S 2106 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires private detectives to register their foreign employers with State Police.

S 2106 requires licensed private detectives in New Jersey to register their foreign government or foreign national employers with the State Police. This applies when a detective is employed by such entities, in addition to existing federal requirements under 18 U.S.C. § 951. The bill mandates that the State Police maintain a confidential registry containing the detective’s name, business address, employer name, and employer address - accessible only to the Attorney General and State Police. The registration requirement applies to all license holders upon initial licensing, renewal, or when changing employment to a foreign entity.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 4 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MODERATE

The bill moved from technical review status to introduced status, with minor administrative changes including the removal of Senator Turner as a co-sponsor and a new explanatory STATEMENT section added at the end. The statement clarifies that the bill requires licensed private detectives to register foreign employers with the State Police, supplementing existing federal notification requirements under 18 U.S.C. s.951.

TECHNICAL

Bill designation changed from 'S2106 TR' to 'S2106', reflecting transition from technical review to introduced status.

Senator Turner was removed as a co-sponsor; only Senator Henry remains listed.

Status line changed from 'As reported by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'

SCOPE

A new STATEMENT section was added explaining that the bill requires private detectives to register foreign employers with State Police, that this is in addition to federal requirements under 18 U.S.C. s.951, that licensees must be notified of this obligation upon issuance or renewal of their license, and that State Police must maintain a registry of such detectives available only to the Attorney General and state officials.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

upper

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors