Combating Surprise Medical Bills, School Security, Banning Offshore Drilling, Wind Energy, Automatic Voter Registration & Workplace Democracy Act Top Thursday Assembly Session
Combating Surprise Medical Bills, School Security, Banning Offshore Drilling, Wind Energy, Automatic Voter Registration & Workplace Democracy Act Top Thursday Assembly Session
Also on Tap: Tuition Equality, Medical Examiner Reforms, Opposing Census Citizenship Question, Combating Infant Mortality, Nuclear & Clean Energy, Boosting Heat-and-Eat and School Breakfast/Lunch Programs, Gestational Carrier Agreements, Affordable Care Act in NJ, Urban Enterprise Zones and Improving Upon Chronic Student Absenteeism
Pedro Mejia Will Also Be Sworn to 32nd District Seat Representing Hudson County
(TRENTON) – The Assembly Thursday votes on legislation to combat surprise out-of-network medical bills, improve school security, ban offshore oil drilling, bring wind energy to New Jersey and ensure unions can access and communicate with the employees they represent.
Also up: tuition equality, automatic voter registration and the New Voter Empowerment Act, medical examiner reforms, opposing a Census citizenship question, combating infant mortality, nuclear and clean energy, boosting the heat-and-eat program and improving school breakfast and lunch programs, gestational carrier agreements, protecting the Affordable Care Act in New Jersey, Urban Enterprise Zones, chronic student absenteeism, film and digital media tax credits and protecting consumers from costly security freezes.
Pedro Mejia will also be sworn into the vacant 32nd District seat representing Hudson County.
The session is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. and will be streamed live at:
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_audio.asp
| Bill No. | Sponsor | Description | ||
| A-360 | Chiaravalloti, Nicholas
/Danielsen, Joe |
Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from charging certain fees related to security freezes on consumer reports. | ||
| A-592 | Danielsen, Joe
/Holley, Jamel C. /Gusciora, Reed /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie |
Establishes offense of criminal mischief committed on historical sites. | ||
| A-764 Aca | Caputo, Ralph R. /Tucker, Cleopatra G. /Quijano, Annette /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Sumter, Shavonda E. /McKnight, Angela V. |
“Alyssa’s Law”, requires public school buildings to be equipped with emergency light and panic alarm linked to local law enforcement. | ||
| A-839 AcaSca | Land, R. Bruce /Andrzejczak, Bob /Mazzeo, Vincent /Chiaravalloti, Nicholas /Van Drew, Jeff /Singleton, Troy |
Prohibits offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production in State waters, and issuance of DEP permits and approvals for activities associated with offshore oil and gas activities. | ||
| A-1026 | Johnson, Gordon M. /Wimberly, Benjie E. /McKnight, Angela V. /Tucker, Cleopatra G. |
Prohibits disqualification of certain minority-owned and women-owned businesses for certification. | ||
| A-1100 AcaAa | Downey, Joann | Adds Monmouth County and Atlantic County as pilot counties for purposes of “Common Sense Shared Services Pilot Program Act.” | ||
| A-1220 | McKeon, John F. /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Jasey, Mila M. /Mukherji, Raj |
“Drama Therapists and Dance/Movement Therapists Licensing Act.” | ||
| A-1521 | Zwicker, Andrew /Holley, Jamel C. /Muoio, Elizabeth Maher /Eustace, Tim /Barclay, Arthur /McKnight, Angela V. /Mukherji, Raj |
“New Voter Empowerment Act”; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election. | ||
| A-1627 | Schepisi, Holly T. /Bucco, Anthony M. /Auth, Robert /Danielsen, Joe /DiMaio, John |
Provides that PERS or PFRS member who continues to be volunteer firefighter or emergency services worker after retirement with employer from whom member retires has bona fide severance for compliance with State and federal law. | ||
| A-2014 | Coughlin, Craig J. /Schaer, Gary S. /Eustace, Tim /Downey, Joann /Benson, Daniel R. /Wimberly, Benjie E. /McKeon, John F. /Jasey, Mila M. /Chiaravalloti, Nicholas |
Automatically registers or updates voter registration as part of driver’s license application or renewal. | ||
| A-2039 | Coughlin, Craig J. /Schaer, Gary S. /Lampitt, Pamela R. |
“Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act.” | ||
| A-2046 | Howarth, Joe /Schaer, Gary S. |
Requires BPU to issue written decision concerning utility rate increase approvals to public via its website. | ||
| A-2183 | Andrzejczak, Bob /Land, R. Bruce /Johnson, Gordon M. |
“Music Therapist Licensing Act.” | ||
| A-2192 Aa | Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Caputo, Ralph R. /Jasey, Mila M. |
Requires Commissioner of Education to include data on chronic absenteeism and disciplinary suspensions on School Report Card and requires public schools to make certain efforts to combat chronic absenteeism. | ||
| A-2196 | Taliaferro, Adam J. /Lampitt, Pamela R. /Burzichelli, John J. |
Revises certain licensee filing requirements for alcoholic beverage price lists; removes requirement that limited brewery and distillery licensees provide tour when selling certain alcoholic beverages to consumers. | ||
| A-2485 Aca | Mazzeo, Vincent /Armato, John /DeAngelo, Wayne P. |
Requires BPU consideration and approval of amended application for qualified wind energy project offshore in certain NJ territorial waters. | ||
| A-2747/
880 Acs |
Houghtaling, Eric /Downey, Joann /Munoz, Nancy F. /Danielsen, Joe |
Limits time continuing care retirement communities may retain refundable entrance fee after resident vacates facility; provides for disposition of certain personal property. | ||
| A-3010 | Mosquera, Gabriela M. /Sumter, Shavonda E. /Coughlin, Craig J. |
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance. | ||
| A-3122 AcaAa | Burzichelli, John J. /Murphy, Carol A. /Mazzeo, Vincent |
Allows certain joint insurance funds to make certain investments and to form certain investment programs; authorizes school districts and local units of government to deposit public funds into multiple federally-insured accounts. | ||
| A-3131 AcaAa | Eustace, Tim /Quijano, Annette /Mukherji, Raj |
Requires landlords to provide receipts for cash payments from tenants. | ||
| A-3379 | McKeon, John F. /Lampitt, Pamela R. /Murphy, Carol A. |
“New Jersey Health Insurance Premium Security Act;” establishes health insurance reinsurance plan. | ||
| A-3380 | McKeon, John F. /Murphy, Carol A. /Lampitt, Pamela R. |
“New Jersey Health Insurance Market Preservation Act.” | ||
| A-3382 w/GR | Freiman, Roy
/Mazzeo, Vincent /Downey, Joann |
Permits taxpayers to make dedicated prepayment toward anticipated property taxes. | ||
| A-3409 | Armato, John /Murphy, Carol A. |
Permits municipality to establish restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters. | ||
| A-3551 | Pintor Marin, Eliana /Mukherji, Raj /Gusciora, Reed |
Requires NJ UEZ authority to assess and issue report on urban enterprise zone program. | ||
| A-3619 | Wimberly, Benjie E. | Extends document submission deadline for certain residential and mixed use parking projects under Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program; increases maximum credit amounts awarded for certain residential and mixed use parking projects. | ||
| A-3632 | Jasey, Mila M. /McKeon, John F. |
Special legislation changing name of the “Township of South Orange Village” to “South Orange Village”; replaces treasurer with chief financial officer; replaces village president with mayor; replaces village counsel with village attorney. | ||
| A-3685 | Coughlin, Craig J. /Lagana, Joseph A. /Burzichelli, John J. |
Increases annual salary of Governor’s cabinet officers, judges, county prosecutors, and certain other public employees. | ||
| A-3686 Aca | Coughlin, Craig J. | “Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act.” | ||
| A-3723 | McKeon, John F. /Pinkin, Nancy J. /DeAngelo, Wayne P. |
Establishes and modifies clean energy and energy efficiency programs; modifies State’s solar renewable energy portfolio standards. | ||
| A-3724 | McKeon, John F. /Burzichelli, John J. /DeAngelo, Wayne P. |
Establishes zero emission certificate program for nuclear power plants. | ||
| AJR-34 | McKnight, Angela V. /Vainieri Huttle, Valerie /Holley, Jamel C. |
Designates May of each year as “Emotional and Behavioral Disorder Awareness Month.” | ||
| AJR-82 | Mosquera, Gabriela M. /Lampitt, Pamela R. /Murphy, Carol A. |
Permanently designates May as “Preeclampsia Awareness Month” in New Jersey. | ||
| AR-110 | Armato, John /Mazzeo, Vincent |
Urges county prosecutors to require law enforcement officers in county to be equipped with naloxone. | ||
| S-122 Sca
(A-1038) |
Weinberg, Loretta
/Sarlo, Paul A. (Johnson, Gordon M. |
Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credit for certain expenses incurred for production of certain films and digital media content; designated as Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act. | ||
| S-482 SaSca
(A-1704 AcaAaAa) |
Vitale, Joseph F.
(Vainieri Huttle, Valerie |
Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements. | ||
| S-699 Sca
(A3467) |
Ruiz, Teresa M./Cunningham, Sandra B./Pou, Nellie
(Schaer, Gary S./Quijano, Annette/Jasey, Mila M.) |
Allows certain students including undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for State student financial aid programs. | ||
| S-846 ScaScsAa
(A-3549 Aa) |
Turner, Shirley K.
/Cruz-Perez, Nilsa (Pintor Marin, Eliana |
Reinstates and extends duration of certain UEZs; requires DCA to study UEZ program and report recommendations to the Legislature.* | ||
| S-868
(A-2030) |
Sweeney, Stephen M.
/Vitale, Joseph F. (Coughlin, Craig J.) |
Permits candidates for school board to circulate petitions jointly and be bracketed together on ballot; permits short nonpolitical designation of principles on petitions and ballots. | ||
| S-879
(A-3116) |
Sweeney, Stephen M.
(Burzichelli, John J.) |
Amends definition of “existing major hazardous waste facility” in “Major Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Act.” | ||
| S-976 ScaSca
(A-1709) |
Vitale, Joseph F.
/Bateman, Christopher (Vainieri Huttle, Valerie |
“Revised State Medical Examiner Act”; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DOH. | ||
| S-1870 Sa
(A-3653) |
Vitale, Joseph F.
/Ruiz, M. Teresa (Speight, Shanique /Quijano, Annette /McKnight, Angela V.) |
Requires Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board to study racial and ethnic disparities that contribute to infant mortality. | ||
| S-1893
(A-3499) |
Sarlo, Paul A.
/Sweeney, Stephen M. (McKeon, John F. |
Authorizes municipality, county or school district to establish charitable funds for specific purposes; permits property tax credit for certain donations. | ||
| S-1894 Sca
(A-3506 Aca) |
Ruiz, M. Teresa
/Turner, Shirley K. (Lampitt, Pamela R. |
Requires “breakfast after the bell” program in all schools with 70% or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals. | ||
| S-1895
(A-3503) |
Ruiz, M. Teresa
/Turner, Shirley K. (Lampitt, Pamela R. |
Requires certain school districts to submit report on nonparticipation in “Community Eligibility Provision” of National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. | ||
| S-1896
(A-3502) |
Ruiz, M. Teresa |
