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A2307 • 2026

Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program.

Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program.

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Sponsor
Peterpaul, Luanne M., Esq.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program.

Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program.
  • Topic: Judiciary 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 Judiciary Committee

Official Summary Text

Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program.
Topic:
Judiciary
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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A2307

ASSEMBLY, No. 2307

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman LUANNE M. PETERPAUL

District 11 (Monmouth)

SYNOPSIS

���� Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $500,000
to Judiciary to support expansion of Pretrial Services Program.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

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

��

A
Supplement
to the annual appropriations act
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, P.L.2023, c.74.

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

���� 1.� In addition to the amounts
appropriated under P.L.2023, c.74, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2024, there is appropriated from the General Fund the
following amount for the purpose specified:

98 The Judiciary

10 Public safety and Criminal Justice

04 Criminal Courts

9725 Criminal Courts

DIRECT STATE SERVICES

04-9725� Criminal Courts ....................................................... $500,000

���������������� Total Direct
State Services appropriation,���������������������������

������������������ Criminal
Courts ...................................................
$500,000

Direct State Services:

�������� 04��� Statewide
Pretrial Services Program......... $500,000

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill supplements the
Fiscal Year 2024 appropriation act to provide $500,000 in supplemental funding
to the Judiciary�s Statewide Pretrial Services Program. The Pretrial Services
Program was established in New Jersey in 2017 pursuant to the Criminal Justice
Reform Act.

���� A 2023 Report of the
Reconvened Joint Committee on Criminal Justice made a recommendation to provide
additional funding to enable the Judiciary to increase Pretrial Services
Program staffing in order to ensure adequate oversight of the large number of
defendants on pretrial release. During a March 7, 2024 Senate Judiciary
Committee meeting, a similar concern about the lack of adequate resources for
pretrial services was raised during oral and written testimonies. The Director
of the Administrative Office of the Courts reiterated the recommendation for
increased funding and staffing for pretrial services. Furthermore, during oral
testimonies, multiple county prosecutors also underscored the need for
additional funding for pretrial services, particularly with regard to staff and
equipment for electronic monitoring of defendants.

���� The FY2025 Governor�s Budget
recommends a $24.2 million for Statewide Pretrial Services Program, which is
unchanged from the FY2024 appropriation of the same amount.