The NJ Senate will meet on Thursday, October 29 at 2 p.m. Among the bills scheduled for votes are the following:
Environment
S938 (Pennacchio / Turner) – Exempts from local approvals installation of electric vehicle charging station at gasoline service station that meets certain requirements.
S2804 (Smith / Greenstein / Singleton) – Requires BPU to conduct certain analysis and comparison study of electric transmission grid operating in New Jersey.
Coronavirus
S2553 (Gopal / Kean) – Provides in-State tuition status to certain veterans and family members who attend public institutions of higher education during period of mandatory remote instruction due to public health emergencies.
S2691 (Greenstein) – Requires Division of Local Government Services to approve local unit budgets with excess anticipated miscellaneous revenue due to COVID-19 and authorizes school districts to maintain surplus at four percent for 2020-2021 school year.
S2784 (Cryan / Sarlo) – Dedicates personal protective equipment to long-term care facilities, home health agencies, hospice care providers, health care service firms, PACE programs, and certain community-based providers during public health emergency.
S2849 (Ruiz / Greenstein) – Directs NJ Department of Agriculture to request necessary waivers from US Department of Agriculture to provide food and meals during school closures due to COVID-19 public health emergency.
A4182 / S2873 (Giblin / Wimberly / Calabrese / Singleton / Cryan) – Requires landlord to allow tenant to make rent payment using credit card during COVID-19 pandemic.
A4282 / A4150 / S2566 / S2677 (Pinkin / Karabinchak / Benson / Diegnan / Gopal / Vitale) – Requires long term care facilities and hospitals to maintain minimum supply of personal protective equipment.
A4442 / S2755 (Downey / Benson / Houghtaling / Gopal / Bucco) – Authorizes individuals who have passed road test to use driving permit to operate motor vehicle for 60 days during COVID-19 public health emergency.
A4461 / S2698 (Lampitt / Jasey / Quijano / Ruiz / Turner) – Requires State to enter into contract and coordinate with certain cooperative purchasing systems for procurement of COVID-19 related goods and services by school districts and county colleges.
Vote to concur with Assembly Amendments to the following:
S2354 (Greenstein / Oroho / Bramnick) – Prohibits cancellation or nonrenewal of certain insurance policies and insurance premium finance agreements for a period of at least 60 days under certain circumstances after declaration of public health emergency, or state of emergency, or both.
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