New Jersey A 3152: Prohibits smoking in automobile when children are present.

Bill Text

A3152 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3152 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman JAY WEBBER

District 26 (Morris and Passaic)

Assemblyman JOHN DIMAIO

District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)

Assemblywoman AURA K. DUNN

District 25 (Morris and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Peterson, Assemblywomen Flynn, Fantasia and 
Assemblyman Scharfenberger

SYNOPSIS

���� "Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions 
Awareness Act in New Jersey."

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning prenatally and postnatally diagnosed 
conditions and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� This act shall be known 
and may be cited as the "Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions 
Awareness Act in New Jersey."

���� 2.��� The Legislature finds 
and declares that it is in the public interest to increase patient referrals to 
providers of supportive services to new or expecting parents who receive 
positive test results of a test for Down syndrome and other prenatally or 
postnatally diagnosed conditions, to provide these parents with up-to-date information 
on the range of outcomes for persons living with the diagnosed condition, to 
strengthen support services, and to provide these parents with information 
about the accuracy of the testing for these conditions.

���� 3.��� As used in this act:

���� "Commissioner" means 
the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services;

���� "Department" means 
the Department of Health and Senior Services;

���� "Down syndrome" 
means a chromosomal disorder caused by an error in cell division that results 
in the presence of an extra, whole, or partial copy of chromosome 21;

���� "Health care 
professional" means an individual who, acting within the scope of his State 
licensure or certification, provides health care services;

���� "Postnatally diagnosed 
condition" means a health condition identified by postnatal genetic 
testing or postnatal screening procedures during the 12-month period beginning 
at birth;

���� "Postnatal test" 
means a diagnostic or screening test that is offered to an individual from 
birth to one year of age and is administered by a health care professional, 
based on medical history, family or ethnic background, previous test results, 
symptoms presented by a child, or other risk factors;

���� "Prenatally diagnosed 
condition" means a fetal health condition identified by prenatal genetic 
testing or prenatal screening procedures; and

���� "Prenatal test" 
means a diagnostic or screening test that is offered to a pregnant woman 
seeking routine prenatal care and is administered by a health care 
professional, based on medical history, family or ethnic background, previous 
test results, or other risk factors.

���� 4.��� a.� The commissioner shall 
authorize and oversee activities including, but not limited to:

���� (1)�� the awarding of grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements to collect and synthesize current evidence-based 
information relating to Down syndrome and other prenatally or postnatally 
diagnosed conditions and the testing for these conditions, and to disseminate 
such information to providers of supportive services as specified in subsection 
b. of this section and health care professionals treating a new or expecting 
parent receiving a positive result of a test for Down syndrome or other 
prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions; and

���� (2)�� coordinating the 
provision of and access to supportive services to a new or expecting parent 
receiving a positive result of a test for Down syndrome or other prenatally or 
postnatally diagnosed conditions.

���� In awarding any grants or 
contracts or entering into any agreements, the commissioner shall give priority 
to partnerships between health care groups and organizations that advocate for 
persons with a disability.

���� b.��� The supportive services 
specified in subsection a. of this section shall include, but not be limited 
to:

���� (1)�� the establishment of a 
telephone hotline to provide information about available resources and services 
to a new or expecting parent receiving a positive result of a test for Down 
syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions;

���� (2)�� current information, 
posted on the official department website, about available resources and 
services to a new or expecting parent receiving positive results of a test for Down 
syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions;

���� (3)�� the expansion and 
development, as appropriate, of local peer support programs that effectively 
serve a woman who receives a prenatal, positive diagnosis for Down syndrome or 
other prenatal conditions, or a parent of an infant with a postnatally 
diagnosed condition;

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