New Jersey A 3717: Imposes restrictions concerning Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioners, officers, and employees regarding employment, gifts, and compensation.

Bill Text

A3717 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3717 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman ALIXON COLLAZOS-GILL

District 27 (Essex and Passaic)

Assemblyman GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ

District 33 (Hudson)

Assemblyman� JERRY WALKER

District 31 (Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson, Assemblyman Sampson and 
Assemblywoman Speight

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DHS and DOH, respectively, to provide 
information on SNAP, WFNJ, and WIC recipients regarding card skimming, cloning, 
and similar fraudulent activities and to replace stolen benefits; makes 
appropriation.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning SNAP, WFNJ, and WIC benefits fraud, 
supplementing P.L.1997, c.37 (C.44:10-71 et seq.) and Title 26 of the Revised 
Statutes, and making an appropriation.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a. The Commissioner of 
Human Services shall provide information to recipients of benefits under SNAP 
and WFNJ regarding the following:

���� (1)�� the risks of card 
skimming, card cloning, and similar fraudulent methods, as used by criminals to 
steal SNAP or cash assistance benefits from a recipient�s electronic benefits 
transfer card;

���� (2)�� the precautions a 
recipient can take to avoid falling victim to card skimming, card cloning, or 
similar fraudulent methods;

���� (3)�� the claims process, as 
established by the Commissioner of Human Services pursuant to subsection d. of 
this section, through which a recipient can have SNAP or WFNJ benefits, stolen 
through card skimming, card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods, replaced 
with federal or State funds; and 

���� (4)�� the process by which a 
recipient can report stolen SNAP and WFNJ benefits due to card skimming, card 
cloning, or similar fraudulent methods to the Department of Human Services or 
to local law enforcement agencies.� 

���� b.��� Information provided to SNAP 
and WFNJ recipients pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be 
distributed, at a minimum, in writing, at the point of enrollment and 
recertification in SNAP or WFNJ and with the issuance of the recipient�s 
electronic benefits transfer card.

���� c.���� The Commissioner of 
Human Services shall post the information itemized in subsection a. of this 
section via a digital format on the Department of Human Services� website and 
via a paper format at all SNAP and WFNJ eligibility determination agencies. 

���� d.��� The 
Commissioner of Human Services shall replace SNAP and WFNJ benefits that are 
determined to have been stolen through card skimming, card cloning, or similar 
fraudulent methods.� The commissioner shall establish a process for such 
determinations to be made and for the replacement of these benefits, which 
process shall be subject to the same conditions that apply to the replacement 
of SNAP benefits, with federal funds, due to card skimming, card 
cloning, and similar fraudulent methods pursuant to 
the federal �Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023,� P.L. 117-328; or any 
applicable subsequent federal law.� The commissioner shall provide for the 
replacement of these benefits with State funds whenever federal funds are not 
available for that purpose, subject to the availability of State funds.

���� e.���� The Commissioner of Human Services shall coordinate with SNAP and WFNJ 
electronic benefits card vendors to implement available precautions to reduce 
the vulnerability of electronic benefits transfer cards to theft, including but 
not limited to:

���� (1)�� the 
inclusion of an embedded microchip in all electronic benefits transfer cards;

���� (2)�� the 
use of transaction, fraud, or other alerts; and

���� (3)�� enabling 
electronic benefits transfer cardholders to place certain limits on the use of 
their cards, including limiting transactions during certain hours or 
prohibiting out�of�state transactions.

���� f.���� The Commissioner of 
Human Services shall report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), 
18 months following the effective date of the act, and annually thereafter, the 
number of reports submitted to the Department of Human Services pursuant to 
paragraph (4) of subsection a. of this section, including the aggregate amount 
of stolen benefits indicated under those reports; the amount of stolen benefits 
replaced due to claims submitted pursuant to subsection d. of this section; and 
any other information that demonstrates the Department of Human Services� 
efforts to protect SNAP and WFNJ recipients from fraud due to card skimming, 
card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods. 

���� g.��� As used in this section, 

���� �Card Cloning� means making an 
unauthorized copy of an electronic benefits transfer card.

���� �Electronic Benefits Transfer 
Card� means the payment card