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NJ A1476

Bill

Status

Passed

1/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Karabinchak

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "New Jersey Target Zero Commission" within the Department of Transportation, consisting of 13 members including commissioners and directors from various state agencies and transportation authorities

  • Charges the commission with developing a comprehensive action plan to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries on public roadways in New Jersey by 2040 using a "safe system approach"

  • Requires the commission to create a publicly accessible data portal showing dangerous intersections, crash data with demographic information, and a high-injury network identifying roadways with the highest injury rates

  • Mandates the commission hold at least two public hearings annually, maintain an interactive website with meeting information and educational materials, and submit annual reports to the Governor and Legislature before World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (third Sunday in November)

  • Explicitly prohibits the commission from recommending traffic control signal monitoring systems (red light cameras) to issue summonses or assess penalties for violations

Legislative Description

Establishes "New Jersey Target Zero Commission."

Bills and Joint Resolutions Signed by the Governor

Last Action

Approved P.L.2024, c.109.

1/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Budget and Appropriations9/30/2024
Transportation and Independent Authorities1/9/2024

Full Bill Text

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