A 3591 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Makes it fourth degree crime to engage in certain tracking and location activities.

This bill makes it a fourth-degree crime to secretly install or use electronic tracking devices or apps to monitor another person's location without permission, punishable by up to 18 months in jail or a $10,000 fine. It defines "electronic tracking devices" (like GPS trackers) and "tracking applications" (like hidden location apps) and creates a legal presumption that secret tracking is for illegal purposes like stalking. Key exceptions include parents tracking minor children, monitoring individuals at health risk, business property tracking during transactions, employer vehicle monitoring (with required notice), and explicit consent from the person being tracked. Consent must be in writing for devices or explicit opt-in for apps, and can be revoked if spouses file divorce petitions or domestic violence restraining orders.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
General Assembly Passage
Sep 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2024 Last action Sep 30, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Sep 26, 2024

How they voted

760
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 80
Sep 26, 2024
D Democratic52
48 Yea 4
92% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Sep 30, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Sep 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors