Asm. Mike Inganamort

Maddy summaryThis bill (A4259) expands New Jersey's Regulatory Flexibility Act to better protect small businesses. It redefines "small business" as entities with under 100 full-time employees or $6 million in annual sales, requiring state agencies to actively minimize economic impacts when creating or renewing rules. Key provisions mandate agencies to simplify compliance requirements, use performance-based standards instead of rigid designs, and consider factors like rule complexity when reviewing rules for renewal. Small businesses can now file petitions within 90 days if they believe rules disproportionately harm them, with a new process for agency review and limited judicial oversight for meritorious claims.

Maddy summaryAJR 169 is a ceremonial resolution designating The Growing Stage Children's Theatre of New Jersey as New Jersey's official state children's theatre. It recognizes the theatre's 43-year history of providing performing arts education and productions to children and families across the state, including outreach to underserved communities. The resolution does not create new funding, regulations, or policy changes - it solely serves as a symbolic honorific designation. The theatre, based in Netcong, is acknowledged for its role in introducing children to theatre through over 100 productions and 1,500+ performances since 1994.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A4256) requires New Jersey's Attorney General to repeal Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive No. 2018-6. The directive currently restricts state, county, and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities in specific ways, such as providing assistance solely to enforce civil immigration law or extending detention based only on immigration detainer requests. If passed, the bill would eliminate these restrictions, allowing law enforcement to share information and cooperate with federal immigration authorities under federal law. The bill directly affects all New Jersey law enforcement agencies operating under the Attorney General's authority.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires contractors covered by New Jersey's Prevailing Wage Act (those paying prevailing wages under state law) to verify the work authorization of all new employees using the federal E-Verify program. Starting June 30, 2025, these contractors must complete E-Verify checks for every new hire. The Department of Labor will conduct random audits and investigate complaints about violations, imposing civil penalties of $500-$1,000 per violation. For first violations, contractors can avoid penalties by verifying eligibility within 72 hours; repeat violations within five years may lead to license suspension.

Maddy summaryThis bill restores state school aid reductions for certain New Jersey school districts by appropriating $210,135,047. It shifts $64,920,000 from existing FY2024 appropriations and adds $145,215,047 from the General Fund. The funding ensures districts that received Supplemental Stabilization Aid under prior law (P.L.2023, c.32) get their full 2023-2024 aid amount, and districts facing proposed aid cuts in 2024-2025 receive the difference between their 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 aid amounts. The bill directly affects school districts subject to state aid reductions under P.L.2018, c.67.

Maddy summaryNew Jersey's A4200 bill would prohibit ratepayers from being required to pay or prepay costs associated with subsidies for qualified offshore wind projects. Currently, electric utilities collect an OREC surcharge from ratepayers upfront to cover these costs, with later refunds based on revenue from selling ORECs. The bill specifically prohibits the Board of Public Utilities from requiring ratepayers to make any payments or prepayments for these subsidies, including OREC surcharges. This change would prevent ratepayers from having to pay for these subsidies before they are actually incurred.

Maddy summaryNew Jersey's Assembly Resolution 132 denounces the alleged practice of harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners and political prisoners in China, citing reports of systemic organ harvesting from unconsenting prisoners since the early 2000s. The resolution specifically references China’s historical use of executed prisoners for organ transplants (documented since 1984) and claims Falun Gong practitioners were targeted, with estimates suggesting 65,000 deaths for organs between 2000-2008. It directs the state to transmit the resolution to the U.S. Secretary of State, the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., and the UN representative. As a symbolic resolution, it does not create new laws but formally expresses New Jersey’s stance against these practices.

Maddy summaryThis bill revises New Jersey's definition of "landlord" to include owners and operators of rooming and boarding houses, expanding the scope of existing ordinances that hold landlords to certain standards. It directly affects municipalities (which can now adopt new local rules) and rooming/boarding house operators (who would face similar requirements as small rental property owners). The key mechanism is amending the definition in state law to explicitly cover these housing providers under the same responsibility standards applied to properties with fewer than four units. This change allows communities to address issues like maintenance and safety in rooming/boarding houses through local ordinances. The bill does not alter current ordinances but enables new local regulations for this housing type.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Jersey's Attorney General to establish a voting fraud task force within the Division of Criminal Justice. The task force, composed of state, county, and municipal law enforcement officers as designated by the AG, will investigate and prosecute voting fraud crimes using a coordinated strategy. It directly affects the Attorney General's office and law enforcement agencies, mandating a centralized effort to address voting fraud statewide. The bill is procedural and does not change existing voting laws or create new penalties.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 4102) allows county boards of commissioners in New Jersey to remove a commissioner who misses three consecutive meetings without a valid reason, as determined by the board itself. If approved by a majority vote of commissioners present, the removed commissioner's seat becomes vacant and must be filled under existing rules for the remainder of their term. The bill applies to all county boards, including those operating under the Optional County Charter Law. It mirrors a similar provision already in place for school board members.