Committees · 2020–2021 Session
Aging and Senior Services
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Democrat · 37th District
Democrat · 29th District
Republican · 26th District
Republican · 9th District
Democrat · 31st District
Democrat · 38th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2020–2021 Session.
Bills sent91
1% of the bills the General Assembly sent to committees
Reported out43%
39 of 91; 4 moved on without a report, 48 stopped in committee
Time in committee51 days
most between 14 and 168 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term.
2022–202388 bills
reported 35% · typically 28 days, most 0–241 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2020–202191 bills
reported 43% · typically 51 days, most 14–168 · 0 amendments · 6 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2020–2021 Session, newest first.
91 bills
Assembly Bill 5837 · Permits use of automated dispensing devices in long-term care facilities and hospice care programs.
Sent January 3, 2022 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 6150 · Revises penalties for transfer of certain professional and occupational licenses.
Sent January 3, 2022 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 6204 · Concerns standards for distribution of certain HMFA loans for housing projects during state of emergency.
Sent January 3, 2022 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 6246 · Concerns changes in control of hotels and disruptions of hotel services.
Sent January 3, 2022 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 6248 · Requires State agencies and political subdivisions to make good faith effort to purchase five percent of goods and services from Central Nonprofit Agency.
Sent January 3, 2022 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Senate Bill 994 · Requires State agencies and political subdivisions to make good faith effort to purchase five percent of goods and services from Central Nonprofit Agency.
Sent January 3, 2022 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 6251 · Establishes "New Jersey Foreclosure Counseling Fund."
Sent December 20, 2021 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 6084 · Extends senior freeze benefits to certain senior citizens and disabled persons who have continuously resided in New Jersey for three years.
Sent December 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 6086 · Expands permitted sales and activities on licensed premises of certain alcohol manufacturers.
Sent December 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 6057 · Increases, over three years, Medicaid per diem rate for certain assisted living residences, comprehensive care homes, and assisted living programs; makes appropriation.
Sent November 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 5908 · Requires county boards of health to ensure on-site COVID-19 vaccines are available to persons age 65 and older residing in certain facilities; appropriates $2 million.
Sent June 21, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 5846 · Exempts medical alert devices and services from sales and use tax.
Sent June 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 5675 · Requires long-term care facility to post certain information on its Internet website regarding Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Sent June 1, 2021 · Reported out after 1 day · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 5586 · Establishes permanent Age-Friendly State Advisory Council in DHS.
Sent May 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 5520 · Increases income eligibility limits for PAAD program and Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program by $10,000.
Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4957 · Requires long-term care facilities to annually review residents' proxy directives.
Sent November 12, 2020 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4944 · Expands eligibility under New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit program to allow taxpayers without qualifying child who are 65 years of age or older to be eligible.
Sent November 9, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4861 · Requires DOH to publish total number of COVID-19 deaths and cases in long-term care facilities.*
Sent October 22, 2020 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4862 · Requires infection control training for nursing home and assisted living administrator licensure and certification.
Sent October 22, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4864 · Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to DHS for temporary 25 percent increase to certain assisted living resident provider in Medicaid.*
Sent October 22, 2020 · Reported out after 137 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
71 more
Assembly Bill 4855 · Requires DOH to develop Statewide plan for infection control and prevention infrastructure improvements in nursing homes.
Sent October 19, 2020 · Reported out after 49 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4657 · "Sally's Law"; establishes testing and visitation requirements and employment restrictions for long-term care facilities in response to outbreaks of infectious disease.
Sent September 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4615 · Revises and updates law pertaining to conservatorship to encourage ethical conduct by conservators and to provide stronger protections for conservatees and proposed conservatees.
Sent September 14, 2020 · Reported out after 175 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4616 · Requires residential psychiatric and long-term care facilities to provide certain financial information to facility residents and other individuals.
Sent September 14, 2020 · Reported out after 175 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4618 · Revises and updates law pertaining to guardianship to encourage ethical conduct by guardians and to provide stronger protections for wards and proposed wards.
Sent September 14, 2020 · Reported out after 175 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4619 · Revises requirements concerning disqualification from registration as, and duties of, a professional guardian.
Sent September 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4620 · Revises certain requirements concerning reported cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
Sent September 14, 2020 · Reported out after 175 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4647 · Requires long-term care facilities to offer residents opportunity to update emergency contact information and to discuss medical needs.
Sent September 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4007 · Requires DOH to implement and oversee Isolation Prevention Project in long-term care facilities during public emergencies.
Sent August 13, 2020 · Reported out after 11 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4547 · Authorizes temporary rate adjustment for certain nursing facilities; appropriates $62.3 million.
Sent August 13, 2020 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4486 · Authorizes MVC to use stored driver's license or identification card photo for longer than eight years; limits certain appointment times at MVC locations to senior citizens and persons with certain medical conditions during COVID-19 pandemic.*
Sent August 10, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4468 · Concerns accomplice liability of law enforcement officers who fail to de-escalate and intervene when another officer commits offense.
Sent July 30, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 25 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4469 · Establishes "Police Body Camera Implementation Task Force" to study and make recommendations concerning use of body cameras by law enforcement agencies in this State.
Sent July 30, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4476 · Establishes certain requirements concerning State's preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Sent July 30, 2020 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4477 · Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Sent July 30, 2020 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4478 · Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Sent July 30, 2020 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4479 · Provides supplemental payments to long-term care facility staff providing direct care services during COVID-19 pandemic.
Sent July 30, 2020 · Reported out after 25 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4480 · Requires DHS to review various aspects of Medicaid managed care program.
Sent July 30, 2020 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4481 · Establishes New Jersey Task Force on Long-Term Care Quality and Safety.
Sent July 30, 2020 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4482 · Establishes minimum wage requirements for certain long-term care facility staff; establishes direct care ratio requirements for nursing homes; requires nursing home care rate study.**
Sent July 30, 2020 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4483 · Allows long-term care facility employees to accrue paid sick leave.
Sent July 30, 2020 · Reported out after 25 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4484 · Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to establish long-term care advocacy and educational training program.
Sent July 30, 2020 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4485 · 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.***
Sent July 30, 2020 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4443 · Establishes protocols for treating emergency room patients with dementia.
Sent July 23, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4444 · Requires county protective services staff to receive training on means and methods of effective, respectful, and compassionate communication with, and provision of assistance to, adults with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.
Sent July 23, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4422 · Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Planning Commission" in DHS.
Sent July 20, 2020 · Reported out after 140 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4406 · Requires each nursing home to employ patient advocate.
Sent July 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4287 · Temporarily reduces age at which person may opt-out of jury duty for period associated with Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency declared by Governor's Executive Order 103 of 2020 concerning coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Sent June 22, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4288 · Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, undesignated/non-binary, questioning, queer, intersex, and HIV-positive residents of long-term care facilities.
Sent June 22, 2020 · Reported out after 168 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 4290 · Establishes communication and notification requirements for long-term care facilities.
Sent June 22, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 4282 · Requires long term care facilities and hospitals to maintain minimum supply of personal protective equipment.*
Sent June 18, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 88 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 4162 · Requires licensed providers of long-term skilled nursing care to establish permanent morgue for use in non-emergent periods and supplemental morgue space for use in public emergencies.
Sent May 28, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 681 · Expands scope of law prohibiting age discrimination.
Sent March 5, 2020 · Reported out after 314 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 3377 · Requires landlord to provide written explanation for rent increase on tenant of senior citizen housing project.
Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3093 · Provides $3,000 gross income tax deduction for certain taxpayers providing home care for an elderly relative.
Sent February 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2849 · Establishes pilot program for incentive-based value payment system for nursing homes.
Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2853 · Increases reimbursement rate for providers of adult medical day care services.
Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2872 · Requires Commissioner of Health to examine certain records of nursing home residents' personal funds, and provides that misappropriation of funds is grounds for cause of action.
Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2952 · Converts senior freeze reimbursement into credit applied directly to property tax bills.
Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 3081 · Establishes "Comprehensive Geriatric Fall Prevention Pilot Program" in DHS; appropriates $11.7 million.
Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2550 · Upgrades assault on victims who are elderly or disabled.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2589 · Exempts senior homeowners from municipal building permit fees.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2632 · Requires DHS to establish Alzheimer's disease public awareness campaign. *
Sent February 13, 2020 · Reported out after 298 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2640 · Creates crime of fiscal victimization against senior citizens or disabled persons.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2649 · Requires nursing homes to provide training to staff in behavioral health issues.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Reported out after 475 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2661 · Requires health insurers to provide coverage for positron emission tomography to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2664 · Establishes commission to study impact of certain Medicaid reimbursement rate change on nursing homes.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2665 · Establishes Medicaid Managed Care Organization Oversight Program.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2711 · Clarifies intent of Legislature to protect certain senior tenants; aligns housing age restrictions with federal law.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2719 · Increases fines for failing to report suspected abuse or exploitation of institutionalized elderly person.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly
Senate Bill 51 · Establishes commission to study impact of certain Medicaid reimbursement rate change on nursing homes.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2365 · Makes supplemental appropriation of $1,500,000 for Bright Side Manor in Teaneck to fund capital improvement costs.
Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2398 · Creates crime of victimization of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2403 · Creates program for installing standby emergency power generators in new senior housing.
Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2447 · "Senior Citizens Property Tax Deferral Act"; allows certain seniors to defer property tax payments.
Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2276 · Facilitates identification of municipal liens on residential property of certain seniors and disabled persons.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 2281 · Requires Commissioner of Human Services to streamline SNAP application process for senior citizens and conduct outreach regarding senior SNAP participation.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law
Assembly Bill 2285 · Establishes standard medical expense deduction under SNAP for certain senior citizens.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 196 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2304 · Re-establishes Arthritis Quality of Life Initiative and Advisory Council on Arthritis in DHS.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Reported out after 352 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 2306 · Establishes centralized directory for affordable and senior citizen housing.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 215 · Requires minimum temperature in senior citizen housing projects to be maintained at 70 degrees from October 1 to May 1.
Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 655 · Provides for preparation and distribution of written notice to senior citizens concerning risks and prevention of fraud and identity theft.*
Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 51 days · did not pass the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 767 · Reestablishes senior citizen supplemental stabilization aid.
Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 906 · Establishes "Seniors Helping Seniors Who are Blind or Visually Impaired Demonstration Program" in DHS; appropriates $360,000.
Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1058 · Requires discrimination prevention training for certain providers of services to senior citizens.
Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 328 days · then passed the General Assembly
Assembly Bill 1072 · Establishes the Working Group on End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care in DOH.
Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1124 · Establishes "Planning for an Aging Population Task Force."
Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1315 · Requires installation of grab bars in certain public restrooms.
Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1351 · Provides for designation of acute stroke ready hospitals, establishes Stroke Care Advisory Panel and Statewide stroke database, and requires development of emergency medical services stroke care protocols.
Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
Assembly Bill 1594 · Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $750,000 to DOLWD for continued assistance to State Centers for Independent Living.
Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Assembly Bill 1598 · Provides gross income tax credit for certain expenses paid or incurred for care and support of qualifying senior family member; designated as Caregiver's Assistance Act.
Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days