S 3190 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires certain juveniles to appear before court in county where incident giving rise to delinquency complaint allegedly occurred.*

This bill requires juveniles accused of delinquency to appear in court in the county where the alleged incident occurred, rather than their residence county. It directly affects juveniles facing delinquency complaints in New Jersey. The key provision mandates court appearance in the incident county and requires courts to provide reasonable transportation accommodations to ensure attendance. This changes current practice where cases were typically held in the juvenile's home county. The policy change applies to all juvenile delinquency cases under the court's jurisdiction.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 9, 2024 Last action Feb 25, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 25, 2025
D Democratic25
22 Yea 3
88% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
Dec 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors