Senate to Vote on Measures to Support Ukraine, Reduce Property Tax Burden, Expand Consumer Protections

March 2, 2022, 4:17 pm | in

Senate to Vote on Measures to Support Ukraine, Reduce Property Tax Burden, Expand Consumer Protections

Trenton – The full Senate will convene tomorrow, Thursday, March 3, at 2:00 P.M. to vote on various bills, including measures to apply public sanctions on Russia and express support for Ukraine. They will also consider legislation to reduce the property tax burden on homeowners and renters and expand consumer protections.

The following bills will be considered:

S.144 Sa Diegnan, Patrick J./ Beach, James	Establishes "COVID-19 Frontline and Healthcare Worker Memorial Commission."
S.330 Sca Singleton, Troy/ Scutari, Nicholas P.	Increases distribution to municipalities from Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund over two years to restore municipal aid reductions; requires additional aid to be subtracted from municipal property tax levy.
S.343 Sca Singleton, Troy/ Scutari, Nicholas P.	Increases, from 18 percent to 30 percent, amount of rental payments defined as rent constituting property taxes for purposes of deduction from gross income for property tax payments.
S.356 Gopal, Vin	Provides for lifetime disqualification from operating commercial motor vehicle and transportation network company vehicle for persons convicted of human trafficking.
S.380 Rice, Ronald L./ Pou, Nellie	Establishes Disparity in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities in Underrepresented Communities Commission in DCA.
S.464 Sca Sacco, Nicholas J./ Lagana, Joseph A.	Revises conditions for use of virtual or remote instruction to meet minimum 180-day school year requirement.
S.521 Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.	Expressly authorizes medical cannabis patients under 18 years of age to have up to four designated caregivers.
S.737/951 Scs Lagana, Joseph A./ Gopal, Vin/ Turner, Shirley K.	Excludes contributions made to certain retirement savings plans under gross income tax.
S.757 Sarlo, Paul A./ Oroho, Steven V.	Authorizes special occasion events at certain farms on preserved farmland, under certain conditions.
S.783 Sca Singleton, Troy/ Beach, James	Establishes Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund and Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council; provides for funds received from opioid settlements to support substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs.
S.891 Sca Pou, Nellie/ Scutari, Nicholas P.	Prohibits tax preparers from engaging in certain practices involving refund anticipation checks and loans.
S.902 Sca Pou, Nellie	Imposes consumer protection requirements on service contract providers.
S.1535 Greenstein, Linda R.	Permits counties to operate airports as county utilities; provides that bonds for county and municipal airport purposes be issued in accordance with provisions of "Local Bond Law."
S.1802 Cryan, Joseph P./ Scutari, Nicholas P.	Makes $25 million supplemental appropriation to HMFA for Capital Improvement Assistance Program.
S.1889 Sarlo, Paul	Imposes certain prohibitions on the State and local governments related to businesses associated with Russia.
SR.15 Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.	Urges DRPA to create toll discount program for military veterans.
SR.63 Scutari, Nicholas P./ Cryan, Joseph P.	Recognizes May 2 to 8, 2022, as Trenton Navy Week.
ACR.115 (SCR.88) Coughlin, Craig J./ DiMaio, John Cryan, Joseph P./ Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.	Condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine and supports Ukraine's government and citizens.

Senate to Vote on Measures to Support Ukraine, Reduce Property Tax Burden, Expand Consumer Protections

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