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NJ A4440
NJ A4440Requires various State departments to provide linkages to information on "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on their websites.
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Introduced
02/24/2026
02/24/2026
In Committee
02/24/2026
02/24/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill mandates that the Department of Children and Families (DCF) prepare and make available on its Internet website, in an easily printable format, information on the program providing "baby boxes" and safe sleep education to expecting and new parents. DCF would update the information whenever new information on the program becomes available. DCF would also be required to post a website link to the program providing the "baby boxes" and safe sleep education on its website, and ensure that the link is easily accessible to the public, prominently displayed on the website, and updated as necessary. As used in bill, "baby box" means a box made of durable cardboard, filled with essential items for newborns and expecting and new parents, such as diapers, baby wipes, and information on safe sleep techniques, that can serve as a safe sleep environment for the first few months of an infant's life, and meets all applicable tenets of the bassinet standard established by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The bill stipulates that DCF would ensure, in consultation with all other State departments, that the information posted on its website is made available, and the website link to the program providing the "baby boxes" and safe sleep education is posted on the website of every State department, and is updated as necessary. "Baby boxes" are made of durable cardboard, filled with essential items for newborns, such as diapers and baby wipes, and are large enough to serve as a crib for the first few months of an infant's life. New Jersey's program, a partnership between the State's Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board and The Baby Box Company, provides all expecting and new parents with a free "baby box" after the parents complete an online parenting education course.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to provide easily printable information on its website about "baby boxes" and safe sleep education for new and expecting parents, updating this information as needed. A "baby box" is defined as a durable cardboard box containing newborn essentials like diapers and wipes, designed to serve as a safe sleep environment for infants and meeting safety standards for bassinets. The DCF must also prominently display and maintain an accessible link to the "baby box" program on its website. Furthermore, in consultation with other state departments such as Health, Human Services, and Education, the DCF will ensure that this information and the program link are also made available and updated on the websites of these other departments, aiming to broadly disseminate resources for parents and children.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee (on 02/24/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4440 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A4500/4440_I1.HTM |
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