There were sweeping changes for New Jersey’s campaign-finance and pay-to-play laws in 2023. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Elections Transparency Act, P.L. 2023, c. 30, into law on April 3, 2023, and later he signed Executive Order 333 into effect on June 15, 2023.
Although the ETA has simplified and streamlined New Jersey’s pay-to-play laws, government contractors still need to pay careful attention to the law and its requirements.
Education opportunity
You are invited to join Rebecca Moll Freed, Esq. of K&L Gates LLP, for this timely, high-level and interactive seminar on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 11 a.m., to discuss the new law, open questions and recommendations for compliance.
This seminar is being provided well before the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission 2024 filing deadline for the 2023 calendar year, New Jersey Business Entity Pay-to-Play Annual Disclosure Form (Form BE)—which is on Monday, April 1, 2024.
By attending this program, you will be able to make sure that your agency’s Form BE is accurate, and you will be able to sure that—as we enter the new year—you have the proper procedures and protocols in place to ensure compliance with the law. The end goal of this seminar is to determine how you can participate in the political process while preserving eligibility for government contracting opportunities.
You can register for the N.J. Pay-to-Play Program: Stay Between the Lines—Pay-to-Play Changes seminar here.
Bradford J. Lachut, Esq.
Bradford J. Lachut, Esq., joined PIA as government affairs counsel for the Government & Industry Affairs Department in 2012 and then, after a four-month leave, he returned to the association in 2018 as director of government & industry affairs responsible for all legal, government relations and insurance industry liaison programs for the five state associations. Prior to PIA, Brad worked as an attorney for Steven J. Baum PC, in Amherst, and as an associate attorney for the law office of James Morris in Buffalo. He also spent time serving as senior manager of government affairs as the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, a chamber of commerce serving the Buffalo, N.Y., region, his hometown. He received his juris doctorate from Buffalo Law School and his Bachelor of Science degree in Government and Politics from Utica College, Utica, N.Y. Brad is an active Mason and Shriner.
