Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system.
This bill requires New Jersey's Attorney General to create an internet-based tracking system for rape kits (also called sexual assault forensic evidence kits). The system will allow victims, law enforcement officers, healthcare providers, and labs to monitor a kit's journey from collection at a medical facility through testing and final disposal. It mandates the Attorney General to issue guidelines for this tracking system, ensuring transparency in the chain of custody. The law, which became effective in January 2025, directly affects victims of sexual assault, healthcare facilities, law enforcement, and forensic labs handling these kits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Oct 2024
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2024
Signed into Law
Jan 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Jan 23, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Oct 28, 2024 · General Assembly Dec 19, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Oct 28, 2024
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jan 23, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.1.
executive
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0)
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 28, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Oct 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-0)
upper
Oct 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
5 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Michele Matsikoudis
RRepublican
P
Paul Moriarty
DDemocratic
P
Renee Burgess
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Katz
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Cody Miller
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Hutchison
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Bailey
DDemocratic
Co
Declan O'Scanlon
RRepublican
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