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S1276 • 2026

Establishes Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program.

Establishes Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program.

Budget
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Greenstein, Linda R.
Last action
2026-06-11
Official status
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program.

Establishes Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program.
  • Topic: Budget and Appropriations Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-11 New Jersey Legislature

    Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading

  2. 2026-06-11 New Jersey Legislature

    Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

  3. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Official Summary Text

Establishes Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program.
Topic:
Budget and Appropriations
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S1276 SLP Statement 6/11/26

SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
1276

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:
�JUNE
11, 2026

����� The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports
favorably Senate Bill No. 1276.

����� As reported by the committee, this bill makes
permanent the ARRIVE Together Crisis Response Pilot Program established
pursuant to P.L.2022, c.36.

����� The bill establishes the Alternative Responses to
Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program in the
Department of Law and Public Safety (DLPS).� The bill requires the Attorney
General (AG) to issue guidelines for a mental health services provider or
mental health services agency to contract with a law enforcement agency to
respond to a request for assistance involving a person alleged, reported or
suspected to be experiencing a mental health crisis or substance use crisis.�

����� The bill permits an eligible police force to
participate in the ARRIVE Together Program, including the Division of State
Police, a county police department or force, a municipal police department or
force, or any other police department or force the AG deems appropriate.�

����� Under the bill, a law enforcement agency that chooses
to participate in the ARRIVE Together Program is required to designate at least
one person as the crisis response support coordinator to develop and implement
the agency�s procedures to comply with the AG�s guidance.� The bill also
requires the county prosecutors to designate a county crisis response support
coordinator to develop and implement county level guidance issued by the AG and
to provide documentation or information to the AG as necessary.

����� The bill also provides certain protections for
personal identifying information.� Under the bill, �personal identifying
information� is defined as information pertaining to the assessment, diagnosis,
treatment, or health status of an individual, including an individual�s name or
identity; whether the individual is the subject of an emergency call or other
report; whether the individual is alleged to be or suspected of experiencing a
mental health crisis� or substance use crisis or other emergency, incident or
distress; and whether the individual is receiving an assessment for crisis intervention,
a mental health screening, or other support services through the ARRIVE
Together Program.�

����� Under the bill, personal identifying information is
confidential and is not to be disclosed except upon express consent of the
individual subject to an ARRIVE Together response, as determined necessary by
the AG to implement the provisions of the bill, or as otherwise required by
court or by law.� In addition, information and records created by a law
enforcement agency solely as a result of the ARRIVE Together Program or
maintained by the DLPS for the ARRIVE Together Program are also confidential
and exempt from the open public records act under the bill�s provisions.

����� Finally, the bill supplements the Good Samaritan Act,
P.L.1963, c.140 (C.2A:62A-1 et seq.), by providing that a licensed mental
health services provider or mental health services agency contracted to provide
crisis response services for the ARRIVE Together Program or a substantially
similar program would not be liable for any civil damages resulting from any
acts or omissions taken in good faith.

����� This bill was prefiled for introduction in the
2026-2027 session pending technical review.� As reported, the bill includes the
changes required by technical review, which has been performed.