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NJ A2503

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

William Spearman

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds probation officers to the list of public employees whose home addresses are protected from disclosure under New Jersey's Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
  • Defines "probation officer" broadly to include various titles such as Probation Officer, Senior Probation Officer, Master Probation Officer, Substance Abuse Evaluator, Family Court Coordinator, and supervisory positions covered by the Probation Association of New Jersey contracts
  • Extends the same privacy protections currently granted to judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers to probation officers and their immediate family members
  • Requires public agencies to redact home addresses of probation officers from government records before granting public access
  • Amends multiple sections of statutory law including the Open Public Records Act (C.47:1A-1.1), records access provisions (C.47:1A-5), and the Office of Information Privacy statute (C.47:1B-1)

Legislative Description

Prohibits disclosure of certain information of probation officers.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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