Establishes three-year pilot program encouraging development of nonlethal weapons.

S 1488 establishes a three-year pilot program to fund research and development of nonlethal weapons for law enforcement in New Jersey. The bill creates a $3 million "Non-Lethal Weapons Innovation Fund" to award up to $1 million each to three state higher education institutions (with priority for private-sector partnerships) for developing weapons designed to minimize fatalities and injuries during officer encounters. A 10-member review committee - including law enforcement, civil rights, and medical experts - will evaluate grant applications and annual progress reports, then recommend to lawmakers whether to extend the program. The initiative directly affects New Jersey colleges conducting this research and law enforcement agencies potentially using resulting technologies, but does not mandate deployment or create new weapons. The program expires after three years unless lawmakers decide to continue it based on the final report.