Here's What Happened In Trenton On Thursday (November 20th)
Here's what happened in Trenton on Thursday, November 20th:
SENATE ACTION (QUORUM)
Nominations Received and Referred to SJU:
TO BE A BRIGADIER GENERAL OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
Derek Routt, of Egg Harbor Township, to fill a vacancy.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ATHLETIC TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
Christina Emrich, of Tinton Falls, to replace William Hynick, Jr.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL:
Tracie DeSarno, of Union, to replace David Molowa.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY:
Drew Aromando, of Ortley Beach, to replace Michael Braden. Lisa Dougherty, of Manalapan, to replace Jon Larson.
Katherine Gallagher, of West Orange, to replace Elaine Papas-Varas.
Shawn O'Neill, of Hawthorne, to fill a vacancy.
Eduardo Valenzuela, of Piscataway, to replace Jean McDonald Rash.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION:
James Plousis, of Ocean City.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CASINO REINVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
Michael Laughlin, of Williamstown. William Sproule, of Galloway.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Angela Bess, of Moorestown, to replace Treby McLaughlin Williams. Carl Gibbs, Jr., of Southampton.
Suchir Govindarajan, of Bridgewater, to replace Tammy Tibbetts. Frederick Keating, of Glassboro, to replace Eleanor Horne.
Lauren Lalicon, of Bordentown, to replace Maria Falca-Dodson. Thomas McCarthy, of Allentown, to replace Rosedale Hymerling. Priscilla Nunez, of Clifton.
Allen Silk, of Pennington.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION:
Balpreet Grewal-Virk, of Upper Saddle River.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HORIZON BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD, INC. OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Mahen Gunaratna, of Westfield, to replace Ralph Caputo.
TO BE THE HUDSON COUNTY DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS:
Kevin Lacey, of Jersey City, to replace John Brzozowski.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Michelle DeAngelo Bucceri, of Lyndhurst, to replace Preston Pinkett III. Marie-Marthelle Guervil, of Linden, to replace Mary Comito.
Arlene Quinones Perez, of Alexandria, to replace Francis Cuss.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION:
Janice Kovach, of Clinton. David Smith, of Pennington.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY ADVISORY COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN:
Diana Agu, of Morristown, to replace Deborah Berry-Toon. Jackie Cornell, of Pennington, to replace Deborah Veach. Toshira Maldonado, of Mays Landing, to replace Louvenia Major.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY HISTORIC TRUST:
Janet Foster, of Madison.
Deborah Marquis Kelly, of Crosswicks. Kenneth Alan Miller, of Morristown.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Robert Cohen, of Basking Ridge. Gary Dahms, of Allenwood.
Nicholas DeNichilo, of Scotch Plains. Diane Montalto, of Woodcliff Lake.
Dennis Toft, of Berkeley Heights.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY SPORTS AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY:
John Ballantyne, of Andover. Gail Gordon, of Fair Lawn.
Daniel Gumble, of Lyndhurst, to replace Michael Gluck. Mark Longo, of Cresskill, to replace Joseph Buckelew. Thomas Mullahey, of Rutherford.
Louis Stellato, Jr., of Lyndhurst.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION:
Munr Kazmir, of Closter, to replace Carlos Medina. Evan Weiss, of Frenchtown.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY:
Ulises Diaz, of Rutherford. Raphael Salermo, of Warren.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PINELANDS COMMISSION:
Robert Jackson, of Del Haven, to replace Edward Lloyd.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY:
Craig Guy, of Jersey City, to replace Joseph Kelley.
Joseph Kelley, of Hoboken, to replace Michelle Richardson. Kevin O'Toole, of Cedar Grove.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Susan Anisfield Vallario, of Upper Saddle River. William Dator, of Mahwah.
Stephan Lally, of Woodbridge, to replace Bartholomew Talamini. Brady O'Connor, of Denville, to replace Charles Shotmeyer.
George Ruotolo, Jr., of Cliffside Park. David Schlussel, of Teaneck.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Barbara Armand Kushner, of New York, NY. Jean Edelman, of Great Falls, VA.
Sean Kennedy, of Medford, to replace Anthony Calabrese. Lawrence Salva, of Philadelphia, PA.
Adam Taliaferro, of Swedesboro.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY - RUTGERS CAMDEN BOARD OF GOVERNORS:
Kate McDonnell, of Haddon Township, to replace Lisa Williams. Jacquelyn Suarez, of Sea Girt, to replace Louis Bezich.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Marc de Grandpre, of Old Tappan, to replace Robert Mortensen. Jeanne Fox, of New Brunswick.
Derrick Green, of Southampton, to replace Hollis Copeland. Meet Patel, of Montvale, to replace Michael DuHaime.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS:
Edward Stinson, of Brigantine, to replace James Valenti.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES:
Maria Emma Anderson, of Prospect Park, to replace Stephanie Pratico. Michael McCarthy, of Dumont, to replace Tara Montague.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STATE PAROLE BOARD:
Christopher Bateman, of Neshanic Station, to replace Thomas Haaf.
Annette Chaparro, of Hoboken.
Frank Del Vecchio, of Ridgewood.
Marguerite Schaffer, of Bedminster, to replace Julio Marenco. Brian Woods, of Shamong, to replace Kerri Cody.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STOCKTON UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Collins Days, Sr., of Atlantic City. Madeleine Deininger, of Sonoma, CA. Sonia Gonsalves, of Oxford, GA. Mary Maples, of Lincroft.
Mukesh Roy, of Mays Landing.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE UNION COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION:
Nicolino Curiale, of Summit, to replace Maureen McLeer Morin. Jeanne Kingsley, of Berkeley Heights, to replace George Wagenhoffer. Mary O'Connor, of Cranford, to replace Peter Lijoi.
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY - BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Lourdes Cortez, of Elmwood Park. John Galandak, of Sandyston.
Frederick Gruel, of Bridgewater. Robert Guarasci, of Paterson. Kevin Lenahan, of Flanders.
Audrey McDowell, of Paterson. Brad Neilley, Sr., of Princeton. Linda Niro, of Boca Raton, FL. William Pesce, of Basking Ridge. Michael Seeve, of Upper Montclair. Joseph Velli, of Allendale.
Deborah Zastocki, of Naples, FL.
Bills Introduced:
S4886 Bucco,A Sales and use tax rate-decrease from 6.625 to 6 percent REF SBA S4887 Bucco,A Corporate transit fee-eliminate REF SBA
S4888 Bucco,A Mortgage loan originators-work from remote locations, certain circumstances REF SLA
S4889 Lagana,J Real estate salesperson or broker-saleperson-clarifies current law, comm paid REF SCM
S4890 Burzichelli,J Civil svc-permit mun, counties, sch dist, & political subdivisions to withdraw REF
SSG S4891 Burzichelli,J Civil Service-hire from or promote within top five eligible candidates REF SSG
S4892 Burzichelli,J Civil Service-estab streamlined hiring process pilot program, counties & mun REF
SSG S4893 Stack,B Fish and Game Council membership-revise REF SEG
S4894 Vitale,J Advisory Comm. on Immunization Practices-revise cert references in statutory law REF
SHH S4896 Zwicker,A Law enforcement officers-proh concealing ID during certain public operations
REF SLP SJR170 Singleton,T Timbuctoo's 200th anniversary-celebrate and commemorate REF SEN
Co-Sponsors Added:
S4444 (Gopal,V) Neurological diseases, certain-require health insurance coverage
S4785 (Turner,S) Work First New Jersey Child Care-increase appropriation in FY2026;$28M
Co-Prime Sponsor Added:
S4339 (Greenstein,L) Police, contact COVID-19-prov accidental disability benefits, cert circumstances
The Senate adjourned at 4:00 P.M. to meet again on Monday, November 24, 2025 (QUORUM).
ASSEMBLY ACTION
The Assembly did not meet. The Assembly will meet on Monday, November 24, 2025 (QUORUM,
Committee Groups “A” and “B” scheduled to meet). Bills Passed Both Houses/Sent To Governor:
None
Bills Signed Into Law Since Last Session (11/17/2025):
None
