Senator • Republican

Carmen Amato

New Jersey • District SD-009

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Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

83% Positive

Voting Pattern

Nay: 67

Not Voting: 19

Yea: 506

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Carmen Amato

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Establishes criminal penalties for production or dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, commonly known as "deepfakes."

Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.

Modifies definition of "aquaculture" throughout State law to include construction of facilities and appurtenant structures.

Directs ELEC to raise value threshold of pay-to-play prohibition for certain State, county, municipal, school board, and fire district contracts to align with threshold for awarding certain public contracts utilizing qualified purchasing agent.

Requires health insurance coverage for donation of organs from individuals declared dead.

Prohibits State contractors from distributing data to foreign adversaries.

Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS for period of enrollment in military service academy and in New Jersey State Police Academy, and employment as class two special law enforcement officer.

Permits purchase of service credit in SPRS for period of enrollment in military service academy and in New Jersey State Police Academy, and employment as class two special law enforcement officer.

Establishes program in SADC for acquisition of development easements on privately-owned woodlands.

Requires State Board of Education to adopt New Jersey Student Learning Standards pertaining to labor movement; requires school districts to provide instruction on labor movement.

Enhanes criminal penalties for persons invloved in certain human trafficking activities.

Removes certain limitations on receipt of retirement or death benefits under PFRS.

Extends accidental death benefit for survivors of certain SPRS retirees.

Expands definition of child under PFRS and SPRS.

Directs Department of Agriculture to advertise and promote State aquaculture products through Jersey Fresh Program; establishes annual $100,000 appropriation; appropriates $100,000.

Requires portable anti-choking devices be placed in schools.

Requires public institution of higher education to readmit student whose enrollment was interrupted due to military service.

Prohibits the employment of unauthorized aliens and requires employers to use E-Verify program.

Establishes Veterans Care Commission to study and address issues facing returning members of US Armed Forces, Reserve components of US Armed Forces, and NJ National Guard.

Permits excused absence for students participating in college visits, visits to postsecondary technical institutions, and military recruitment-related activities.

Exempts certain volunteer first responders from coverage under "unemployment compensation law"; excludes from gross income amounts received for certain volunteer emergency services.

Authorizes special Support Our Veterans license plate with proceeds supporting New Jersey homeless veteran's centers.

Requires Adjutant General of DMVA create program for veterans to receive evaluation and treatment for PTSD, total brain injury, or traumatic brain injury.

Extends veteran's gross income tax exemption to spouses of deceased veterans.

Extends certain provisions of P.L.2022, c.9.

"Right to Mental Health for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Act"; establishes certain requirements concerning provision of mental health services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Provides gross income tax credit to active members of volunteer emergency service organizations for use of personal motor vehicle in performance of active duty.

Creates offense of impersonating first responder; grades offense one degree higher than underlying offense.

Increases tuition credit amount permitted under volunteer tuition credit program.

Provides for cost-of-living adjustments to allowance for legislative member staff services.

Prohibits certain electric public utility rate increases and requires certain protections for ratepayers.

Excludes all New Jersey Lottery winnings from gross income tax and eliminates related withholding requirements.

Requires certain law enforcement entities and courts to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Expands available protections against fraudulent recording of quitclaim deed.

Provides corporation business and gross income tax credits for acquisition of qualified farming equipment.

Requires regional diagnostic and treatment center for child abuse and neglect to establish mobile team to respond to certain hospital requests to perform forensic child abuse examinations.

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