Asm. Clinton Calabrese

Maddy summaryThis proposed bill (A 3065) would establish a legal right for New Jersey residents to control how their name, image, likeness, or voice is used commercially. It grants individuals (living or deceased) the ability to sue businesses or others who use these elements without permission for advertising, fundraising, or other commercial purposes - including digital uses like AI-generated voice replicas. After death, these rights would pass to heirs for 10 years (unless extended), allowing them to enforce the ban on unauthorized use. The law would require explicit consent from the individual, their guardian (for minors), or their estate (for deceased persons) before commercial use can occur.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Jersey Transit (NJT) to create and implement a mandatory training program for all motorbus regular route service operators (including contracted drivers). The training must cover four key areas: basic disability types (physical, sensory, intellectual, developmental), safe passenger assistance techniques, emergency procedures for passengers with disabilities, and resources from disability organizations. NJT must seek input from disability organizations before adopting or updating the curriculum and post the full curriculum online for public access. The policy directly affects NJT bus operators and aims to improve service for passengers with disabilities.

Maddy summaryNew Jersey's bill A 3032 establishes a three-year pilot program to study whether installing electronic smoking device detectors (for e-cigarettes/vapes) in school restrooms deters student vaping. The program targets public schools serving grades 7-12 in districts selected based on high youth vaping rates in their communities. Participating school districts must apply with data on student enrollment, restroom access, current vaping rates, and local community trends. The Department of Education will install detectors in selected schools and evaluate the program's effectiveness through a final report due by June 2029. This is a study-only initiative with no immediate mandate for all schools.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows partnerships and joint ventures to bid on heavy infrastructure public works projects (like roads, bridges, water treatment facilities, and transit systems) if every individual party is independently registered with the state. It requires such partnerships to register with the Department of Labor, designate a primary contract manager, and holds all parties jointly responsible for contract performance. Current law only permitted single, registered contractors to bid on these projects. The bill was withdrawn after being approved as part of P.L.2025, c.242.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires underground structural assessments before starting public highway or transit projects near operating or retired mines in New Jersey. It directly affects transportation projects (like roads, bridges, or transit lines) in areas with known or potential mine hazards, particularly in northern and central counties. The key mechanism mandates the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to develop guidance on mine proximity risks and require assessments to prevent subsidence-related damage, with the Department of Transportation coordinating the process. The law aims to prevent infrastructure failures like recent sinkholes on I-80 by making safety evaluations mandatory before construction begins.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Jersey's Department of Transportation (DOT) to prioritize green stormwater infrastructure - such as permeable pavement, rain gardens, and vegetated swales - in the design, construction, and repair of state highways funded by the Special Transportation Fund. It directly affects DOT projects on public highways, mandating they use methods that reduce stormwater runoff by treating it through soil or vegetation instead of traditional drainage. The DOT must establish a program to implement this prioritization "to the extent practicable," as determined by the Commissioner. The bill takes immediate effect and defines green infrastructure broadly to include practices that store, reuse, or treat stormwater naturally.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes an annual grant program to fund county public safety answering points (PSAPs), which are local emergency call centers handling 9-1-1 calls. It allocates 10% of the $0.90 fee collected from telephone bills (under existing law) to support PSAPs in purchasing, upgrading, maintaining, and operating essential emergency call technology. The Office of Information Technology, with input from the Office of Emergency Management, will administer the grants and submit annual reports to the Governor and Legislature. The program directly affects New Jersey counties by providing recurring funding to modernize their emergency response systems.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Jersey's Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the state's Science, Innovation and Technology Commission, to study how artificial intelligence affects the state's economy. The study must examine AI's impact on high-skill professions (like doctors and data analysts), industries most affected, implications for workforce education, emerging new jobs, and AI's effect on productivity and economic growth. Within one year of the bill's effective date, the Commissioner must submit a written report to the Governor and specific legislative committees detailing these findings. The bill does not make policy changes but mandates this study to inform future decisions about workforce development and economic planning.

Maddy summaryThis New Jersey bill (A 2220) requires health care providers and insurance carriers to obtain a patient's explicit written consent before sharing their medical records related to reproductive health care services - such as pregnancy, contraception, or abortion care - unless specific exceptions apply. The law directly affects patients receiving these services, ensuring they control how their sensitive health information is used or shared. Key exceptions include medical emergencies, legal requirements (like court orders), sharing with a patient's own health care team, or disclosures to authorities investigating abuse. The bill prohibits selling, marketing, or using such records for non-treatment purposes without consent, while preserving existing federal privacy protections under HIPAA. Violations could result in $1,000 penalties per incident.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows New Jersey shore municipalities to offer free or reduced beach access fees to the spouse and dependent children (over age 12) of veterans who were honorably discharged after at least 90 days of active duty or due to a service-connected injury/disability. It amends existing law, which already permits fee waivers for active military personnel, National Guard members, seniors, and others, by adding veterans to the eligible group. Municipalities are not required to adopt this policy but may choose to do so via local ordinance. Veterans can verify eligibility using standard documents like a DD-214 form or state veteran ID.