“Unmask Our Kids” Rally Held In Trenton

June 3, 2021

TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Hundreds Protested today at the New Jersey State House against a bill to end the public health emergency but extends certain executive orders, directives and powers of Governor Phil Murphy. The group has said that the bill gives permanent executive power to Governor Phil Murphy.

A5820 Provides for termination of public health emergency declared by Governor to address COVID-19 pandemic, except certain executive orders, directives, and powers will remain in effect temporarily.
Passed both Houses

Provides for termination of public health emergency declared by Governor
to address COVID-19 pandemic, except certain executive orders, directives,
and powers will remain in effect temporarily.

ASSEMBLY, No. 5820

How they voted:

Session Voting:
Asm. 6/3/2021 – 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE – Yes {44} No {28} Not Voting {8} Abstains {0} – Roll Call

Armato, John – Yes	Auth, Robert – No	Benson, Daniel R. – Yes
Bergen, Brian – No	Bramnick, Jon M. – No	Burzichelli, John J. – Yes
Calabrese, Clinton – Yes	Caputo, Ralph R. – Yes	Carter, Linda S. – Yes
Catalano, John – No	Chaparro, Annette – Yes	Chiaravalloti, Nicholas – Yes
Clifton, Robert D. – No	Conaway, Herb, Jr. – Yes	Coughlin, Craig J. – Yes
Dancer, Ronald S. – No	Danielsen, Joe – Yes	DeAngelo, Wayne P. – Yes
DeCroce, BettyLou – No	DeFuccio, DeAnne C. – No	DePhillips, Christopher P. – No
DiMaio, John – No	DiMaso, Serena – No	Downey, Joann – Yes
Dunn, Aura K. – No	Egan, Joseph V. – Yes	Freiman, Roy – Yes
Giblin, Thomas P. – Yes	Gove, DiAnne C. – No	Greenwald, Louis D. – Yes
Holley, Jamel C. – No	Houghtaling, Eric – Yes	Jasey, Mila M. – Yes
Jimenez, Angelica M. – Yes	Johnson, Gordon M. – Yes	Karabinchak, Robert J. – Yes
Kean, Sean T. – No	Kennedy, James J. – Yes	Lampitt, Pamela R. – Not Voting
Lopez, Yvonne – Yes	Mazzeo, Vincent – Yes	McClellan, Antwan L. – No
McGuckin, Gregory P. – No	McKeon, John F. – Yes	McKnight, Angela V. – Not Voting
Mejia, Pedro – Yes	Moen, William F., Jr. – Yes	Moriarty, Paul D. – Yes
Mosquera, Gabriela M. – Not Voting	Mukherji, Raj – Yes	Munoz, Nancy F. – No
Murphy, Carol A. – Yes	Peters, Ryan E. – No	Peterson, Erik – No
Pintor Marin, Eliana – Yes	Quijano, Annette – Not Voting	Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina – Yes
Rooney, Kevin J. – No	Rumpf, Brian E. – Not Voting	Schaer, Gary S. – Yes
Scharfenberger, Gerard – No	Simonsen, Erik K. – No	Space, Parker – No
Spearman, William W. – Yes	Speight, Shanique – Yes	Stanfield, Jean – No
Stanley, Sterley S. – Yes	Sumter, Shavonda E. – Not Voting	Swain, Lisa – Yes
Taliaferro, Adam J. – Not Voting	Thomson, Edward H. – No	Timberlake, Britnee N. – Yes
Tucker, Cleopatra G. – Yes	Tully, P. Christopher – Yes	Vainieri Huttle, Valerie – Yes
Verrelli, Anthony S. – Yes	Webber, Jay – No	Wimberly, Benjie E. – Not Voting

Sen. 6/3/2021 – 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE – Yes {21} No {16} Not Voting {3} – Roll Call

Addiego, Dawn Marie – No	Bateman, Christopher – No	Beach, James – Yes
Brown, Chris A. – No	Bucco, Anthony M. – No	Codey, Richard J. – Yes
Connors, Christopher J. – No	Corrado, Kristin M. – No	Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. – Yes
Cryan, Joseph P. – Yes	Cunningham, Sandra B. – Yes	Diegnan, Patrick J., Jr. – Yes
Doherty, Michael J. – No	Gill, Nia H. – Not Voting	Gopal, Vin – Not Voting
Greenstein, Linda R. – Yes	Holzapfel, James W. – No	Kean, Thomas H., Jr. – No
Lagana, Joseph A. – Yes	Madden, Fred H., Jr. – Yes	O’Scanlon, Declan J., Jr. – No
Oroho, Steven V. – No	Pennacchio, Joseph – No	Pou, Nellie – Yes
Rice, Ronald L. – Not Voting	Ruiz, M. Teresa – Yes	Sacco, Nicholas J. – Yes
Sarlo, Paul A. – Yes	Schepisi, Holly T. – No	Scutari, Nicholas P. – Yes
Singer, Robert W. – No	Singleton, Troy – Yes	Smith, Bob – Yes
Stack, Brian P. – Yes	Sweeney, Stephen M. – Yes	Testa, Michael L., Jr. – No
Thompson, Samuel D. – No	Turner, Shirley K. – Yes	Vitale, Joseph F. – Yes

6/3/2021 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (21-16)

Statement from Governor Murphy, Senate President Sweeney, and Assembly Speaker Coughlin on the Passage of Legislation Enabling the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

“New Jerseyans have proven their resilience over the past 15 months as our state has fought the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, we take a substantial step toward restoring normalcy to our state and to the lives of those who call New Jersey home.

“Ending New Jersey’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency is one of the most significant steps we have taken in our recovery efforts to date. With our state’s public health metrics continuing to trend decisively in the right direction, we are confident that now is the right time to take this action, particularly as the final limits on gatherings are lifted tomorrow. With passage of this bill today and its signing tomorrow, followed by the Governor’s signing of an executive order terminating the Public Health Emergency, we will move closer to normal than at any time since March 2020.

“While we celebrate this milestone in our fight against COVID-19, we also acknowledge that the fight against this virus is not over. This legislation ensures that the Administration has the tools and flexibility necessary to continue vaccination and testing efforts, ensure protections for vulnerable populations, and oversee and coordinate the health care system to address this ongoing threat.

“By working together, we are facing the challenges ahead and meeting the needs of the over nine million residents who have bravely battled the worst pandemic in a century together.”