M E M O R A N D U M

TO:                      Members of the New Jersey Senate

FROM:               Hilary Chebra, Manager, Government Affairs, CCSNJ

RE:                      CCSNJ Positions on the June 16, 2022 Voting Session

The Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey (CCSNJ) would like to voice our support for the following legislation being discussed today:

•  S- 142 (Diegnan) - Modernizes business filing statutes to include entity conversion and domestication.
• S-772 (Pou/Pennacchio) - Directs Department of Agriculture to establish New Jersey Minority, Women, and Underserved Farmer Registry.
• S-2357 (Madden/Lagana) - Concerns timely payment of UI benefits.
• S-2590 (Turner) - Makes supplemental appropriation of $1.5 million to provide tuition assistance for students enrolled at Thomas Edison State University.
• S-2734 (Codey/Stanfield) - Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
• S-2735 (Codey/Greenstein) - Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2023.
• S-2770 (Zwicker) - Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend certain sums to make loans for transportation infrastructure projects for FY2023; makes appropriation.
• A-2677/S-1805 (McClellan/Reynolds-Jackson/Sumter/Singleton/Testa) - Requires New Jersey Historical Commission to establish Black Heritage Trail; permits New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation to use funds for markers on certain trail sites; appropriates $1 million.

Thank you for the ability to share our position on the above measures.