Assembly Voting Session on Legislation Addressing the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on NJ
Assembly Voting Session on Legislation Addressing the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on NJ
Measures Provide Relief for Renters, Municipalities and Hospitality Businesses
(TRENTON) – Among the legislation to be considered by the General Assembly at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 14 are bills aiming to provide relief for municipalities’ budget concerns, worker assistance and hospitality businesses.
Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors and the public will not be allowed to attend the meeting in person.
Audio live stream of the voting session will be available: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_audio.asp. Thursday’s full agenda can be found here.
The Assembly will act on the following bills:
| A-3919 Aca | Calabrese, Clinton /Spearman, William W. /Murphy, Carol A. |
Extends certain permits during COVID-19 emergency. | ||
| A-3942 Aca | Mukherji, Raj /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Pintor Marin, Eliana |
Requires hospital to permit individual to accompany woman during childbirth. | ||
| A-3945 Aca | Murphy, Carol A.
/Chaparro, Annette /Mukherji, Raj |
Extends eligibility for accidental disability and accidental death benefits to certain PFRS and PERS members who contract infectious diseases during public health emergency or state of emergency. | ||
| A-3959 AcaAca | Mukherji, Raj /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina |
Establishes NJ Hospitality Emergency Loan Program in EDA to provide no-interest loans to qualified small hospitality businesses. | ||
| A-3964 Aca | Quijano, Annette /Coughlin, Craig J. /Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina /Johnson, Gordon M. |
Permits remote application for marriage and civil union license for patients with certain life-threatening symptoms during period of Executive Order 103 of 2020; eliminates waiting period. | ||
| A-3965 Aca | Moen, William F. /Murphy, Carol A. |
Expands existing EDA loan program to include certain small producers and retailers of alcoholic beverages. | ||
| A-3966 AcaAcs | Burzichelli, John J. /Freiman, Roy /DiMaso, Serena |
Concerns delivery and sale of alcoholic beverages during declared state of emergency; exempts alcohol used by distillery in production of hand sanitizer from alcoholic beverage tax. | ||
| A-3969 Aca | Danielsen, Joe | Allows extension of certain local government timeframes; allows local governments to accept certain payments; allows local governments to conduct certain meetings remotely; adjusts certain property tax distribution and notice requirements. | ||
| A-3971 Aca | Benson, Daniel R.
/Coughlin, Craig J. /DeAngelo, Wayne P. |
Authorizes the issuance of “coronavirus relief bonds” by municipalities and counties. | ||
| A-3996 | Lopez, Yvonne
/McKnight, Angela V. /Karabinchak, Robert J. |
Provides for waivers of contract penalties and modification of contract terms on public contracts between non-profit organizations and State agencies for failure to perform due to COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| A-4126 Aca | Egan, Joseph V. | Permits local units and authorities to waive interest and lien enforcement for certain delinquent water and sewer utility payments during emergency circumstances. | ||
| A-4128 Aca | Verrelli, Anthony S.
/Mukherji, Raj /Murphy, Carol A. |
Concerns participation in certain meetings by means of remote communication during state of emergency declared by the Governor. | ||
| A-4131 Aca | Karabinchak, Robert J.
/McKnight, Angela V. /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie |
Requires DOH to establish sanitization guidelines for hotels operating in State. | ||
| A-4132 Aca | Taliaferro, Adam J. | Concerns benefits and leave provided to workers. | ||
| A-4157 | Mukherji, Raj
/Johnson, Gordon M. |
Extends time period for filing and processing certain property tax appeals in 2020. | ||
| AR-154 | DeCroce, BettyLou
/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /DiMaio, John |
Honors contributions of teachers and recognizes National Teacher Appreciation Week. | ||
| AR-155 | DePhillips, Christopher P.
/DiMaso, Serena /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie |
Urges US President and Congress to establish student loan forgiveness program for certain doctors, nurses, and emergency medical services employees. | ||
| S-1990
(A-2963 Aa) |
Weinberg, Loretta
/Lagana, Joseph A. (Johnson, Gordon M. /Tully, P. Christopher /Swain, Lisa) |
Allows member of Board of Public Utilities to serve in unsalaried State government office. | ||
| S-2329 Aca
(A-3905 Aca) |
Ruiz, M. Teresa
/Vitale, Joseph F. (Timberlake, Britnee N.
|
Revises requirements for cash assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program; appropriates $17 million. | ||
| S-2332 Aca
(A-3956 Aca) |
Stack, Brian P. /Sweeney, Stephen M. /Corrado, Kristin M. /Ruiz, M. Teresa (Chaparro, Annette /Mukherji, Raj /Wimberly, Benjie E.)
|
Establishes “2020 New Jersey Emergency Rental Assistance Program”; appropriates $100 million. | ||
| S-2344 Aca
(A-3970 Aca) |
Pou, Nellie /Singer, Robert W. /Vitale, Joseph F. (Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina /Quijano, Annette /Zwicker, Andrew)
|
Requires Medicaid and health insurance coverage for certain refills of prescription drugs during state of emergency. | ||
| S-2356
(A-3946) |
Cunningham, Sandra B. /Kean, Thomas H. (Jasey, Mila M. /Caputo, Ralph R. /Dunn, Aura K.)
|
Provides relief to students receiving State financial aid to address special circumstances due to 2020 health state of emergency. |
