A 1704 New Jersey General Assembly · 2022-2023 Regular Session

Requires domestic violence orders to be issued in other languages in addition to English under certain circumstances.

This bill requires New Jersey domestic violence protection orders (TROs) and related victim notices to be available in multiple languages, not just English. Specifically, it mandates that court notices and temporary restraining order templates be prepared in English, Spanish, and up to 10 additional high-demand languages spoken in the state. The Administrative Office of the Courts must create these multilingual materials to ensure victims with limited English proficiency can understand their rights and legal options. This directly affects domestic violence victims who speak languages other than English, improving access to critical legal protections.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Nov 2023
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Dec 2023
Signed into Law
Jan 2024
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Jan 8, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Jan 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2023, c.234.
executive
Dec 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0)
upper
Nov 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
May 8, 2023
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-1)
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee
lower
5 primary · 16 co-sponsors

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