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NJ A2307
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Luanne Peterpaul
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $500,000 in supplemental FY2024 funding from the General Fund to the Judiciary's Statewide Pretrial Services Program for Criminal Courts operations
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Supplements P.L.2023, c.74 (the annual appropriations act for fiscal year ending June 30, 2024) with additional resources for pretrial services expansion
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Responds to a 2023 Reconvened Joint Committee on Criminal Justice recommendation calling for increased staffing to oversee defendants on pretrial release
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Addresses concerns raised by county prosecutors and the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts regarding inadequate resources for electronic monitoring and staffing
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FY2025 Governor's Budget maintains flat funding of $24.2 million for the Pretrial Services Program, unchanged from FY2024, prompting this supplemental request
Legislative Description
Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program.
Judiciary
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
1/13/2026