A 3036 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

"Swift Access For Emergency Response Actions Preservation Program (SAFER APP)"; authorizes Attorney General to order turn-by-turn navigation systems to reroute vehicular traffic under certain conditions.

New Jersey's Assembly Bill A3036, the "SAFER APP" program, authorizes the Attorney General to order navigation app providers (like Google Maps or Waze) to reroute traffic during declared emergency conditions. Municipalities can request an investigation into traffic emergencies - such as highway congestion, emergency vehicle delays, or accident hotspots - by adopting a resolution approved by the Transportation Commissioner within 90 days. If an emergency is confirmed, the Attorney General can mandate navigation systems to divert traffic, with non-compliant providers facing daily fines up to $5,000 payable to the affected municipality. The bill directly affects navigation service companies and aims to improve emergency response by reducing traffic barriers.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · General Assembly May 22, 2025

How they voted

2414
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican15
14 Nay 1
93% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-14)
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (52-17-1)
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (50-21-2)
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (24-14)
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (53-23-2)
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 21, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
Oct 21, 2024
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
lower
4 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors