Requires AG to establish ballistics analysis device pilot program in certain municipalities.
This bill requires New Jersey's Attorney General to launch a 90-day pilot program in the state's 10 municipalities with the highest violent crime rates, as identified in the latest Uniform Crime Report. Participating local law enforcement agencies would receive ballistics scanning devices to analyze cartridge cases at crime scenes, instantly generating investigative reports to speed up firearm-related investigations. After the pilot, each agency must submit a usage report with recommendations on continuing the device, and the Attorney General must then advise the Governor and Legislature on whether to make the program permanent with annual funding. The bill directly affects law enforcement in these high-crime communities and focuses on improving firearm investigation efficiency through technology.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced May 19, 2025
Last action Jun 19, 2025
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MODERATE
The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee made minor clarifying amendments to this bill requiring the Attorney General to establish a 90-day pilot program providing ballistics scanning devices to law enforcement agencies in the 10 municipalities with the highest violent crime rates. The changes add the word 'participating' to clarify that only pilot program agencies must submit reports, insert 'data' after 'Uniform Crime Report,' and fix a grammatical article in the effective date provision. New sponsors (Senator McKnight and Senator Greenstein) were added.
REQUIREMENT
Subsection b now requires 'each participating law enforcement agency' to submit a report, rather than 'each law enforcement agency.' This clarifies that only agencies enrolled in the pilot program must file reports, not all law enforcement agencies statewide.
DEFINITION
The phrase 'Uniform Crime Report' is now followed by the word 'data,' making it clear the reference is to data from the Uniform Crime Report rather than the report itself.
TECHNICAL
The effective date provision was corrected from 'the first day of second month' to 'the first day of the second month,' adding the missing article 'the.'
SCOPE
Senator Angela V. McKnight (District 31, Hudson) was added as a primary sponsor and Senator Greenstein was added as a co-sponsor alongside Senator Polistina.
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Jun 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
Paul Moriarty
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Vince Polistina
RRepublican
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