Renames Juvenile Justice Commission as Youth Justice Commission.
This bill (S 2423, now P.L.2025, c.35) formally renames New Jersey's "Juvenile Justice Commission" to "Youth Justice Commission" throughout state law. It updates all statutory references, definitions, and provisions (such as in Sections 1, 3, and 1 of related laws) to replace "Juvenile" with "Youth" while preserving all existing legal procedures and policies unchanged. The bill has no policy impact - it solely adjusts terminology to reflect the commission's focus on youth services rather than juvenile justice. The name change is now law, effective March 17, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2024
Signed Mar 17, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2024 · General Assembly Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Mar 18, 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
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 17, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.35.
executive
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (61-12-2)
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
5 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
P
Bill Moen
DDemocratic
P
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
Co
Luanne Peterpaul
DDemocratic
Co
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
Co
Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
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