Asm. Margie Donlon

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits organizing, promoting, or participating in competitive events (such as contests with prizes) where participants harass or take specific wildlife - including coyotes, raccoons, squirrels, and other listed animals - except for authorized field trials. Violators face a disorderly persons offense (up to six months in jail, $1,000 fine) plus a five-year suspension of wildlife licenses and possession privileges. Injured wildlife must be transported to a licensed rehabilitator or vet, and killed wildlife becomes the property of the Division of Fish and Wildlife. The law applies broadly to events not covered by existing field trial permits, targeting commercialized wildlife competitions.

Maddy summaryThis bill revises New Jersey's nursing home reporting requirements, requiring more detailed financial disclosures and ownership structure information. Nursing homes, applicants for ownership transfers, and third-party entities managing nursing homes must now provide audited consolidated financial statements and organizational charts showing parent companies, subsidiaries, and related parties providing services valued at $200,000 or more annually. The bill lowers the threshold for disclosing ownership interests from 10% to 5% and mandates that nursing homes post this information on their websites. It also removes the previous requirement for nursing homes to post Medicare/Medicaid cost reports, instead requiring them to post the new financial statements.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Jersey to appropriate at least $10 million annually from the state General Fund for Public Health Priority Funding, starting July 1 after enactment. It directly affects local health departments by restoring a dedicated, unrestricted funding source they lost in 2010 (when the program was eliminated). The funding would allow these departments to cover core operational costs and address local health needs, rather than relying solely on restricted federal/state funds for specific services like vaccines. This reinstates a program originally established in 1977 that previously provided about 15% of local health department funding.

Maddy summaryThis bill, "Stephanie's Law," requires New Jersey's Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to create a publicly-accessible online registry listing individuals convicted of domestic violence crimes, subject to final restraining orders, or found in contempt of such orders. The registry will include personal details like name, aliases, physical description, photograph, vehicle information, and address for each person listed. Law enforcement officers must search this public registry, as well as the existing non-public domestic violence registry, during any arrest. Individuals listed can petition for removal if they no longer meet the criteria (e.g., no conviction or restraining order), and must update their address within five days of a change. The law aims to provide accessible information to the public and law enforcement regarding domestic violence histories.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all general and special hospitals in New Jersey to create and implement evidence-based protocols for early recognition and treatment of sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. The protocols must cover both adult and pediatric patients separately, include screening processes, treatment guidelines, infection source identification, and antibiotic administration timelines. Hospitals must train relevant staff, submit protocols to the Department of Health for approval within 120 days of the bill's effective date, and annually report data to track adherence and outcomes. These protocols aim to improve sepsis care, as the condition is a leading cause of death in New Jersey and can cause organ damage or death if not treated promptly.