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A 4500

Relates to creating a contraband and drug information hotline

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jeff Gallahan

Public and private entities receiving state funds or subsidies must prominently disclose this funding in all materials and at public-facing events.

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Bill Summary · A 4500

NJ A 4500 — Summary

Note on title vs. content: The bill’s stated title refers to a contraband and drug information hotline, but the introduced text ( Version Content ) establishes a provision requiring notices about state funding. This summary explains the introduced provisions as written.

Purpose and intent

  • Create a requirement that public and private entities disclose, in promotional and informational materials, when they receive state funds or an economic development subsidy.
  • The aim is to make recipients of state support more transparent by informing the public that funds or subsidies are being provided.

Key provisions

  • Subject to funding: Applies to nonprofit entities, public entities, and business entities that receive an economic development subsidy or state funds.
  • Notice requirement: These entities must include on all informational and promotional materials a notice that the entity is the recipient of state funds or an economic development subsidy. This notice must appear in:
    • Any written statements disseminated to broadcast, digital, or print media
    • Any placard or banner displayed at public events
    • Any occasion where the entity distributes or provides goods or services to the public free of charge
  • Public meetings exception: A public entity is not required to read/display the notice at meetings conducted under the Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act.
  • Regulatory rulemaking: The State Treasurer must adopt rules/regulations to implement the provisions, using the Administrative Procedure Act.
  • Definitions (key terms):
    • Economic development subsidy: Financial assistance from a State public body to a business entity with a value greater than $500, including bonds, grants, loans, loan guarantees, matching funds, tax credits, or other tax incentives. Excludes contracts for unsubsidized procurement of goods/services or construction owned by a State public body.
    • Business entity: Any for-profit or other entity receiving an economic development subsidy; excludes public or private institutions of higher education.
    • Nonprofit entity: A non-profit corporation/organization not operated for private pecuniary profit.
    • Public entity: Counties, municipalities, school districts, and related agencies or instrumentalities.
    • State public body: The State of New Jersey or its agencies/instruments; excludes political subdivisions.
  • Effective date: Immediate enactment, with applicability to the State fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.

Affected entities and impacts

  • Affected: Nonprofit entities, public entities, and business entities that receive state funds or economic development subsidies greater than $500.
  • Impact:
    • Compliance burden: Must craft and place notices in a wide range of materials and at public-facing events.
    • Public communications: Notice must clearly indicate receipt of state funds or subsidies.
    • Transparency: Increases visibility of state support to the public.

Timeline and procedural status

  • Introduced: June 6, 2024
  • Sponsor: Jeff Gallahan (primary)
  • Legislative path: Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (initially), then listed as REFERRED TO CORRECTION on 2025-02-04 (documented status)
  • Current status: Referred to corrections; no final passage date indicated in the provided text
  • Related bills: Several companion and prior-session bills (e.g., S 3446; A 3021)

Additional notes

  • The bill would supplement Title 52 of the Revised Statutes and is intended to take effect for FY 2025 onward.
  • If enacted, agencies and funded entities would need to align communications and branding practices with these disclosure requirements.

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Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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