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NJ A3809
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Aura Dunn
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AI Summary
- Expands New Jersey's domestic violence definition under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991 to include two new categories of abuse
- Adds psychological abuse as a form of domestic violence when it causes fear, serious alarm, or distress that substantially impacts a victim's daily activities
- Defines economic abuse as behavior that substantially impairs a victim's ability to acquire, use, or maintain money or property, or to obtain goods and services
- Applies to victims who are 18 or older, emancipated minors, current or former household members, those with children in common, or those in dating relationships
- Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Revises definition of domestic violence to include psychological abuse and economic abuse.
Judiciary
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/13/2026
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