September 1, 2020
On Monday, August 31, 2020, the Senate and Assembly announced hearings dates on the proposed (revised) FY 2021 budget in September. Recall, that due to the public health crisis, Fiscal Year 2020 will end on September 30, 2020. The shortened (9 months) Fiscal Year 2021 will commence on October 1, 2020, and go to June 30, 2021.
Testimony from the public will be accepted via remote submission only. Please access this page at the Office of Legislative Services to submit your testimony electronically: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/BudgetReg_DB/default.asp
The Senate has not yet announced a deadline for submission, but the Assembly has announced a deadline of Friday, September 11, 2020.
The Assembly announced in addition to the online submission; testimony may be submitted via email to the legislative aide at LBFO@njleg.org
Or by mail:
Assembly Budget Committee
c / o Legislative Budget and Finance Office
Office of Legislative Services
PO Box 068
Trenton NJ 08625-0068
Upon receipt, your testimony will be circulated to and thoroughly reviewed by committee members and staff and made available to the public via the Legislature’s website. We can anticipate the Senate will make a similar announcement shortly.
The schedule will be as follows:
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FY2021 BUDGET REVIEW
The public may view the meeting through the State Legislature’s homepage: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
12:30 PM – Budget Overview & Revenue Forecast
(Office of Legislative Services)
1:00 PM – Budget Overview
(State Treasurer)
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
10:30 AM – Department of Education
1:30 PM – Department of Corrections
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
10:30 AM – Department of Labor and Workforce Development
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FY2021 BUDGET REVIEW
The public may view the meeting through the State Legislature’s homepage: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
10:00 AM – Budget Overview and Revenue Forecast
(Office of Legislative Services)
11:00 AM – Budget Overview
(State Treasurer)
1:00 PM – Department of Human Services
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
10:00 AM – Department of Health
1:00 PM – Department of Transportation / Motor Vehicle Commission / NJ Transit
Porzio Governmental Affairs will closely monitor each of these hearings. Additionally, we will be arranging one-on-one meetings with members of the Budget Committees for clients as needed. If you have a specific issue or nuance that you would like to discuss, please do not hesitate to contact one of us.