Sen. Kristin Corrado

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to contract with AAA to provide specific motor vehicle services at AAA facilities statewide. It mandates that the contract include at least five services: vehicle registration renewals/replacements, driver's license renewals/upgrades to REAL-ID, non-driver ID card services, license plate surrenders, and vision tests. The MVC must publish a list of these services at AAA locations online within one month of signing the contract. This directly affects AAA members who can access these services at convenient AAA locations instead of MVC offices, streamlining access to routine vehicle and identification needs.

Maddy summaryS 368 upgrades the criminal penalty for auto theft when committed during specific burglaries. It makes auto theft a second-degree crime if linked to residential burglary (breaking into a home) and a first-degree crime if connected to home invasion burglary (typically involving weapons or injury). Currently, auto theft is a third-degree crime (3-5 years in prison), but this bill increases penalties to 5-10 years for second-degree and 10-20 years for first-degree offenses. The law also ensures auto theft convictions do not merge with separate burglary convictions, requiring separate sentencing for both crimes.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Jersey's Secretary of State to create a website where voters can report problems with mail-in ballots they receive, such as ballots sent to deceased or non-resident voters. Voters would submit their contact details and describe issues through a simple form, which automatically forwards to county election officials for investigation. The bill also establishes a 9-member "Vote by Mail Study Commission" to investigate mail-in ballot integrity, including voter roll accuracy and ballot delivery procedures, with public hearings across the state. The commission must submit findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature within one year, while the Secretary of State will annually report aggregated data from the website to lawmakers.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 1127) requires licensed long-term care facilities in New Jersey - including nursing homes, assisted living residences, and dementia care homes - to report data about residents with disabilities. Facilities must submit initial reports within 60 days of the law taking effect, detailing the total number of residents with disabilities, breakdowns by disability category (to be defined by state health and human services departments), and age ranges for each category. They must update this data whenever changes occur. The Department of Health will then publish quarterly summaries of this aggregated data on its public website, providing transparency about disability demographics across facilities. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Health Committee.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes New Jersey raffle licensees to offer two specific games: "boxes" (where participants pick randomly assigned grid squares for event outcomes) and "brackets" (where participants predict sequences of event results, like sports tournaments). It directly affects licensed raffle organizations, allowing them to conduct these games under new commission rules. Key provisions require winners to receive no more than 50% of the prize pool, with the remainder kept by the licensee, and mandate that box values be assigned randomly without participant knowledge. The Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission will establish detailed rules for frequency, prizes, and game conduct.

Maddy summaryThis bill reduces the required supervised counseling experience for professional counselor licensure in New Jersey from three years (3,000 hours) to two years (3,000 hours). It directly affects individuals seeking to become licensed professional counselors by lowering the time commitment needed before obtaining a license. The bill maintains the option to substitute 30 graduate semester hours beyond a master's degree for one year of experience, while requiring at least one year (1,500 hours) of supervised experience after earning the master's degree. The change applies to all applicants under New Jersey's Professional Counselor Licensing Act.

Maddy summarySCR 61 creates a special 14-member committee (with balanced political representation) to investigate costs and decisions affecting New Jersey's public employee health care programs. The committee will examine premium increases in state health programs, contract disputes with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, allegations of executive branch influence on Treasury staff regarding a $34 million contract, and implementation of a 2019 law establishing fund subaccounts and third-party reviews. It will gather evidence through hearings and subpoenas (with joint approval of co-chairs and leadership) and issue a report with findings and recommendations. The committee directly affects state health care program administration and the Department of the Treasury's operations.

Maddy summaryThis bill appropriates an extra $500,000 from New Jersey's Property Tax Relief Fund to the Borough of North Caldwell. The funds are specifically for restoring the Walker’s Family Home and Walker’s Park property, a 17-acre site the borough acquired in 2016. The bill directs the borough to use these funds for the restoration work, with no restrictions on how they manage the restored property afterward. This is a direct funding measure, not a policy change, and affects only the Borough of North Caldwell for a specific local preservation project.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 1153) extends existing motor vehicle registration fee exemptions for certain disabled veterans to toll facilities. It requires the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority to waive toll charges for veterans who are already exempt from registration fees under Section 1 of P.L.1948, c.28. Eligibility includes veterans with service-connected disabilities qualifying under federal laws (Public Laws 663-79th Congress and 187-82nd Congress) or veterans of World War I with specific disabilities, provided they hold a valid New Jersey driver's license. The bill directly affects qualifying disabled veterans who own passenger vehicles not used for hire, ensuring they pay no tolls on state toll facilities when their vehicle registration is fee-exempt.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New Jersey law to classify operating a stolen vehicle in a way that risks injury to people or damage to property as a second-degree crime. It directly affects individuals who steal vehicles and then drive them recklessly, such as during high-speed chases or in crowded areas. The key change reclassifies this specific scenario from a lower-degree offense to second-degree theft, carrying penalties of 5 to 10 years in prison, a $150,000 fine, or both. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.