Establishes "Automotive Anti-Theft Systems Task Force."

S3754

SENATE, No. 3754

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 5, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes �Automotive Anti-Theft Systems Task
Force.�

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
establishing the �
Automotive Anti-Theft Systems
Task Force
.�

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

���� 1.��� a.� There is established
in the Department of Law and Public Safety the �Automotive Anti-Theft Systems
Task Force.� The purpose of the task force shall be to study and make
recommendations for manufacturers and dealers concerning motor vehicle design
features and products meant to prevent theft of motor vehicles and motor
vehicle parts.

���� b.��� The task force shall
consist of 16 members as follows:

���� (1) the Attorney General, who
shall serve ex officio, or a designee;

���� (2) the Commissioner of the
Department of Banking and Insurance, who shall serve ex officio, or a designee;

���� (3) two representatives of the
Auto Theft Task Force in the Division of State Police selected by the
Superintendent of State Police;

���� (4) one representative of each
of the following organizations selected by that organization: the New Jersey
Manufacturing Extension Program; the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive
Retailers; the Alliance for Automotive Innovation; the New Jersey Gasoline-Convenience-Automotive
Association; the AAA Clubs of New Jersey; the National Insurance Crime Bureau;
the Insurance Council of New Jersey; and the New Jersey Fraternal Order of
Police; and

���� (5) four public members,
appointed by the Governor, with experience in automotive manufacturing.

���� c.���� Appointments to the
task force shall be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of
P.L.�� , c.��� (pending before the Legislature as this bill). Vacancies shall
be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The members of the
task force shall serve without compensation, but shall be eligible for
reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance
of their official duties within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise
made available to the task force for its purposes.

���� d.��� The task force shall
organize as soon as practicable following the appointment of its public members
and shall select a chairperson from among its members, as well as a secretary
who need not be a member of the task force. The task force may meet and hold
hearings at the place or places the task force designates. The Department of
Law and Public Safety shall provide staff support to the task force. The task
force shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the
services of the employees of any State, county, or municipal department, board,
bureau, commission, or agency as the task force may require and as may be
available to the task force for its purposes.

���� e.���� No later than six
months after its organization the task force shall prepare and submit to the
Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the
Legislature a report detailing the task force's recommendations concerning
improvements in motor vehicle theft prevention measures through motor vehicle
design features and product availability. The report shall include any
recommendations for legislative or regulatory action that are necessary to
effectuate the improvements.�
The task force shall
expire upon submission of its written report.

����
2.��� This act shall take effect immediately, and shall
expire upon submission of the task force�s written report to the Governor and
the Legislature, as provided by section 1 of P.L.��� , c.��� (pending before
the Legislature as this bill).

STATEMENT

���� This bill establishes the
�Automotive Anti-Theft Systems Task Force� in the Department of Law and Public
Safety.

���� Under the bill, the purpose of
the task force is to study and make recommendations for manufacturers and
dealers concerning motor vehicle design features and products meant to prevent
theft of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts.

���� The bill provides that the
task force will consist of 16 members as follows:

���� ������ the Attorney General
and the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, serving ex officio, or their
designees;

���� ������ two representatives of
the Auto Theft Task Force in the Division of State Police selected by the
Superintendent of State Police;

���� ������ one representative of
each of the following organizations selected by that organization: the New
Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program; the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive
Retailers; the Alliance for Automotive Innovation; the New Jersey Gasoline-Convenience-Automotive
Association; the AAA Clubs of New Jersey; the National Insurance Crime Bureau;
the Insurance Council of New Jersey; and the New Jersey Fraternal Order of
Police; and

���� ������ four public members,
appointed by the Governor, with experience in automotive manufacturing.

���� The bill requires the task
force to submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature detailing
the task force's recommendations concerning improvements in motor vehicle theft
prevention measures through motor vehicle design features and product
availability.� The report is required to include any recommendations for
legislative or regulatory action that are necessary to effectuate the
improvements.