Here's what's on the agenda in Trenton on Thursday (February 19th):

 

SENATE QUORUM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

Senate Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Stack, Brian P.

Interviewed:

to be the Commissioner of the Department of Education:

Lily Laux of Austin, Texas to replace Kevin Dehmer, for the term prescribed by law.

to be the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services:

Dr. Stephen Cha of Washington, DC to replace Sarah M. Adelman, for the term prescribed by law.

to be the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs:

Vincent Solomeno, III of Red Bank to fill a vacancy, for the term prescribed by law.

in Federal Law Enforcement Activities Act-establish

S3521 [Timberlake, Britnee N./Johnson, Gordon M.+2], Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement & Immigrant Communities-concerns

Pending Introduction and/or Referral:

S3114 [Wimberly, Benjie E./Zwicker, Andrew+1], Law enforcement officer-reveal facial identity during cert public interactions

S3216 [Singleton, Troy/Greenstein, Linda R.], Transparency

S3522 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Zwicker, Andrew], Privacy Protection Act-concerns collection & sharing of certain personal info

Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Greenstein, Linda R.

S601 [Beach, James], Dylan's Law-req info be provided, approved personal flotation devices

S1227 [Greenstein, Linda R./Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.+4], Law Enforcement Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program-establish;$3M

S1233 [Greenstein, Linda R./O'Scanlon, Declan J.+3], Cop 2 Cop Sustainability Fund-establish, support telephone hotline program;$500K

S1290 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Automated license plate reader-concerns

S1294 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Sexual offenses, cert-permit exception to VCCO compensation reporting req

S1412 [Lagana, Joseph A./Greenstein, Linda R.], Police and fire interest arbitration-revises certain laws governing

S2106 [Moriarty, Paul D.], Private detectives-require to register their foreign employers with State Police

S2551 [O'Scanlon, Declan J./Beach, James+3], Epinephrine-requires law enforcement officers to carry

S2789 [McKnight, Angela V.], Law enforcement officer-required to have

updated photograph

SCR54 [Moriarty, Paul D.+2], First reponder, surviving spouse-provide property tax exemp, primary residence

Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Mukherji, Raj

S202 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Corrado, Kristin M.+2], Military installations in NJ-req Rutgers University study economic impact;$155K

S896 [Testa, Michael L./Singleton, Troy+2], Civil Air Patrol Fund-establish;

appropriate $100K

S1204 [Greenstein, Linda R./Singleton, Troy+1], Battlefield to Boardroom Act-provide CBT/income tax credit for vets qualif wages

S1839 [Singleton, Troy/Bucco, Anthony M.], Gold Star Family Annuity

Program-establish

S2457 [Bucco, Anthony M./Bramnick, Jon M.+7], Armed Forces of US or National Guard-permit excused absence, student enlisted

S2881 [Mukherji, Raj/Gopal, Vin+2], Veterans professional/occupational license/certification-profession board issue

S3215 [Singleton, Troy/Mukherji, Raj], Veterans Assistance Trust-establish

Pending Referral:

S3387 [Mukherji, Raj], NJ National Guard-concerns tuition benefits

Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting

Chair: Sen. Beach, James

The Committee will not meet.

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Committee Group (C) Scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Committee Group (D) Scheduled to meet

*Assembly Aging and Human Services Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Speight, Shanique

The committee will hear testimony on the status of the 9-8-8 Hotline to provide more effective suicide prevention in the State.

A2202 [Speight, Shanique/Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina+5], Medicaid coverage, remote maternal health svcs-estab pilot program to provide

A2207 [Speight, Shanique+4], Certified Medication Aide in Nursing Homes Staffing Support Act-concerns

A2247 [Speight, Shanique/Haider, Shama A.], Child care assistance program-maintain waiting list for persons applying

Assembly Budget Meeting

Chair: Asw. Pintor Marin, Eliana

The Committee will not meet.

Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Meeting

Chair: Asw. Haider, Shama A.

The Committee will not meet.

*Assembly Education Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 16,

4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina

The committee will receive testimony from invited guests on news reports of school budget deficits in several school districts across the State and what State policymakers should do to correct and prevent these situations in the future.

A1732 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Carter, Linda S.+1], Freedom Schools-approp annually funds collected, Social Equity Excise Fee;$3M

A3882 [Coughlin, Craig J./Quijano, Annette], Subsidized sch meal application-post link in prominent place on Internet website

A3887 [Karabinchak, Robert J./Stanley, Sterley S.+16], School bus monitoring systems-authorizes use

*Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Kennedy, James J.

A1318 [Miller, Cody D.+4], Lakes, certain State owned-req DEP provide public access for boats;$2M

A1872 [Kennedy, James J./Stanley, Sterley S.+5], Gardens, community-exempts composting on-site under certain conditions

A1873 [Kennedy, James J./Spearman, William W.+12], Flood mitigation projects-prioritize funding for projects that include/allow for

**Assembly Health Infrastructure Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Stanley, Sterley S.

The committee will receive testimony from invited guests on healthcare innovation in NJ, the State's ability to attract medical research and development, and its ability to integrate technological advancements into practice within New Jersey’s hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Assembly Judiciary Meeting

Chair: Asw. Park, Ellen J.

The Committee will not meet.

Assembly Labor Meeting

Chair: Asm. Verrelli, Anthony S.

The Committee will not meet.

*Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Tucker, Cleopatra G.

The committee will receive testimony from invited guests and representatives of the veteran community to share priorities for the coming session.

*Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Tully, Chris

A1323 [Miller, Cody D.+2], Video surveillance w/ artificial intelligence capabilities-adopt policy on use

A2312 [Peterpaul, Luanne M./Tully, Chris+5], Sexual exploitation/abuse of children-create separate crime for items depicting

A2738 [Katz, Andrea/Park, Ellen J.], Child endangerment via use of social media-creates penalty

A3064 [Tully, Chris/Speight, Shanique+7], Social media platforms-co-op w/ nonprofit org initiatives, nonconsensual images

A4013 [Katz, Andrea/Miller, Cody D.], Social media platforms, cert-take certain actions concerning user mental health

A4014 [Katz, Andrea/Morales, Carmen Theresa], Social Media Research Center-estab at 4-yr public institution of higher ed

A4015 [Katz, Andrea/Sweeney, Marisa], Kid Code Act-adopt Age-Appropriate Design Code for NJ, concerns minors' use

**Assembly State and Local Government Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Karabinchak, Robert J.

A1715 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina+34], John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of

NJ-establishes

A3503 [Lopez, Yvonne/Calabrese, Clinton+15], Goods and services-req public entities purchase 5% from Central Nonprofit Agency

A4073 [Pintor Marin, Eliana], Gubernatorial budget message to Legislature, Fiscal Year 2027-concerns

AJR118 [Karabinchak, Robert J.], South Plainfield Day-designate March 10, 2026 in NJ

Pending Intro and Referral:

A4072 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina], Public works contract-establishes minimum qualifications, persons employed

AR122 [Karabinchak, Robert J.], Thomas Mundy Peterson-honor, 1st African American to vote

*Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Moen, William F.

A1079 [Singh, Balvir], John Bull-designate as NJ State steam locomotive

A2388 [Moen, William F./Sampson, William B.+5], Historical roadside markers-require Travel & Tourism develop & maintain website

AJR93 [Katz, Andrea], Timbuctoo's 200th anniversary-celebrate and commemorates

Pending Referral:

A2391 [Moen, William F./Sauickie, Alex+1], 250th Anniversary Revolutionary War-authorize creation of license plates

*Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Calabrese, Clinton

The committee will receive testimony from invited guests on the New Jersey Target Zero Commission Action Plan.

New Jersey Law Revision Commission Meeting 10:00 AM

The Commission meeting will be conducted remotely. Members of the public who

wish to submit comments on any agenda item, or would like to participate, contact Veronica V. Fernandes in advance of the start time of the meeting, at: vvf@njlrc.org