S 715 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system.

This bill requires New Jersey's Attorney General to create an internet-based tracking system for rape kits (also called sexual assault forensic evidence kits). The system will allow victims, law enforcement officers, healthcare providers, and labs to monitor a kit's journey from collection at a medical facility through testing and final disposal. It mandates the Attorney General to issue guidelines for this tracking system, ensuring transparency in the chain of custody. The law, which became effective in January 2025, directly affects victims of sexual assault, healthcare facilities, law enforcement, and forensic labs handling these kits.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Oct 2024
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2024
Signed into Law
Jan 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Jan 23, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Oct 28, 2024 · General Assembly Dec 19, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Oct 28, 2024
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jan 23, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.1.
executive
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0)
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 28, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Oct 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-0)
upper
Oct 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
5 primary · 24 co-sponsors

Sponsors