S 2789 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires law enforcement officers to have updated photograph.

This bill requires all New Jersey law enforcement officers to have a digital photograph updated every ten years. The photo must be stored in the officer's personnel file and appear on their agency-issued ID card if photo identification is required. The Attorney General, working with the State Police Superintendent, must create guidelines to implement this requirement. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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Introduced → Reprint · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee to reduce the frequency of required digital photographs for law enforcement officers from every ten years to every three years. A new co-sponsor (Senator Shirley K. Turner) was added, and the outdated statement section describing the original ten-year requirement was removed.

REQUIREMENT

The interval for taking a digital photograph of a law enforcement officer was shortened from every ten years to every three years.

TECHNICAL

Senator Shirley K. Turner (District 15, Hunterdon and Mercer) was added as a co-sponsor.

The STATEMENT section at the end of the bill, which described the original ten-year photo requirement, was removed in its entirety.

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Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

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Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

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