This bill creates an Office of Information Privacy within New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs to manage requests for redacting home addresses from public records. It directly affects judicial officers, law enforcement officers, child protective investigators, prosecutors, and their immediate family members living in the same household. The key mechanism establishes a secure online portal where authorized individuals (like family members or designees) can request or revoke redaction of covered persons' home addresses, bypassing standard public disclosure requirements. The office will handle these requests, evaluate exceptions, and provide clear guidance on the redaction process. This change aims to enhance privacy protections for these public safety workers and their families by streamlining how their home addresses are handled in public records.
S 1469 expands "Daniel's Law" to protect municipal court administrators and their immediate families by prohibiting online disclosure of their home addresses and unpublished phone numbers. The bill makes it a crime (fourth degree for reckless, third degree for intentional violations) to post such personal information online if it risks harassment or harm. It applies to active, retired, or former court administrators and their household family members, while clarifying that news media isn't liable for previously published information. The law requires written notice to stop disclosures and exempts law enforcement or court-authorized access. This bill directly affects court administrators and their families in New Jersey, adding them to existing protections for judges, law enforcement, and child protective investigators.
This bill allows New Jersey government agencies to redact specific personal information from public records before releasing them. It requires redaction of social security numbers, driver license numbers, home addresses of judges/prosecutors/law enforcement officers, and other sensitive details like phone numbers, medical information, or financial data when disclosure could lead to identity theft, harassment, or criminal activity. The law modifies existing public records access rules to balance transparency with privacy protection, permitting redaction unless disclosure is needed for law enforcement, child support enforcement, or other specified exceptions. Agencies must redact this information prior to public release, ensuring citizens' privacy while maintaining access to government records.
S 203 requires that certain personal identifying information - such as names, addresses, and contact details - be redacted from vehicle accident reports before they are made public. This bill directly affects drivers, law enforcement agencies, and insurance companies, as they must now remove this information when releasing accident reports to the public. It amends New Jersey's Government Records Act (P.L.1995, c.23) and vehicle accident reporting statutes (P.L.2001, c.404) to mandate this redaction. The policy change ensures sensitive personal data is not publicly accessible, protecting individuals from potential privacy risks like identity theft. This is a concrete procedural update to how accident reports are handled in New Jersey.
S 2074 amends New Jersey's public records law to clarify what constitutes a "government record" and specify confidential information that cannot be disclosed. It defines key terms like "custodian" and "government record," while listing detailed exemptions - including personal data (SSNs, home addresses), trade secrets, attorney-client communications, security procedures, medical examiner photos, and certain sensitive records like sexual harassment complaints. The bill directly affects residents seeking government records by establishing clearer boundaries for public access under New Jersey's Open Public Records Act. It does not create new exemptions but refines existing ones to improve transparency and protect sensitive information. The bill was introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026, and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
This bill expands New Jersey's "Daniel's Law" to protect victim support advocates and victim support care providers by prohibiting the online disclosure of their home addresses and unpublished phone numbers. It creates a process where authorized representatives (like family members or legal agents) can request removal of this personal information from the internet. Violating this prohibition could result in criminal charges, ranging from a fourth-degree crime for reckless disclosure to a third-degree crime for intentional violations. The law directly affects professionals working with crime victims who face safety risks from public exposure of their personal contact details.
This bill requires rental car companies in New Jersey to delete renters' personal information (such as navigation history, phone data, or garage door codes) from vehicle computer systems when a rental vehicle is returned. Rental companies must use NIST-approved data-clearing methods or factory resets to erase this data. Violations carry civil penalties of $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for subsequent offenses, enforced by the Division of Consumer Affairs. The bill directly affects renters whose data is stored in rental vehicles and rental companies operating in New Jersey.
S 2969 establishes strict privacy protections for sensitive health data in New Jersey, directly affecting residents whose health information is collected within the state and the healthcare providers or entities handling that data. The bill requires explicit, opt-in consent for collecting health data (prohibiting "deceptive designs" or broad terms of service), mandates secure authentication for data requests, and defines "consumer health data" to include medical conditions, genetic information, biometrics, reproductive health details, and location data tied to healthcare visits. It prohibits selling or sharing this data without consent and creates mechanisms for consumers to access or delete their information. The law excludes data used in approved research by institutional review boards, focusing on protecting personal health information from misuse by commercial entities.
This bill (S 2549) prohibits New Jersey from sharing driver license holders' personal information - such as names, addresses, license numbers, or photos - with other states or interstate data networks. It specifically blocks disclosure when another state seeks to issue fines for violations captured by speed cameras or red light cameras (traffic control signal monitoring systems) in that state. The bill defines key terms like "personal information" and "speed control device" to clarify its scope. If passed, it would prevent New Jersey from enabling out-of-state ticketing for camera-detected traffic violations by withholding driver data. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Transportation Committee.
New Jersey's S 1633 requires all state agencies to update public forms, applications, and documents to collect optional demographic data on sex, gender identity, gender, and sexual orientation. The bill mandates that these questions be clearly marked as voluntary, use sensitive language that accommodates non-binary identities, and avoid conflating sex with gender. Individuals (or their parents/guardians for minors) retain full control over whether to provide this information, with no state employee or third party allowed to deny services based on non-disclosure. This applies to all state forms currently used for official business, aiming to modernize data collection practices that previously lacked inclusivity for LGBTQ+ individuals.
