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NJ A2420

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tennille McCoy

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Manufacturers of new motor vehicles equipped with recording devices must disclose that fact in the owner's manual, effective at least six months after enactment with the introduction of new model year vehicles.

  • Recorded data from devices like event data recorders can only be accessed by the vehicle owner or with their consent, except under specific circumstances including court orders, emergency medical response, vehicle repair needs, or anonymized safety research.

  • Subscription services for vehicles with recording devices capable of capturing location data or crash information must disclose in their contracts that such data may be recorded or transmitted.

  • After a crash resulting in bodily injury or death, knowingly altering, deleting, or destroying recording device data is prohibited until sufficient time has passed for law enforcement to obtain a search warrant.

  • Insurers cannot refuse policy renewal, increase premiums, reduce coverage, or apply surcharges solely because a vehicle owner refuses to provide access to recorded data from their vehicle's recording device.

Legislative Description

Requires disclosure of data recording devices in motor vehicles; limits access to recorded data.

Consumer Affairs

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Consumer Affairs1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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