Rep. Christopher Benjamin

Social Media Protection for Minors; Requires social media platforms to disclose policies & provide resources, measures, & disclaimers; authorizes social media platforms to post compliance statements on Internet homepage or platform user login page; prohibits schools from using or having account on social media platforms & from requiring students to register, enroll, or participate in social media platforms for educational purposes.

Homestead Tax Exemption for Certain Senior, Low-income, Long-term Residents; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to increase just value limit of real estate eligible for homestead tax exemption that may be granted by counties or municipalities to certain senior, low-income, long-term residents.

Homestead Assessments; Revises limitation on annual increases of homestead property tax assessments.

Revised Limitation on Increases of Homestead Property Tax Assessments; Proposes amendment State Constitution to revise limitation on annual increases of homestead property tax assessments.

Recycling of Covered Electronic Devices; Establishes statewide Covered Electronic Device Recovery Program within DEP; authorizes DEP to use specified funds to administer program; specifies requirements for statewide plan for recycling of covered electronic devices; requires counties to submit specified plan for disposal of covered electronic devices by specified date; requires owners or operators of certain facilities to begin disposing of such facilities' covered electronic devices in permitted reclamation facility beginning on specified date; prohibits any person from disposing of covered electronic devices except at permitted reclamation facility beginning on specified dates; provides civil penalties; authorizes such penalties to be waived under certain conditions.

Deferred Retirement Option Program for Correctional Officers; Authorizes certain members to participate in DROP for additional time.

Instructions on Emergency First Aid for Choking; Requires poster containing specified information relating to choking to be placed in public school cafeterias; & provides requirements for placement of such posters.

Homestead Exemption for First Responders; Exempts from taxation homestead property of surviving spouse of first responder who dies in line of duty while employed by United States Government; expands definition of “first responder” to include certain federal law enforcement officers.

Designated Safe Exchange Locations; Requires court to consider use of safe exchange location when approving, granting, or modifying parenting plan; requires boards of county commissioners to designate certain areas as safe exchange locations; provides requirements for such areas; provides for immunity from liability.

Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Requires history of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to be included in specified instruction; & provides requirements for such instruction.