This bill expands "Daniel's Law" in New Jersey to protect specific public officials and their families by requiring private entities to prevent online disclosure of their home addresses and unpublished phone numbers. It mandates the Office of Information Privacy to create a portal where authorized representatives (like family members or legal agents) can request removal of such information from public online sources. Private entities that fail to comply after receiving a valid request face criminal penalties: a fourth-degree crime for reckless violations or a third-degree crime for intentional violations. The law specifically covers judicial officers, law enforcement, child protective investigators, prosecutors, legislators, and their immediate family members living in the same household.
This bill establishes the New Jersey STEM Entrepreneur Fellowship Program, requiring the Secretary of Higher Education to create a three-year fellowship initiative supporting STEM entrepreneurs. It allocates funding for at least 20 fellowships at New Jersey colleges and universities, prioritizing applicants with viable STEM business ideas that will benefit society and become self-sustaining. Fellows receive support to commercialize their ideas and build structured businesses, with priority given to those backed by state-supported incubators. The program must be evaluated within five years to assess its success in launching new businesses. The initiative directly affects STEM entrepreneurs seeking resources to develop their ventures.
This bill creates a grant program administered by New Jersey's Economic Development Authority to fund advertising and marketing costs for eligible science and technology businesses. It directly affects small tech companies in New Jersey with fewer than 225 employees (75% based in the state) operating in specified sectors like biotechnology, renewable energy, or information technology. Grants must cover only advertising/marketing expenses, require annual financial reports to verify proper use, and convert to loans if misused. The program aims to stimulate economic development by supporting these emerging businesses' market outreach.
The "Authentic Relationships Act" (A 2710) prohibits artificial intelligence providers in New Jersey from designing, developing, marketing, or distributing AI that simulates romantic or sexual relationships with humans, unless the AI is exclusively for legitimate medical use (e.g., treating social anxiety under a doctor’s supervision). It creates a $25,000 civil penalty per violation for providers who break this rule and allows individuals harmed by deceptive AI to sue for damages, including punitive awards. The law explicitly bans AI that intentionally deceives users into believing they are interacting with a human, aligning with New Jersey’s consumer fraud protections. It directly affects AI developers, tech companies, and users who may encounter such deceptive AI interactions. The bill takes effect 180 days after enactment.
This bill changes New Jersey's immunization registry policy by requiring written parental or guardian consent for enrollment, instead of automatic registration. It directly affects parents/guardians of children under 18 and individuals over 18 who can opt out. Key provisions include: no automatic enrollment for newborns (replacing current automatic enrollment unless parents opt out), explicit written consent required for all minors, and strengthened privacy protections limiting registry access to authorized health providers and schools. The bill also prohibits discrimination against those who decline registry participation.
This bill expands New Jersey's "Daniel's Law" to protect municipal court administrators' personal information. It prohibits posting home addresses or unpublished phone numbers online without authorization, with penalties for violations (crimes of the third or fourth degree). Covered individuals include active, retired, or former municipal court administrators and their immediate family members living in the same household. Authorized representatives (such as family members or legal guardians) can request removal of such information from the internet.
New Jersey's A 3600 prohibits using false identities or digital impersonation (including "deepfakes") to influence elections, making it a crime to impersonate someone or spread misleading election-related content for the purpose of aiding a candidate's nomination, election, defeat, or ballot question outcome. It upgrades such election-related identity theft to a third-degree crime (3-5 years in prison, up to $15,000 fine), or a second-degree crime (5-10 years, up to $150,000 fine) if committed within 90 days of an election. The bill also elevates the crime of knowingly spreading false campaign ads that conceal their true source from a disorderly persons offense to a third-degree crime. This directly affects individuals or groups attempting to manipulate elections through deceptive digital means or false advertising.
This New Jersey bill (S 3560) increases tax credits for corporations conducting research in targeted industries like clean energy, life sciences, and high-tech sectors. It raises the research credit rate from 10% to 15% for businesses in these industries and boosts the basic research payment credit to 15%. Crucially, it makes the research tax credit refundable - meaning corporations can receive cash payments if credits exceed their tax liability, rather than only reducing taxes owed. The bill directly affects New Jersey-based corporations engaged in qualifying research activities, with "targeted industries" defined by the state's Economic Development Authority.
New Jersey's A 2080 requires the Attorney General to create an anonymous reporting program for school safety threats. The program will allow students, parents, school staff, and community members to report unsafe, violent, or criminal activities in schools via a phone line, mobile app, or other accessible methods, with strict privacy protections to keep reporters' identities confidential. It mandates training for schools and law enforcement on the program and requires annual reports tracking total reports, reporting methods, misuse instances, and outcomes. The program applies to all public and nonpublic schools in New Jersey, with the Attorney General submitting annual reports to the Governor and legislature.
This New Jersey bill requires businesses using real-time text chat (like customer support) to offer consumers a verbatim transcript of the conversation at the end of the interaction. Businesses must clearly inform customers upfront about this option. Violations are illegal under consumer fraud law, with penalties up to $20,000 per offense and potential fines or court-ordered remedies. The law applies to all businesses operating in New Jersey that use chat communication with consumers.
