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NJ A2307

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Luanne Peterpaul

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $500,000 in supplemental FY2024 funding from the General Fund to the Judiciary's Statewide Pretrial Services Program for Criminal Courts operations

  • Supplements P.L.2023, c.74 (the annual appropriations act for fiscal year ending June 30, 2024) with additional resources for pretrial services expansion

  • Responds to a 2023 Reconvened Joint Committee on Criminal Justice recommendation calling for increased staffing to oversee defendants on pretrial release

  • Addresses concerns raised by county prosecutors and the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts regarding inadequate resources for electronic monitoring and staffing

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/13/2026

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