Sen. Shirley Turner

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Jersey's Department of Children and Families (DCF) to expand the existing NJ Statewide Student Support Services program to include eating disorder awareness, prevention, and counseling services for students in grades K-12. Regional hubs (15 service providers contracted by DCF) must first assess community needs for eating disorder services and determine if current services meet student needs. Based on this assessment, hubs must develop policies to provide tiered services - ranging from universal workshops (Tier 1) to clinical support (Tier 3) - tailored to student needs. The DCF must adopt implementing rules, and the changes take effect three months after enactment.

Maddy summaryS 1577 requires the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) to maintain specific roadways surrounding the state capitol complex, including West State Street, West Lafayette Street, Barrack Street, and Memorial Drive. The bill mandates routine maintenance such as road paving and snow plowing for these roads, and allows the DOT to collaborate with other agencies or local governments for assistance. This bill directly affects the DOT's responsibilities and ensures upkeep of these public roads for drivers, pedestrians, and visitors to the capitol area.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination to explicitly prohibit housing and employment discrimination based on "source of lawful income." It defines "source of lawful income" to include public assistance, housing vouchers (like Section 8), disability benefits, veterans' benefits, child support, alimony, and other lawful payment methods. The law now makes it illegal for landlords to refuse rental payments based on the source of income, and for employers to discriminate against applicants or employees based on how their income is earned. This directly affects tenants and job seekers who rely on non-traditional income sources, particularly those using public assistance programs or housing vouchers.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all menstrual products sold in New Jersey - including tampons, pads, discs, cups, and underwear (both disposable and reusable) - to list every ingredient on the package in descending order of quantity. The label must be clearly visible and understandable to consumers. Manufacturers who sell noncompliant products after the bill’s effective date face civil penalties of up to 1% of their annual in-state sales per package, capped at $1,000 per item, enforced by the Division of Consumer Affairs. The law applies only to products manufactured after the effective date and excludes shipping packaging.

Maddy summaryNew Jersey Senate Bill S3280 prevents colleges and universities from withholding student transcripts due to unpaid fees of $2,000 or less for non-mandatory charges (like campus activity fees or parking). It requires institutions to provide transcripts for transfers, graduate school applications, or job-related purposes (including internships and certifications) regardless of small outstanding debts, and prohibits charging extra fees or using transcripts as a debt collection tool. Institutions may still condition transcripts on repayment plans for unpaid tuition, room/board, or fees exceeding $2,000. The bill also protects students needing transcripts to apply for or refinance student loans and treats violations as consumer fraud under state law.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits New Jersey higher education and proprietary institutions from withholding student transcripts due to debts under $2,000 for non-mandatory charges (like activity fees). It requires institutions to release transcripts for transfer, graduate programs, or employment purposes regardless of such small debts, but allows them to require repayment plans for larger debts (over $2,000) or mandatory fees (tuition, room/board). Institutions cannot charge extra fees for transcripts or use transcript issuance to collect debt. Students needing transcripts for new or refinanced student loans cannot have their transcripts restricted. The law applies only to students residing in the U.S.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits social media platforms from designing, promoting, or using features that could cause children under 18 to develop eating disorders, including promoting diet products. It requires platforms to conduct quarterly internal audits and annual third-party audits to identify harmful features, with corrective action required within 30 days if issues are found. Platforms with under $100 million in annual revenue, gaming-focused services, or those complying with audit requirements are exempt from penalties. Violations could result in civil penalties of up to $250,000 per violation. The bill specifically targets platform algorithms and features, not user-generated content.

Maddy summaryNew Jersey's S 4153 prohibits social media platforms from using designs, algorithms, or features that could cause child users (under 18) to develop eating disorders, including promoting diet products. The bill requires larger platforms to conduct quarterly internal audits and annual third-party audits of their content algorithms to prevent harmful practices, with exemptions for businesses with under $100 million in annual revenue. Platforms are not liable for user-generated content, third-party content, or content protected under federal law (Section 230) or constitutional protections. Violations could result in civil penalties up to $250,000 per incident. The law applies to platforms meeting specific social networking criteria, excluding business communication tools and content-heavy services like news or e-commerce sites.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows wineries with plenary, farm, or out-of-state winery licenses to sell wine by the glass for on-premises consumption in their licensed salesrooms. Currently, these wineries could only sell wine in original packages, but this amendment adds the option to serve individual portions of wine (or wine mixed with nonalcoholic beverages) in open containers. The bill defines "by the glass" as selling an individual portion in an open container, which must be consumed on the premises. This change applies to wineries that already hold the appropriate licenses under New Jersey's alcohol licensing system and does not alter existing licensing requirements.

Maddy summaryBill A5258 allows plenary winery license holders, out-of-state winery license holders, and farm winery license holders to sell wine by the glass for on-premises consumption in their licensed salesrooms. The bill defines "by the glass" as selling individual portions of wine (or wine mixed with nonalcoholic beverages) in open containers. This change expands the sales options available to these wineries, permitting them to serve wine by the glass in their salesrooms without requiring customers to purchase full bottles. The bill modifies existing licensing provisions without changing the fees or other requirements for these winery licenses. The sponsor states this will provide additional purchase options for consumers and increase revenue for winery license holders.