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NJ A5426

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Andrea Katz

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands New Jersey's domestic violence public awareness campaign to include information on recognizing indicators of coercive control, subject to the availability of funds

  • Requires the Division on Women's website to provide domestic violence information in English, Spanish, and additional languages recommended by the Advisory Council on Domestic Violence

  • Changes reporting requirements from a one-time report to annual reporting on the activities and accomplishments of the public awareness campaign

  • Specifies that acceptance of grants, services, or property from federal government, foundations, or other entities shall not diminish State funds appropriated to the campaign

  • Amends P.L.2005, c.204 governing the State's domestic violence public awareness efforts coordinated through the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families

Legislative Description

Requires State domestic violence public awareness campaign to add information on coercive control; requires annual reporting on activities of campaign and expands range of languages.

Judiciary

Last Action

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee

5/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/12/2025
Judiciary2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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