THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
**Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting 12:00 PM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton,
NJ
Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.
A2940 [Schaer, Gary S./Auth, Robert+4],
Medicaid & FamilyCare reimb
rate-estab min, pediatric spec care nursing facility
A3753 [Murphy, Carol A./Quijano, Annette+4],
Rape kits-imposes time constraints on submission and analysis
A3909 [Azzariti Jr., John V./Verrelli, Anthony
S.+21], Max's Law-req sch dists provide instruction,
dangers of fentanyl & xylazine
A4302 [Simmons, Heather/Tully, Chris],
Vlogger-requires family member to compensate minor, certain circumstances
A4374 [Carter, Linda S./Lopez, Yvonne+17],
Prevailing Wage Act-establishes criminal penalties, certain violations
A4434 [Katz, Andrea/Speight, Shanique+1],
Office of Disordered Eating Prev & Disordered Eating Prev Research Grant
Prog
A4664 [Katz, Andrea/Conaway, Herb+3], Social
media platform-proh promoting cert
practices/features, eating disorders
A4913 [Coughlin, Craig J./Speight, Shanique+3],
Develop housing-estab cert St funding preference, mun
that enhance opportunities
A4984 [Katz, Andrea/Haider, Shama A.],
Statewide Student Support Svcs prog-
expand svc provided, include
eating disorder
A5118 [Swain, Lisa+6], Health care
benefits-provide to disabled members of TPAF
and PERS
A5258 [Drulis,
Mitchelle/Freiman, Roy+9], Wineries, cert-sell products by the glass,
consumption in licensed salesrooms
A5355 [Atkins, Reginald W./Reynolds-Jackson,
Verlina+3], Special license plate-auth creation,
honoring Phi Beta Sigma & Zeta Phi Beta
A5358 [Haider, Shama A./McCoy, Tennille R.],
Secure Choice Saving Program-adjust qualification threshold
A5462 [Bailey, David/Danielsen, Joe+4],
Electric public utilities-develop and apply special tariff for data centers
A5592 [Donlon, Margie/Stanley, Sterley S.],
Source plasma donation centers-establish licensure requirement
A5778 [Spearman, William W.], Land preservation
programs-direct Garden St. Preserv. Trust perform audit;$150K
A5785 [Simmons, Heather], Preventive services, certain-provided on calendar
year basis
A5802 [Lopez, Yvonne], Longitudinal Data
System-establish
A6124 [Greenwald, Louis D./Moen, William F.],
Hotel/motel occupancy fee-concerns revenue collected, Div of Travel & Touism;&1M
A6129 [Pintor Marin, Eliana/Reynolds-Jackson,
Verlina+6], NJ 2-1-1 Partnership-make supplemental approp
to DHS for grant;$615K
A6201 [Verrelli, Anthony S.], SHBP-remove
language requiring achievement of
cost savings
A6213 [Donlon, Margie+1], Life
guard pension benefits-concerns; make new pension plans permissive
A6276 [Venezia, Michael], City of Newark, Ivy
Hill Park-modify authorized use of certain State aid
S1783 [McKnight, Angela V./Turner, Shirley
K.+2], Cursive handwriting in public schools-requires instruction
S2472 [Lagana, Joseph A./McKnight, Angela
V.+1], Medicaid & FamilyCare reimb
rate-estab min, pediatric spec care nursing facility
S2818 [Schepisi, Holly T./Gopal, Vin+14], Max's
Law-req sch dists provide instruction, dangers of
fentanyl & xylazine
S3089 [Cryan, Joseph P./Singleton, Troy+2],
Rape kits-imposes time constraints on submission and analysis
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026 (continued)
**Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting (continued)
S3183 [Burzichelli,
John J./Mukherji, Raj], Vlogger-requires family member to compensate minor,
certain circumstances
S3187 [Cryan, Joseph P./Wimberly, Benjie E.],
Prevailing Wage Act-establishes criminal penalties, certain violations
S3329 [Corrado, Kristin M./Mukherji, Raj],
Office of Disordered Eating Prev & Disordered Eating Prev Research Grant
Prog
S3446 [Pennacchio, Joseph/Bucco, Anthony M.+2],
Farmland Assessment Review Comm-estab, annually review & recommend changes
S3470 [Stack, Brian P./Steinhardt, Douglas J.],
Cyber-harassment, public servant or family member-upgrades to third degree
crime
S3529 [Stack, Brian P./Bramnick, Jon M.+2],
Signal jammers-criminalizes use
S3545 [McKeon, John F./Smith, Bob+16], Climate
Superfund Act-impose liability on certain fossil fuel
companies
S3862 [Corrado, Kristin M.], Statewide Student
Support Svcs prog-expand svc provided, include eating disorder
S3997 [Greenstein, Linda R./Turner, Shirley
K.+8], PERS-prov member & cert retiree same benefits, memb
enrolled before July 1, 2007
S4040 [Singleton, Troy/McKnight, Angela V.+8],
Goods and services-req public entities purchase 5% from Central Nonprofit
Agency
S4112 [Zwicker, Andrew/Beach, James+2],
Wineries, cert-sell products by the glass, consumption in licensed salesrooms
S4113 [Zwicker, Andrew/Beach, James+3], Winery
license holders, cert-sell wine produced by other winery licensees
S4153 [Burgess, Renee C.], Social media
platform-proh promoting cert practices/features,
eating disorders
S4223 [Lagana, Joseph A./Mukherji, Raj+2],
Health care benefits-provide to disabled members of TPAF and PERS
S4307 [Burzichelli,
John J./McKeon, John F.+1], Electric public utilities-develop and apply special
tariff for data centers
S4338 [Gopal, Vin/Singer, Robert W.], Source
plasma donation centers-establish licensure requirement
S4340 [Gopal, Vin], Theatrical
production-revise child labor laws concerning employment of minor
S4364 [Mukherji, Raj], Develop housing-estab cert St funding preference, mun that enhance
opportunities
S4471 [Timberlake, Britnee N./Singleton, Troy],
Special license plate-auth creation, honoring Phi Beta Sigma & Zeta Phi
Beta
S4564 [Singleton, Troy/Mukherji, Raj+1], Secure
Choice Saving Program-adjust qualification threshold
S4630 [McKeon, John F./Turner, Shirley K.+1],
Scrap tire storage, collection, & disposal-estab
hauler license & site permit
S4664 [Zwicker, Andrew/McKeon, John F.], United
States House of Representatives-revise process, filling vacancy from St.
S4709 [McKnight, Angela V./Turner, Shirley
K.+1], Energy assistance programs-require automatic enrollment, certain
households
S4713 [Gopal, Vin/Greenstein, Linda R.+3],
Charter schools-estab various req for school/board of
trustees memb/mgt org
S4716 [Gopal, Vin/Greenstein, Linda R.+3],
Charter school-concerns enrollment, student placements, reporting, &
athletics
S4732 [Johnson, Gordon M./Timberlake, Britnee
N.], NJ 2-1-1 Partnership-make supplemental approp to
DHS for grant;$615K
S4812 [Amato, Carmen F./Stack, Brian P.],
Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners-concerns recovery & rebuilding prog
S4841 [Moriarty, Paul D.], Home improvement
& elevation contractors-clarifies licensure requirements
S4864 [Gopal, Vin/Singleton, Troy+1], Project
labor agreements-enter into, cert local units for
projects below $5M
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026 (continued)
**Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting (continued)
S4875 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Citizen's Fund
Act-conveyance of cert assests to trust fd, public benefit plans
S4905 [Greenstein, Linda R./Mukherji, Raj],
Waterfront workers, certain-revise
statutory definition
S4913 [Burzichelli,
John J.], Preventive services, certain-provided on
calendar
year basis
S4955 [Beach, James], Hotel/motel occupancy
fee-concerns revenue collected, Div of Travel & Touism;&1M
S4967 [Gopal, Vin], Life
guard pension benefits-concerns; make new pension
plans permissive
S4974 [Diegnan,
Patrick J.], Votes at shareholder meetings-concerns
S4999 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Greenstein, Linda
R.], SHBP-remove language requiring achievement of cost savings
S5007 [Turner, Shirley K.], Land preservation
programs-direct Garden St. Preserv. Trust perform audit;$150K
S5014 [Johnson, Gordon M./Diegnan, Patrick
J.+1], Contracts, State-proh enter
into, limits ability to install & run cert
software
S5015 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Ambulatory care
facilities-changes, gross uniform receipts assessment charged
S5018 [Zwicker, Andrew], Real property &
improvements, cert-auth St. Treasurer to sell, Twp. of Clinton
S5020 [McKeon, John F.], City of Newark, Ivy
Hill Park-modify authorized use of certain State aid
S5024 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Longitudinal Data
System-establish
S5025 [Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I./Diegnan,
Patrick J.], Transformative projects under NJ Aspire Program, cert-concerns
requirements
S5026 [Stack, Brian P.], High
cost special education services, certain-
appropriate $3.25M
S5029 [Lagana, Joseph A./Gopal, Vin+1], School
nursing services pilot
program-establish
S5030 [Mukherji, Raj/Zwicker, Andrew], Film
& digital media content production tax credit program-modifies cert req
S5031 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Sports &
entertainment projects, certain-authorize tax credits
S5032 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Deferred
compensation plan-estab financial advisory services
for participants
S5034 [Vitale, Joseph F./Gopal, Vin],
Hospitals-estab pilot program to support certain
services when relocating;$3M
S5035 [Vitale, Joseph F./Gopal, Vin], Federal
& State Medicaid-concerns Statewide entities to optimize resources
Pending Referral:
A5987 [Peterpaul, Luanne M.], Community
Resources funding, certain-
reassign distribution
S4137 [Gopal, Vin/Greenstein, Linda R.+3],
Grant program to enhance local government efficiency-establish;$1.5M
S4816 [Vitale, Joseph F.+2], Certificate of
need exemption list-expand
S4860 [Gopal, Vin], Community Resources
funding, certain-reassign distribution
**Senate Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton,
NJ
Chair: Sen. Stack, Brian P.
Considered:
to be a member of The College of NJ - Board of
Trustees:
Suchir Govindarajan of Bridgewater to replace Tammy
Tibbetts, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Atlantic County Board of
Taxation:
Joanne Famularo of Pleasantville to replace William
Polistina, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Board of Examiners of
Electrical Contractors:
Joseph Knecht, Jr. of Tabernacle
to fill a vacancy, for the term prescribed by law.
Gino Pasqualone of Columbus to succeed himself, for
the term prescribed by law.
Harry Sassaman of South River to replace Anthony
Anzelone, for the term prescribed by law.
Constantine Papademas of
Montville to succeed himself, for the term prescribed
by law.
Christopher Cunningham of Hasbrouck Heights to
replace Arthur Jacobs, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Camden County Board of
Taxation:
Brett Hina of Haddon Township to fill a vacancy, for
the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the College of NJ - Board of
Trustees:
James Allen of Trenton to succeed himself, for the
term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Delaware and Raritan
Canal Commission:
Caryl Shoffner of South Bound Brook to succeed
herself, for the term prescribed
by law.
Phillip Lubitz of Stockton to succeed himself, for
the term prescribed by law.
Matthew Walsh of Flemington to replace John Reiser,
Jr., for the term prescribed
by law.
to be a member of the Gloucester County Board
of Taxation:
Bradley Blubaugh of Sewell to succeed himself, for
the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Middlesex County Board of
Taxation:
Gary Hirsch of North Brunswick to replace Kevin Egan,
for the term prescribed
by law.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026 (continued)
**Senate Judiciary Meeting (continued)
to be a member of the NJ Cultural Trust Board
of Trustees:
Bette Daniele of Metuchen to succeed herself, for the
term prescribed by law.
John Paul Nicolaides of Red Bank to succeed himself,
for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Institute of
Technology University Board of Trustees:
Jason Baynes of Paramus to succeed himself, for the
term prescribed by law.
Demetrios Stamatis of Spring Lake to succeed himself,
for the term prescribed
by law.
Dhiraj Shah of Morristown to succeed himself, for the
term prescribed by law.
Norma Clayton of Wildwood, MO to succeed herself, for
the term prescribed by law.
Robert Cohen of Naples, FL to succeed himself, for
the term prescribed by law.
Gary Dahms of Allenwood to succeed himself, for the
term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Public Employment
Relations Commission:
David Hines of Millstone to replace Craig Ford, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Schools Development
Authority:
Michael McLaughlin of Hillsborough to replace Daniel
Gumble, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ State Council on the
Arts:
Vedra Chandler of Camden to replace Lana Gold Walder,
for the term prescribed by law, currently set to expire December 12, 2027.
Robin Gurin of Califon to replace Michael Penna, for
the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission:
Josh Zielinski of Montclair to replace Thomas Tucci,
for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Rutgers University -
Board of Trustees:
Jeanne Fox of New Brunswick to succeed herself, for
the term prescribed by law.
Derrick Green of Southampton to replace Hollis
Copeland, for the term prescribed
by law.
to be a member of the State Board of
Polysomnography:
David Oczos of Jersey City to replace Gerald Ferencz,
for the term prescribed by law, currently set to expire March 15, 2028.
Sylvana Serrano of Cliffside Park to replace Michael
Lahey, for the term prescribed by law, currently set to expire November 29,
2026.
to be a member of the State Investment Council:
Deepak Raj of Princeton to succeed himself, for the
term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the State Real Estate
Appraiser Board:
Michael Timoni of Colonia to replace Denise Siegel,
for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Stockton University Board
of Trustees:
Mary Maples of Lincroft to succeed
herself, for the term prescribed by law.
Madeleine Deininger of Sonoma, CA to succeed herself,
for the term prescribed
by law.
Collins Days, Sr. of Atlantic City
to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.
Interviewed:
to be a Judge of the Division of Workers'
Compensation:
Honorable Robert D. Thuring of Spotswood to succeed
himself, for the term prescribed by law.
Honorable Mary H. Casey of Brielle to succeed
herself, for the term prescribed
by law.
Richard B. Rubenstein of Chatham for the term
prescribed by law.
Honorable Anthony R. Mautone, Jr. of Millburn to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a Judge of the Superior Court:
Janine Danks Fox of Medford to
succeed the Honorable Jeanne T. Covert, J.S.C., following her
retirement, for the term prescribed by law.
Shantika F. Dorsey of Tinton Falls to succeed the
Honorable Mark A. Troncone, J.S.C., following his retirement, for the term
prescribed by law, ending 7 years from the date of appointment.
Jeffrey D. Noonan of Scotch Plains to succeed the
Honorable Robert Kirsch, J.S.C., for the term prescribed by law.
Kandace L. Clarke of Bloomfield to succeed the
Honorable Linda Lordi Cavanaugh, J.S.C., following her retirement, for the term
prescribed by law.
Lawrence H. Shapiro of West Long Branch to succeed
the Honorable Richard W. English, J.S.C., following his retirement, for the
term prescribed by law.
William G. Neafsey of Oakland to succeed the
Honorable Marilyn C. Clark, J.S.C., following her retirement, for the term
prescribed by law.
Jacqueline Boulos of Monroe to succeed the Honorable
Alberto Rivas, J.S.C., following his retirement, for the term prescribed by
law.
William F. Waldron, Jr. of Metuchen to succeed the
Honorable Joseph Paone, J.S.C., following his retirement, for the term
prescribed by law.
Falguni Patel of Colonia to succeed the Honorable
Deborah J. Venezia, J.S.C., following her retirement, for the term prescribed
by law.
to be a member of the Board of Directors of
University Hospital:
Sarah Adelman of Moorestown to replace Annette
Catino, for the term prescribed
by law.
Amir Jones of East Orange to replace Tanya Hughes
Freeman, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Delaware River Joint Toll
Bridge Commission:
John Di Veronica of Ewing to replace Yuki Moore
Laurenti, for the term prescribed
by law.
Michael Lavery of Hackettstown to
succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.
Lori Ciesla of Phillipsburg to succeed herself, for
the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Gateway Development
Commission:
Justin Braz of Bordentown to replace Amy Rosen, for
the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Highlands Water
Protection and Planning Council:
Kelley Smith of Phillipsburg to replace Abigail
Postma, for the term prescribed by law.
Helen Le Frois of Newton to replace Michael Francis,
for the term prescribed by law.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026 (continued)
**Senate Judiciary Meeting (continued)
to be a member of the NJ Board of Public
Utilities:
Emma Rebhorn of Maplewood to replace Joseph
Fiordaliso, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Transit Corporation:
Evan Weiss of Frenchtown to succeed
himself, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Turnpike Authority:
Ulises Diaz of Rutherford to succeed himself, for the
term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the State Parole Board:
Honorable Christopher Bateman of Neshanic Station to
replace Thomas Haaf, for the term prescribed by law.
Thurselle Chisolm-Williams
of East Orange to replace Julio Marenco, for the term prescribed by law.
to be an Administrative Law Judge:
Barbara A. Singer of Holmdel for the term prescribed
by law.
to be the Hudson County Prosecutor:
Wayne L. Mello of Saddle River to succeed Esther
Suarez, for the term prescribed
by law.
S4870 [McKnight, Angela V./Ruiz, M. Teresa+2],
Defendants who are victims of abuse, certain-concerns
sentencing
S4871 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/McKnight, Angela V.+1],
Defendants who are victims of abuse, certain-concerns expungement process
S5036 [Johnson, Gordon M./Mukherji, Raj+1],
Safe Communities Act-require AG develop certain model policies
S5037 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Zwicker, Andrew],
Privacy Protection Act-concerns collection & sharing of certain personal
info
S5038 [Timberlake, Britnee N./Johnson, Gordon
M.+1], Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement & Immigrant
Communities-concerns
ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers
Committees at the Call of the Speaker
**Assembly Appropriations Meeting 11:30 AM
Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton,
NJ
Chair: Asw. Swain, Lisa
A928 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Verrelli,
Anthony S.], Roadways surrounding State capital complex-requires maintenance
A1457 [Karabinchak,
Robert J./Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina], General Contractor Licensing Act-provides
for licensure
A2145 [Moen, William F./Stanley, Sterley
S.+28], First responders diagnosed w/post-traumatic stress disorder-prov emp
protections
A3561 [Schaer, Gary S./Auth, Robert+16], Crime
of doxxing-establishes
A3731 [Murphy, Carol A.+1], Lisa's Law-4 yr.
pilot prog for electronic monitoring of domestic viol offenders
A4083 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Sumter,
Shavonda E.+42], John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of NJ-establishes
A4463 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Ramirez,
Jessica+7], Rehabilitative release-provide for certain incarcerated persons
A4604 [DeAngelo, Wayne P.+1], Division of State
Police-expands rank and grade titles
A4628 [Hutchison, Dan/Donlon, Margie+1],
Continuous glucose monitoring sys-req health coverage, glycogen storage disease
A4674 [Rodriguez, Gabriel/Park, Ellen J.+1],
Cyber-harassment, public servant or family member-upgrades to third degree
crime
A4694 [Lopez, Yvonne/Hall, Garnet R.], Female
Incarcerated Person's Rights Protection Act-establish
A4748 [Quijano, Annette/DeAngelo, Wayne P.+2],
SPRS retirees, certain-extends accidential death
benefit for survivors
A4872 [Lopez, Yvonne/Donlon, Margie+4],
Residential dwelling units-proh facilitation,
agreement among rental prop owners
A5012 [Sauickie,
Alex/Calabrese, Clinton], Tree Experts & Tree Care Operators Licensing
Act-prov enforce & penal provisions
A5042 [Lopez, Yvonne/Calabrese, Clinton+18],
Goods and services-req public entities purchase 5% from Central Nonprofit
Agency
A5308 [Donlon, Margie/Peterpaul, Luanne M.+3],
Grant program to enhance local government efficiency-establish;$1.5M
A5371 [Sampson, William B./McCoy, Tennille R.],
Administration of employer payroll tax-concerns
A5394 [Venezia, Michael/Kennedy, James J.], Constr projects-utilize plastic materials, cert
postconsumer recycled content
A5634 [Murphy, Carol A.+1], Residential
Facility Quality of Care Improvement Fund-enhance enforce auth
A5751 [Murphy, Carol A.], Children's Partial
Hospitalization Pilot Program-directs DHS to establish
A5758 [Morales, Carmen Theresa+1], Lambda Theta
Alpha Sorority, Inc. license plates-authorize creation
A5870 [Sampson, William B./Quijano, Annette],
On-demand micro transit programs-estab requirements
for operating in NJ
A5886 [Collazos-Gill, Alixon/Drulis, Mitchelle], United States House of
Representatives-revise process, filling vacancy from St.
A5983 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Drulis,
Mitchelle+2], Division of State Police Internet Crimes Against Children
Unit-suppl approp;$3M
A6039 [Haider, Shama A./Park, Ellen J.],
Palisades Interstate Park Comm.-make suppl approp,
cert constr projects;$45M
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026 (continued)
**Assembly Appropriations Meeting (continued)
A6073 [Calabrese, Clinton/Park, Ellen J.],
Mail-in ballot-allow voter to cure due to envelope deficiencies or missing cert
A6113 [Sumter, Shavonda E./Abdelaziz, Al],
Paterson Great Falls Natl. Park-support stadium, entertainment, & tourism;$4M
A6179 [Karabinchak,
Robert J.], Solid waste or soil & fill recyclable materials-modifies
provisions for licenses
A6235 [Kennedy, James J./Carter, Linda S.],
Motorized bicycles-regulate
A6267 [Atkins, Reginald W.], Cannabis
Regulatory Commission-make various changes to membership
A6278 [Spearman, William W.], Farmland &
Woodland Tax Assessment Integrity & Investment Act-concerns
A6283 [Greenwald, Louis D./Moen, William F.+2],
Saving Our Diners & Protecting Our Past Act-provide certain tax incentives
A6298 [Greenwald, Louis D.], Transformative
projects under NJ Aspire Program, cert-concerns requirements
A6306 [Pintor Marin, Eliana], Sports &
entertainment projects, certain-authorize
tax credits
A6308 [Park, Ellen J.+1], Safe Communities
Act-require AG develop certain
model policies
A6309 [Quijano, Annette/Park, Ellen J.],
Privacy Protection Act-concerns collection & sharing of certain personal
info
A6310 [Park, Ellen J.+1], Strengthening Trust
Between Law Enforcement & Immigrant Communities-concerns
A6313 [Donlon, Margie], Hospitals-estab pilot program to support certain services when relocating;$3M
A6314 [Donlon, Margie], Federal & State
Medicaid-concerns Statewide entities to optimize resources
S1385 [Singleton, Troy/Amato, Carmen F.+2],
Lisa's Law-4 yr. pilot prog for electronic monitoring of domestic viol
offenders
S1577 [Turner, Shirley K./Mukherji, Raj+1],
Roadways surrounding State capital complex-requires maintenance
S2373 [Beach, James/Greenstein, Linda R.+5],
First responders diagnosed w/post-traumatic stress disorder-prov emp
protections
S3607 [Sarlo, Paul A./Cryan, Joseph P.+6], SPRS
retirees, certain-extends accidential death benefit
for survivors
S3750 [Vitale, Joseph F./Bucco, Anthony M.+1],
Residential Facility Quality of Care Improvement Fund-enhance enforce auth
S3802 [Smith, Bob/McKeon, John F.+1], Constr projects-utilize plastic materials, cert
postconsumer recycled content
S3906 [Sarlo, Paul A./Lagana, Joseph A.+1],
Tree Experts & Tree Care Operators Licensing Act-prov enforce & penal
provisions
S4219 [Mukherji, Raj+1], Administration of
employer payroll tax-concerns
S4733 [Johnson, Gordon M.], Palisades
Interstate Park Comm.-make suppl approp, cert constr projects;$45M
S4831 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], P.L.2021,
c.489-extends certain provisions
S4835 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Mail-in ballot-allow
voter to cure due to envelope deficiencies or missing cert
Pending Referral:
A1888 [Verrelli, Anthony S./Atkins, Reginald
W.+4], Residents of long-term care facilities-provide certain protections
A2258 [Lopez, Yvonne/McCoy, Tennille R.+10],
Code Red alert-creates to shelter at-risk individuals during hot weather
A4051 [Haider, Shama A./Peterpaul, Luanne
M.+33], Pet Purchase Protection Act-prohibit sale,
cats, dogs or rabbits by pet shops
A4125 [Kean, Sean T.+1], Conservation
restrictions, certain-directs DEP lift as condition of CAFRA permit
A4137 [Calabrese, Clinton/Atkins, Reginald
W.+4], Invasive plant species-prohibits sale distribution or propagation
without permit
A4860 [Calabrese, Clinton/Danielsen, Joe+2],
Alcoholic beverage licenses-allow seasonal retail holder, exchange for
full-year
A5157 [Collazos-Gill, Alixon/Donlon, Margie+5],
Food service businesses-proh providing single-use
utensils and condiments
A5160 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Verrelli,
Anthony S.+38], PERS-prov member & cert retiree same benefits, memb enrolled before July 1, 2007
A5588 [Donlon, Margie], Theatrical
production-revise child labor laws concerning employment of minor
A5636 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Sauickie, Alex], Child abuse or neglect-revise definition,
include between 18 & 21, cert setting
A5638 [Speight, Shanique+1], Disability
Mortality and Abuse Prevention Advisory Committee-estab;
make approp
A5935 [Peterpaul, Luanne M./Reynolds-Jackson,
Verlina+3], Charter school-concerns enrollment, student placements, reporting,
& athletics
A5936 [Peterpaul, Luanne M./Reynolds-Jackson,
Verlina+3], Charter schools-estab various req for
school/board of trustees memb/mgt org
A5968 [Lopez, Yvonne/Pintor Marin, Eliana+3],
Defendants who are victims of abuse, certain-concerns
sentencing
A5969 [Lopez, Yvonne/Pintor Marin, Eliana+2],
Defendants who are victims of abuse, certain-concerns expungement process
A5989 [Lopez, Yvonne], Commission on Latino
& Hispanic Heritage-revise cert membership requirements
A6105 [Hutchison, Dan/Miller, Cody D.], Home
improvement & elevation contractors-clarifies licensure requirements
A6118 [Greenwald, Louis D.], Municipal
Stabilization & Recovery Act-extend certain provisions for 5 years
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026 (continued)
**Assembly Appropriations Meeting (continued)
A6119 [Greenwald, Louis D./Murphy, Carol A.+1],
Certificate of need exemption
list-expand
A6149 [Tully, Chris], School nursing services
pilot program-establish
A6219 [Moen, William F.], FY2026 approp act-amend, reassign to Parkside Bus. & Community
in Partnership
A6268 [Swain, Lisa/Tully, Chris], P.L.2022,
c.9-expand provisions under
certain circumstances
A6270 [Rumpf, Brian E.], Superstorm
Sandy-impacted homeowners-concerns recovery & rebuilding prog
A6292 [Drulis,
Mitchelle/Freiman, Roy], Real property & improvements, cert-auth St.
Treasurer to sell, Twp. of Clinton
A6296 [Greenwald, Louis D./DiMaio, John],
Centenary University-expand authorized use of grant funding
A6302 [Rodriguez, Gabriel], High
cost special education services, certain-
appropriate $3.25M
A6307 [Pintor Marin, Eliana], Film &
digital media content production tax credit program-modifies cert req
S1029 [Greenstein, Linda R./Smith, Bob+3],
Invasive plant species-prohibits sale distribution or propagation without
permit
S1962 [Vitale, Joseph F./Singer, Robert W.+1],
Residents of long-term care facilities-provide certain protections
S2160 [Sarlo, Paul A./Greenstein, Linda R.+1],
Alcoholic beverage licenses-allow seasonal retail holder, exchange for
full-year
S2346 [Turner, Shirley K./McKnight, Angela
V.+4], Code Red alert-creates to shelter at-risk individuals during hot weather
S3517 [Greenstein, Linda R./Bucco, Anthony
M.+4], Division of State Police-expands rank and grade titles
S3751 [Cryan, Joseph P./Vitale, Joseph F.+4],
Child abuse or neglect-revise definition, include between 18 & 21, cert
setting
S3754 [Vitale, Joseph F./McKnight, Angela
V.+3], Disability Mortality and Abuse Prevention Advisory Committee-estab; make approp
S4809 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Commission on Latino
& Hispanic Heritage-revise cert membership requirements
S4845 [Burzichelli,
John J./Testa, Michael L.], Municipal Stabilization & Recovery Act-extend
certain provisions for 5 years
S4879 [Greenstein, Linda R./Amato, Carmen F.],
Division of State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit-suppl approp;$3M
S4925 [Sarlo, Paul A.], P.L.2022, c.9-expand
provisions under certain circumstances
S5021 [Sarlo, Paul A./Steinhardt, Douglas
J.+2], Centenary University-expand authorized use of grant funding
*Joint State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee
Meeting 11:30 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor,
State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.
Notices of Proposed Leases of various State
Departments: 4360, 0413, 4419, 4691, 4782, 4783, 4785, 4789, 4359, 4778, 4531,
4764, 3665, 4746, 4346, 4423, 4791, 4722, 4738, 4739.
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026
****SENATE SESSION 12:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session:
A2940 [Schaer, Gary S./Auth, Robert+4],
Medicaid & FamilyCare reimb
rate-estab min, pediatric spec care nursing facility
A3360 [Carter, Linda S./Quijano, Annette+5],
Municipal homelessness-establish trust funds & adoption of housing plans
A3753 [Murphy, Carol A./Quijano, Annette+4],
Rape kits-imposes time constraints on submission and analysis
A3909 [Azzariti Jr., John V./Verrelli, Anthony
S.+21], Max's Law-req sch dists provide instruction,
dangers of fentanyl & xylazine
A4254 [Carter, Linda S./Wimberly, Benjie E.+8],
Transcript release restrictions-establishes limits at instit
of higher education
A4302 [Simmons, Heather/Tully, Chris],
Vlogger-requires family member to compensate minor, certain circumstances
A4374 [Carter, Linda S./Lopez, Yvonne+17],
Prevailing Wage Act-establishes criminal penalties, certain violations
A4434 [Katz, Andrea/Speight, Shanique+1],
Office of Disordered Eating Prev & Disordered Eating Prev Research Grant
Prog
A4436 [Karabinchak,
Robert J.+1], Construction code fees-requires local
unit to accept electronic payment
A4618 [Verrelli, Anthony S./Lopez, Yvonne+8],
Official inspection facility-concerns employment following contract renewal
A4664 [Katz, Andrea/Conaway, Herb+3], Social
media platform-proh promoting cert
practices/features, eating disorders
A4875 [Dunn, Aura K.], Farmland Assessment
Review Comm-estab, annually
review & recommend changes
A4899 [Carter, Linda S./Lopez, Yvonne+10],
Application fee-proh resid landlord charging, greater
than cost of credit check
A4913 [Coughlin, Craig J./Speight, Shanique+3],
Develop housing-estab cert St funding preference, mun
that enhance opportunities
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026 (continued)
****SENATE SESSION (continued)
A4974 [Greenwald, Louis D./Reynolds-Jackson,
Verlina+4], Machine gun conversion devices-establish criminal penalties, sale
& possession
A4984 [Katz, Andrea/Haider, Shama A.],
Statewide Student Support Svcs prog-expand svc
provided, include eating disorder
A5018 [Park, Ellen J./Karabinchak,
Robert J.], Juvenile defendants-concerns rights, elect to be tried as adults
A5052 [Katz, Andrea/Carter, Linda S.+9],
Behavioral health issues affecting children-req coverage, screen/prevent/treat
A5118 [Swain, Lisa+6], Health care
benefits-provide to disabled members of TPAF
and PERS
A5258 [Drulis,
Mitchelle/Freiman, Roy+9], Wineries, cert-sell products by the glass,
consumption in licensed salesrooms
A5355 [Atkins, Reginald W./Reynolds-Jackson,
Verlina+3], Special license plate-auth creation,
honoring Phi Beta Sigma & Zeta Phi Beta
A5358 [Haider, Shama A./McCoy, Tennille R.],
Secure Choice Saving Program-adjust qualification threshold
A5462 [Bailey, David/Danielsen, Joe+4],
Electric public utilities-develop and apply special tariff for data centers
A5592 [Donlon, Margie/Stanley, Sterley S.],
Source plasma donation centers-establish licensure requirement
A5778 [Spearman, William W.], Land preservation
programs-direct Garden St.
Preserv. Trust perform
audit;$150K
A5785 [Simmons, Heather], Preventive services, certain-provided on calendar
year basis
A5802 [Lopez, Yvonne], Longitudinal Data
System-establish
A5901 [Bailey, David/Karabinchak,
Robert J.+1], Preserv. farmland-auth construction/installation/operation, cert
energy projects
A5987 [Peterpaul, Luanne M.], Community
Resources funding, certain-
reassign distribution
A6008 [Fantasia, Dawn], Epinephrine
administration-expand mechanisms permitted
in schools
A6124 [Greenwald, Louis D./Moen, William F.],
Hotel/motel occupancy fee-concerns revenue collected, Div of Travel & Touism;&1M
A6129 [Pintor Marin, Eliana/Reynolds-Jackson,
Verlina+6], NJ 2-1-1 Partnership-make supplemental approp
to DHS for grant;$615K
A6201 [Verrelli, Anthony S.], SHBP-remove
language requiring achievement of
cost savings
A6276 [Venezia, Michael], City of Newark, Ivy
Hill Park-modify authorized use of certain State aid
S357 [Diegnan,
Patrick J./Polistina, Vincent J.], Juvenile
defendants-concerns rights, elect to be tried as adults
S1783 [McKnight, Angela V./Turner, Shirley
K.+4], Cursive handwriting in public schools-requires instruction
S2472 [Lagana, Joseph A./McKnight, Angela
V.+1], Medicaid & FamilyCare reimb
rate-estab min, pediatric spec care nursing facility
S2818 [Schepisi, Holly T./Gopal, Vin+15], Max's
Law-req sch dists provide instruction, dangers of
fentanyl & xylazine
S2840 [Singer, Robert W.+1], Conservation
restrictions, certain-directs DEP lift as condition of CAFRA permit
S3089 [Cryan, Joseph P./Singleton, Troy+2],
Rape kits-imposes time constraints on submission and analysis
S3183 [Burzichelli,
John J./Mukherji, Raj+1], Vlogger-requires family member to compensate minor,
certain circumstances
S3187 [Cryan, Joseph P./Wimberly, Benjie E.],
Prevailing Wage Act-establishes criminal penalties, certain violations
S3280 [Zwicker, Andrew/Turner, Shirley K.],
Transcript release restrictions-establishes limits at instit
of higher education
S3323 [Henry, Owen/Diegnan,
Patrick J.+1], Construction code fees-requires local unit to accept electronic
payment
S3329 [Corrado, Kristin M./Mukherji, Raj],
Office of Disordered Eating Prev & Disordered Eating Prev Research Grant
Prog
S3416 [Bramnick, Jon M./Lagana, Joseph A.+1],
Health insur carrier network adequacy standards-estab addl, cert specialists
S3435 [Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I./Turner, Shirley
K.+3], Official inspection facility-concerns employment following contract
renewal
S3446 [Pennacchio, Joseph/Bucco, Anthony M.+2],
Farmland Assessment Review Comm-estab, annually review & recommend changes
S3470 [Stack, Brian P./Steinhardt, Douglas
J.+1], Cyber-harassment, public servant or family member-upgrades to third
degree crime
S3529 [Stack, Brian P./Bramnick, Jon M.+3],
Signal jammers-criminalizes use
S3659 [Stack, Brian P./Mukherji, Raj+1],
Application fee-proh resid landlord charging, greater
than cost of credit check
S3862 [Corrado, Kristin M.], Statewide Student
Support Svcs prog-expand svc provided, include eating disorder
S3893 [Greenstein, Linda R./Singleton, Troy+3],
Machine gun conversion devices-establish criminal penalties, sale &
possession
S4018 [Vitale, Joseph F./Scutari, Nicholas
P.+5], Behavioral health issues-req coverage for screening, prevention &
treatment svcs
S4040 [Singleton, Troy/McKnight, Angela V.+8],
Goods and services-req public entities purchase 5% from Central Nonprofit
Agency
S4112 [Zwicker, Andrew/Beach, James+3],
Wineries, cert-sell products by the glass, consumption
in licensed salesrooms
S4137 [Gopal, Vin/Greenstein, Linda R.+3],
Grant program to enhance local government efficiency-establish;$1.5M
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026 (continued)
****SENATE SESSION (continued)
S4153 [Burgess, Renee C.], Social media
platform-proh promoting cert practices/features,
eating disorders
S4223 [Lagana, Joseph A./Mukherji, Raj+2],
Health care benefits-provide to disabled members of TPAF and PERS
S4307 [Burzichelli,
John J./McKeon, John F.+1], Electric public utilities-develop and apply special
tariff for data centers
S4338 [Gopal, Vin/Singer, Robert W.], Source
plasma donation centers-establish licensure requirement
S4340 [Gopal, Vin], Theatrical
production-revise child labor laws concerning employment of minor
S4364 [Mukherji, Raj/Wimberly, Benjie E.],
Develop housing-estab cert St funding preference, mun
that enhance opportunities
S4471 [Timberlake, Britnee N./Singleton, Troy],
Special license plate-auth creation, honoring Phi Beta Sigma & Zeta Phi
Beta
S4545 [Testa, Michael L./Turner, Shirley K.+5],
Epinephrine administration-expand mechanisms permitted in schools
S4564 [Singleton, Troy/Mukherji, Raj+2], Secure
Choice Saving Program-adjust qualification threshold
S4630 [McKeon, John F./Turner, Shirley K.+1],
Scrap tire storage, collection, & disposal-estab
hauler license & site permit
S4664 [Zwicker, Andrew/McKeon, John F.], United
States House of Representatives-revise process, filling vacancy from St.
S4690 [Burzichelli,
John J.], Preserv. farmland-auth construction/installation/operation, cert
energy projects
S4709 [McKnight, Angela V./Turner, Shirley
K.+2], Energy assistance programs-require automatic enrollment, certain
households
S4713 [Gopal, Vin/Greenstein, Linda R.+3],
Charter schools-estab various req for school/board of
trustees memb/mgt org
S4716 [Gopal, Vin/Greenstein, Linda R.+3],
Charter school-concerns enrollment, student placements, reporting, &
athletics
S4732 [Johnson, Gordon M./Timberlake, Britnee
N.], NJ 2-1-1 Partnership-make supplemental approp to
DHS for grant;$615K
S4812 [Amato, Carmen F./Stack, Brian P.],
Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners-concerns recovery & rebuilding prog
S4816 [Vitale, Joseph F.+2], Certificate of
need exemption list-expand
S4832 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Municipal
homelessness-establish trust funds & adoption of housing plans
S4834 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Motorized
bicycles-regulate
S4841 [Moriarty, Paul D.+1], Home improvement
& elevation contractors-clarifies licensure requirements
S4860 [Gopal, Vin], Community Resources
funding, certain-reassign distribution
S4864 [Gopal, Vin/Singleton, Troy+2], Project
labor agreements-enter into, cert local units for
projects below $5M
S4870 [McKnight, Angela V./Ruiz, M. Teresa+2],
Defendants who are victims of abuse, certain-concerns
sentencing
S4871 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/McKnight, Angela V.+1],
Defendants who are victims of
abuse, certain-concerns expungement process
S4905 [Greenstein, Linda R./Mukherji, Raj],
Waterfront workers, certain-revise
statutory definition
S4913 [Burzichelli,
John J.], Preventive services, certain-provided on
calendar
year basis
S4955 [Beach, James], Hotel/motel occupancy
fee-concerns revenue collected, Div of Travel & Touism;&1M
S4974 [Diegnan,
Patrick J.], Votes at shareholder meetings-concerns
S4999 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Greenstein, Linda
R.], SHBP-remove language requiring achievement of cost savings
S5007 [Turner, Shirley K./Wimberly, Benjie E.],
Land preservation programs-direct Garden St. Preserv. Trust perform
audit;$150K
S5014 [Johnson, Gordon M./Diegnan, Patrick
J.+1], Contracts, State-proh enter
into, limits ability to install & run cert
software
S5015 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Ambulatory care
facilities-changes, gross uniform receipts assessment charged
S5018 [Zwicker, Andrew], Real property &
improvements, cert-auth St. Treasurer to sell, Twp. of Clinton
S5020 [McKeon, John F.], City of Newark, Ivy
Hill Park-modify authorized use of certain State aid
S5024 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Longitudinal Data
System-establish
S5025 [Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I./Diegnan,
Patrick J.], Transformative projects under NJ Aspire Program, cert-concerns
requirements
S5026 [Stack, Brian P.], High
cost special education services, certain-
appropriate $3.25M
S5029 [Lagana, Joseph A./Gopal, Vin+1], School
nursing services pilot
program-establish
S5030 [Mukherji, Raj/Zwicker, Andrew], Film
& digital media content production tax credit program-modifies cert req
S5031 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Sports &
entertainment projects, certain-authorize tax credits
S5032 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Deferred
compensation plan-estab financial advisory services
for participants
S5034 [Vitale, Joseph F./Gopal, Vin],
Hospitals-estab pilot program to support certain
services when relocating;$3M
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026 (continued)
ASSEMBLY SESSION 12:00 PM Assembly Chambers
Voting Session:
A588 [Stanley, Sterley S./Atkins, Reginald
W.+2], Pharmaceutical services in long-term care facilities-regulates provision
A920 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/McCoy, Tennille
R.+29], Optometrists-updates scope of practice
A1375 [Marenco, Julio/Moen, William F.+16],
Veterans-establishes special
license plates
A2138 [Moen, William F./Danielsen, Joe+9], DMVA
mobile application-req to develop, provide guidance on available resources
A2308 [Swain, Lisa/Danielsen, Joe+4], State
House Complex-requires environmental sustainability plan
A3451 [Quijano, Annette/Reynolds-Jackson,
Verlina+3], Family leave-revise law concerning reinstatement of employee
A3865 [Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina/Speight,
Shanique+6], Cursive handwriting-public schools required to include instruction
A4562 [Bagolie,
Rosaura/Freiman, Roy+5], Deferred compensation plans-implement automatic
enrollment of employees
A4598 [Lopez, Yvonne/Flynn, Victoria A.],
For-profit debt adjusters-eligible for licensing to conduct business in State
A4750 [Murphy, Carol A./Park, Ellen J.+2],
Employer reporting requirements-concerns
A5048 [Katz, Andrea/Peterpaul, Luanne M.+5],
Law Against Discrimination-enhance protections, military & military
veterans
A5195 [Miller, Cody D./Schaer, Gary S.+9],
Firefighting equipt, cert-concerns perfluoroalkyl
& polyfluoroalkyl substances
A5526 [DeAngelo, Wayne P.], Pool and spa
service businesses-concerns building
and installation
A5756 [Morales, Carmen Theresa/Marenco, Julio],
Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. license plates-authorize creation
A5761 [Carter, Linda S.+2], Contested child
custody cases, certain-clarifies procedures
A6000 [Tucker, Cleopatra G.], Veterans and
Military Spouses Asset Protection
Act-establish
A6105 [Hutchison, Dan/Miller, Cody D.], Home
improvement & elevation contractors-clarifies licensure requirements
A6166 [Murphy, Carol A.], Advisory Comm. on
Immunization Practices-revise cert references in statutory law
A6202 [Danielsen, Joe], Waterfront workers,
certain-revise statutory definition
A6203 [Danielsen, Joe], Law enforce
officer, St. or county investigator-permit probationary or temp appt
A6237 [Greenwald, Louis D.+3], Data center
construction, certain-concerns wages paid
A6296 [Greenwald, Louis D./DiMaio, John],
Centenary University-expand authorized use of grant funding
AJR57 [Atkins, Reginald W./Speight,
Shanique+5], Menstrual Toxic Shock Syndrome Awareness Day-designate March 30th
each yr
S199 [Smith, Bob+3], State House
Complex-requires environmental sustainability plan
S1310 [Pou, Nellie/Singer, Robert W.+4],
For-profit debt adjusters-eligible for licensing to conduct business in State
S1458 [Lagana, Joseph A./Gopal, Vin+5], DMVA
mobile application-req to develop, provide guidance on available resources
S1487 [Turner, Shirley K./Wimberly, Benjie
E.+2], State-administered federal rental assistance-req. application option
enhancement
S1965 [Vitale, Joseph F./Singer, Robert W.+3],
Pharmaceutical services in long-term care facilities-regulates
provision
S3455 [Sarlo, Paul A./Burzichelli,
John J.+2], Off-track wagering licenses-prov automatic renewal; modifies cert
operating req
S3800 [Johnson, Gordon M./Cruz-Perez, Nilsa
I.+4], Law Against Discrimination-enhance protections, military & military
veterans
S4510 [Lagana, Joseph A./Scutari, Nicholas P.],
Contested child custody cases, certain-clarifies procedures
S4858 [Gopal, Vin/Mukherji, Raj+2], Veterans
and Military Spouses Asset Protection Act-establish
S4894 [Vitale, Joseph F./Zwicker, Andrew],
Advisory Comm. on Immunization Practices-revise cert references in statutory
law
S4928 [Sarlo, Paul A./Diegnan,
Patrick J.+3], Data center construction, certain-concerns wages paid
S5021 [Sarlo, Paul A./Steinhardt, Douglas
J.+2], Centenary University-expand authorized use of grant funding
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026
**JOINT SESSION 3:00 PM Assembly Chambers
State of the State Address
**ASSEMBLY SESSION 12:00 PM War Memorial
Reorganization
**SENATE SESSION 12:00 PM Assembly Chambers
Reorganization of the Senate
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