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A4088 • 2026

"Santiago/Ramos/Liu Police Protection Act"; requires certain law enforcement vehicles to have tinted windows.

"Santiago/Ramos/Liu Police Protection Act"; requires certain law enforcement vehicles to have tinted windows.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Quijano, Annette
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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"Santiago/Ramos/Liu Police Protection Act"; requires certain law enforcement vehicles to have tinted windows.

"Santiago/Ramos/Liu Police Protection Act"; requires certain law enforcement vehicles to have tinted windows.

What This Bill Does

  • "Santiago/Ramos/Liu Police Protection Act"; requires certain law enforcement vehicles to have tinted windows.
  • Topic: Public Safety and Preparedness Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Official Summary Text

"Santiago/Ramos/Liu Police Protection Act"; requires certain law enforcement vehicles to have tinted windows.
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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A4088

ASSEMBLY, No. 4088

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

SYNOPSIS

���� �Santiago/Ramos/Liu Police Protection Act�; requires
certain law enforcement vehicles to have tinted windows.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act

concerning vehicles used by law enforcement,
designating the �Santiago/Ramos/Liu Police Protection Act,� and supplementing
Title 53 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� Notwithstanding the
provisions of R.S.39:3-74, R.S.39:3-77, or any other law to the contrary, a new
motor vehicle purchased for use by any law enforcement agency in this State,
clearly and conspicuously marked as a vehicle used for law enforcement purposes,
shall have on all windows of the vehicle tinted material which shall permit
only the minimum light transmittance as may be required pursuant to federal
law, rule, or regulation.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the fourth month following the date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill, to be known and
cited as the �Santiago/Ramos/Liu Police Protection Act,� requires any law
enforcement agency in this State purchasing and using a new motor vehicle to
have tinted windows which permit only the minimum light transmittance required
pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation.� The bill applies only to vehicles
clearly and conspicuously marked as those used for law enforcement purposes.�
The window tinting requirement would apply to law enforcement vehicles
purchased on or after the first day of the fourth month following the date of
the bill�s enactment.

���� The title of the bill honors
New York City police officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, as well as Jersey
City police officer Melvin Santiago, all of whom were murdered in 2014.