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NJ S3929

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Angela Mcknight

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Origin

Senate

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires 9-1-1 call-takers to ask callers whether the emergency involves a person with an emotional or behavioral disorder

  • Mandates that Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and Public Safety Dispatch Points (PSDPs) inform emergency responders when a call involves someone believed to have an emotional or behavioral disorder

  • Requires PSAPs, PSDPs, and all call history databases to maintain records of calls involving individuals with emotional or behavioral disorders, and to review this history when dispatching to the same caller, phone number, or address

  • Requires the Division of State Police and every county and municipal police department to maintain records of responses involving persons with emotional or behavioral disorders and provide this historical information to officers upon dispatch

  • Takes effect on the first day of the third month following enactment

Legislative Description

Establishes procedures for intake and record keeping of certain 9-1-1 calls.

Law and Public Safety

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Law and Public Safety3/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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