |
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Sweeney, Stephen M. /Greenstein, Linda R. |
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Recognizes cultural, religious, and interfaith importance of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji as “Living Guru” of Sikhs in promoting peace and declaring Sikhs as distinct ethnic and religious minority. |
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SR.14 |
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Pennacchio, Joseph |
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Urges Congress and President to increase funding for fusion energy research. |
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SR.69 |
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Pennacchio, Joseph /Cryan, Joseph P. |
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Urges US Congress to adopt legislation allowing commercial property owners to claim certain amounts of commercial tenant rent forgiveness during COVID-19 pandemic as deduction against property owner’s income. |
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A.744 Aa (S.1482) |
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Johnson, Gordon M. /Holley, Jamel C. /Conaway, Herb /Wimberly, Benjie E. (Weinberg, Loretta /Turner, Shirley K.) |
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Requires law enforcement agencies to provide internal affairs and personnel files of law enforcement officers to other agencies under certain circumstances. |
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A.3945 Aca (S.2430) |
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Murphy, Carol A. /Chaparro, Annette /Mukherji, Raj (Greenstein, Linda R. /Diegnan, Patrick J.) |
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Extends eligibility for accidental disability and accidental death benefits to certain PFRS,SPRS and PERS members who contract COVID-19. |
