Bills to Regulate Vaping Industry, Improve Rental Transparency and Fairness, Extend Voting Rights to Parolees and Probationers, Advance Inmate Reentry & Testimony on Development in Atlantic City Highlight Thursday Committee Agendas
Bills to Regulate Vaping Industry, Improve Rental Transparency and Fairness, Extend Voting Rights to Parolees and Probationers, Advance Inmate Reentry & Testimony on Development in Atlantic City Highlight Thursday Committee Agendas
Slate Also Includes Legislation Amending Qualifications for Driver’s License Suspension, Funding for Family Planning, Testimony on Regulation of 5G Network Infrastructure & a Bill to Allow Counties to Establish a Central Municipal Drug Court
(TRENTON) – The Assembly Health and Senior Services, Consumer Affairs, Telecommunications and Utilities, Housing and Community Development, Oversight Reform and Federal Relations, and the Assembly Appropriations Committee will meet on Thursday starting at 10:00 AM in the Statehouse Annex, 125 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608.
Moving forward on legislation to ward against the dangers of vaping following recommendations made by the Vaping Task Force, the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee will convene Thursday at 10:00 AM in Committee Room 11, 4th Floor. Among the measures for review is a bill banning the sale of flavored electronic smoking devices and legislation revising licensure requirements for vapor businesses and taxes on vape products.
The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee will consider bills to improve consumer protections and receive testimony on a bill (A-4818), up for discussion only, that would prohibit the sale of cosmetic products tested on animals. The meeting begins at 10:00 AM in Committee Room 13, 4th Floor of the State House Annex.
The Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee will receive testimony from invited guests on improvements made in Atlantic City following challenges and recommendations outlined in a September 2018 report. The panel will convene at 10:00 AM in Committee Room 12, 4th Floor.
The Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities will convene at 10:00 AM in Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor to consider legislation (A-5560), for discussion only, that seeks to streamline regulation and deployment of 5G-network technology across local governments in New Jersey.
Live streaming of the committees will be available here.
Committee agenda highlights for Thursday include:
| A-5259
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Prohibits commercial mobile service providers from disclosing customer’s global positioning system data to third parties.
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| A-5346
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Requires certain retailers to post signs and train employees on gift card fraud.
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| A-3178
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Prohibits sale or distribution of flavored electronic smoking devices and related products.
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| A-5922
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Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales.
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| A-5923
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Revises licensure and operational requirements for vapor businesses; revises taxes imposed on vapor products.
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| A-1288
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Expands applicability of “The Truth-in-Renting Act.” |
| A-5359
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Extends grace periods for rental late charges for certain tenants who receive public assistance payments.
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| A-5560
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Provides for uniform regulation of small wireless facility deployment in this State.
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| A-3722 | Permits incarcerated persons to receive student financial aid.
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| A-3890
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Imposes motor vehicle penalty points for violation of “move over law”; requires MVC to conduct public awareness campaign.
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| A-5191
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Concerns driver’s license suspension and restricted use driver’s license endorsement for certain crimes and offenses; removes automatic suspension for child support arrearages.
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| A-5802
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Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $9.5 million to DOH for family planning services.
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| A-5823
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Removes prohibition on voting by persons convicted of indictable offense who are on parole or probation.
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The full Assembly committee agendas can be found here.
