A 6310 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Codifies AG Directive, "Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities."

This bill codifies New Jersey's existing Attorney General directive to prevent state and local law enforcement from enforcing federal immigration laws. It prohibits police from stopping, questioning, or detaining people solely based on immigration status, asking about immigration status unless relevant to a crime investigation, or sharing personal information (like addresses or social security numbers) with federal immigration authorities. Exceptions apply only for serious crimes (e.g., violent offenses or recent convictions) or when required by law for criminal investigations. The law directly affects all New Jersey state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies and officers, aiming to build trust between police and immigrant communities by clarifying that immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (23-13)
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (46-26-0)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
7 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors