Establishes "New Jersey Target Zero Commission."
This bill establishes the "New Jersey Target Zero Commission" within the Department of Transportation, consisting of 13 state agency representatives (including Transportation, Health, and Public Safety officials). The commission’s primary duty is to develop a statewide action plan by 2040 aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries through engineering, education, and enforcement strategies focused on equitable road safety for all users. Key mechanisms include creating a public data portal for crash statistics, requiring annual public hearings and reports to the Governor and Legislature, and advising on policy changes to support safer transportation infrastructure. The commission must adopt its action plan within 12 months of the bill’s effective date and host public feedback sessions before finalizing it. This is a procedural bill creating a study body, not a direct policy change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Signed into Law
Jan 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Jan 13, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Dec 19, 2024 · General Assembly Sep 26, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 19, 2024
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jan 13, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2024, c.109.
executive
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0)
lower
Dec 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Dec 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 30, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Sep 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
lower
6 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
John Allen
DDemocratic
P
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
P
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
Co
Alixon Collazos-Gill
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Bailey
DDemocratic
Co
Jessica Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Cryan
DDemocratic
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