Asm. Eliana Pintor Marin

Maddy summaryThis bill (A2239) requires publicly traded corporations with their principal executive office in New Jersey to have board of directors that reflect the state's racial and gender diversity by December 31, 2021. Corporations must use the most recent U.S. Census data to measure diversity and file annual reports with the Secretary of State listing all directors and their terms. Failure to comply results in civil penalties: $100,000 for a first violation and $300,000 for subsequent violations. The Secretary of State must also annually report compliance status, corporate headquarters moves, and changes in publicly traded status to the Governor and Legislature.

Maddy summaryThis bill revises New Jersey's payment system for hospitals providing charity care (care for patients who cannot pay). It specifically changes the reimbursement formula for hospitals located in the 10 municipalities with the lowest median household income (and at least 20,000 residents), expanding eligibility to include the top two hospitals in each municipality (instead of just the top one) for the highest reimbursement rate of 96% of documented charity care costs. The bill also sets a minimum reimbursement floor of 43% for any hospital and requires the state to maintain overall charity care subsidies at 75% of Medicaid-priced costs, adjusted for federal Medicare payments. Additionally, hospitals cannot receive less under the new formula than they did in fiscal year 2004.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases the credit that New Jersey-based insurance companies can use to offset their state insurance premium tax from 15% to 90% of any retaliatory tax they paid to other states. The credit applies to tax filings due on or after March 1, 2024. It directly affects domestic insurance companies operating in multiple states, particularly those paying retaliatory taxes imposed by other states in response to New Jersey's taxes on out-of-state insurers. The change allows these companies to reduce their New Jersey tax liability by a significantly larger portion of the taxes they incurred in other jurisdictions.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a $300 million Capital Project Development Loan Program administered by New Jersey's Economic Development Authority (EDA). It provides low-interest loans to public institutions (like colleges and state hospitals), public agencies, and non-profit organizations for "transformative capital projects" including research facilities, healthcare infrastructure, green projects, and major redevelopment. Loans can be used for project costs and must mature within 30 years, with non-public entities required to operate projects under approved public-private partnerships. Funds will flow through a non-lapsing revolving loan fund, with the EDA prioritizing applications based on project intent, economic feasibility, and alignment with state planning goals.

Maddy summaryThis New Jersey bill requires medical schools to include mandatory training on treating opiate dependence in their curricula, making completion a condition for graduation. It also mandates that existing physicians without this training complete it for license renewal, counting toward required continuing education. The State Board of Medical Examiners must create a program to promote medication-assisted treatment (MAT), including physician education, outreach about federal prescribing requirements, and telehealth support for addiction specialists. The law directly affects medical students, licensed physicians, and other healthcare providers like nurse practitioners seeking to prescribe MAT for substance use disorders.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A2958) would require New Jersey's Commissioner of Human Services to request federal authorization allowing SNAP (food stamp) benefits to cover delivery fees for online grocery orders. Currently, SNAP funds cannot pay for delivery charges, even though New Jersey participates in a USDA pilot program enabling online grocery purchases through retailers like Amazon and 17 participating stores. The bill directly affects SNAP recipients who use online grocery delivery services, as it seeks to expand their benefit usage to include delivery fees. The request would be made to the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, which administers the federal SNAP program.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A2066) requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to restore in-person service levels to 2019 calendar year standards. Specifically, it mandates the MVC Chief Administrator to submit reports on staffing needs, create hiring plans, expand service hours, and adjust the scheduling system to limit wait time differences between transaction types to no more than three days. The MVC must demonstrate progress on these measures within 90 days and report quarterly, with the bill expiring when staffing and transaction volumes return to 2019 levels or four years after enactment, whichever comes first. The bill directly affects MVC operations and residents seeking motor vehicle services.

Maddy summaryThis New Jersey bill (A1187) creates a safe haven program at fire stations to assist victims of sex trafficking and domestic violence. It requires firefighters to receive specific training on victim advocacy, legal resources, and emergency shelter referrals, while ensuring services are available regardless of citizenship status. The bill appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the Human Trafficking Survivor’s Assistance Fund to establish and implement this program, with the Attorney General overseeing coordination with relevant agencies. The program directly affects victims seeking immediate assistance and firefighters who will serve as first responders to connect them with support services.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits insurance companies from discriminating against individuals in disability and accident insurance based on race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex. It requires that rates, terms, and conditions for these policies cannot be unfairly influenced by those characteristics, applying to issuance, renewal, and pricing. The law closes a gap in current New Jersey law, which previously did not cover such discrimination for disability and accident insurance. It is modeled after a similar Massachusetts law enacted to protect against these specific biases in insurance practices.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all New Jersey public school districts to provide annual trauma-informed education training to teaching staff and school board members. It directly affects educators and school leaders in every public school district across the state. The key mechanism mandates districts to use guidelines developed by the New Jersey Department of Education, which must cover identifying trauma signs in students, understanding trauma's impact on learning, implementing trauma-responsive classroom practices, and recognizing secondary trauma effects on staff. The training aims to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and support students' cognitive, physical, social, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.