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A4467 • 2026

Requires law enforcement officers to follow certain procedures when illegal drugs are suspected of being used in presence of children.

Requires law enforcement officers to follow certain procedures when illegal drugs are suspected of being used in presence of children.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Fantasia, Dawn
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires law enforcement officers to follow certain procedures when illegal drugs are suspected of being used in presence of children.

Requires law enforcement officers to follow certain procedures when illegal drugs are suspected of being used in presence of children.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires law enforcement officers to follow certain procedures when illegal drugs are suspected of being used in presence of children.
  • 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. 2026-02-24 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires law enforcement officers to follow certain procedures when illegal drugs are suspected of being used in presence of children.
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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A4467

ASSEMBLY, No. 4467

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 24, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� DAWN FANTASIA

District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires law enforcement officers to follow certain
procedures when illegal drugs are suspected of being used in presence of
children.�

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act
concerning children and supplementing Title 9 of the
Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.� Notwithstanding any
provision of law or regulation to the contrary, upon receipt of a request from
a parent or guardian to remove a child who resides in a home where illegal
drugs are suspected of being used in the presence of the child, a law
enforcement officer shall:

���� a.� secure and remove the
illegal drugs being used in the presence of the child and place the drugs into
evidence in accordance with State law and regulations;

���� b.� forward information about
the request to the State Central Registry for referral to a child protective
investigator for investigation of a possible allegation of child abuse or
neglect;

���� c.� request an immediate
response from a child protective investigator to the report referred by the
State Central Registry for investigation in accordance with N.J.A.C.3A:10-2.2;
and

���� d.� coordinate, pursuant to
N.J.A.C.3A:10-5.4, in the investigation of the report referred for
investigation pursuant to subsection c. of this section, at the request of the
child protective investigator.

���� 2.� The Department of Children
and Families, in consultation with the Department of Law and Public Safety,
shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative
Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the
purposes of this act.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill stipulates that upon
request from a parent or guardian to remove a child who resides in a home where
illegal drugs are suspected of being used in the presence of the child, a law
enforcement officer is to:� (1) secure and remove the illegal drugs being used
in the presence of the child and place the drugs into evidence in accordance
with State law and regulations; (2) forward information about the request to
the State Central Registry (SCR) for referral to a child protective
investigator for investigation of a possible allegation of child abuse or
neglect; (3) request an immediate response from a child protective investigator
to the report referred to the SCR; and (4) coordinate in the investigation of
the report at the request of the child protective investigator.