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Assembly committee releases package of bills on crime, labor, free-speech and property law
Summary
A New Jersey Assembly committee released a slate of bills and one resolution after brief consideration, advancing measures on fertility fraud, prevailing-wage penalties, anti-SLAPP protections, defamation standards, heirs' property and criminal procedure; several items drew written testimony or a recorded no vote citing First Amendment concerns.
A New Jersey Assembly committee met for a short session and voted to release a package of bills and a concurrent resolution, moving measures on criminal offenses, labor penalties, civil-procedure protections and property law to the next stage of consideration.
The committee considered Assembly Bill A3735, which creates the crime of "fertility fraud," and released the bill after a motion and voice vote. Chairwoman Park thanked Vice Chair Murphy for bringing some items to the committee's attention and announced the bill's release.
Members took a closer look at Assembly Bill A4374, which would impose criminal penalties for certain violations of the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act. The committee adopted an amendment that replaces the…
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