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A1047 • 2026

Requires notification to collective bargaining unit of law enforcement officer prior to release of certain information to public.

Requires notification to collective bargaining unit of law enforcement officer prior to release of certain information to public.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
DeAngelo, Wayne P.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires notification to collective bargaining unit of law enforcement officer prior to release of certain information to public.

Requires notification to collective bargaining unit of law enforcement officer prior to release of certain information to public.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires notification to collective bargaining unit of law enforcement officer prior to release of certain information to public.
  • Topic: Public Safety and Preparedness Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires notification to collective bargaining unit of law enforcement officer prior to release of certain information to public.
Topic:
Public Safety and Preparedness
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1047

ASSEMBLY, No. 1047

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires notification to collective bargaining unit
of law enforcement officer prior to release of certain information to public.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

��

An Act
concerning law enforcement officers and amending
P.L.2019, c.1.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 2 of P.L.2019,
c.1 (C.52:17B-107.1) is amended to read as follows:

���� 2.��� Whenever a person's
death occurs during an encounter with a police officer or other law enforcement
officer acting in the officer's official capacity or while the decedent was in
custody, requiring the Attorney General to supersede the county prosecutor of
the county in which the incident occurred for the purpose of conducting any
investigation, criminal action or proceeding concerning the incident in
accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 11 of P.L.1970, c.74
(C.52:17B-107), the identity of each investigating and arresting officer shall
remain subject to public disclosure pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963,
c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.).�

����
The Attorney General, the
Executive Director of the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability within
the Department of Law and Public Safety, or a designee shall notify the
collective bargaining unit of each investigating or arresting law enforcement
officer prior to releasing any information regarding the identity of the law
enforcement officer pursuant to this subsection; or releasing to the public any
mobile video recording system recordings or body worn camera recordings
concerning the incident, any report regarding the incident, or any other
information regarding an investigation of the incident.�

����
This requirement shall
supersede any directive, guideline, or policy previously promulgated by the
Attorney General.

(cf: P.L.2019, c.1, s.2)

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires
notification to the collective bargaining unit of a law enforcement officer
prior to releasing certain information to the public.

���� Under current law, when a
person�s death occurs during an encounter with law enforcement or while the
decedent was in custody, the Attorney General is required to supersede the
county prosecutor for the purpose of conducting an investigation, a criminal action
or a proceeding concerning the incident.� Furthermore, current law provides
that the identity of each arresting and investigating officer is subject to
public disclosure.

���� Under this bill,� the Attorney
General, the Executive Director of the Office of Public Integrity and
Accountability within the Department of Law and Public Safety, or a designee is
required to notify the collective bargaining unit of each investigating or
arresting officer prior to releasing any information regarding the identity of
the law enforcement officer pursuant to current law; or releasing to the public
any mobile video recording system recordings or body worn camera recordings
concerning the incident, any report regarding the incident, or any other
information regarding an investigation of the incident to the public.��