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S3314 • 2026

Creates penalty for failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations; upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse.

Creates penalty for failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations; upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse.

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Sponsor
Amato, Carmen F., Jr.
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Creates penalty for failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations; upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse.

Creates penalty for failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations; upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates penalty for failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations; upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse.
  • Topic: Law and Public Safety Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 New Jersey Legislature

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

Official Summary Text

Creates penalty for failure to cooperate with child abuse investigations; upgrades penalties for failure to report child abuse.
Topic:
Law and Public Safety
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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