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NJ AJR129

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Carol Murphy

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a 21-member "Task Force on Cannabis Related Traffic Fatalities" in New Jersey to study cannabis-impaired driving and develop prevention strategies

  • Task force membership includes 7 ex officio state officials (Transportation Commissioner, Attorney General, State Police Superintendent, etc.) and 14 appointed public members with expertise in law enforcement, highway safety, or cannabis research

  • Requires the task force to examine crash statistics before and after cannabis legalization, public perceptions of impaired driving dangers, and effectiveness of past awareness campaigns

  • Task force must organize within 9 months of cannabis legalization taking effect and submit annual reports with legislative recommendations for 5 years, beginning within 24 months of organizing

  • Members serve without compensation but receive expense reimbursement; 11 members constitute a quorum for meetings

Legislative Description

Establishes task force on cannabis related traffic fatalities.

Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations2/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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