Bill > A1670

Introduced Session

This bill establishes a "Police Body Camera Implementation Task Force" to study and make recommendations on the use of body cameras by certain law enforcement officers in this State including, but not limited to, requirements for implementation and development of best practices for the use of these cameras and rules for access to and use of body camera recordings. The bill defines a "body camera" as a device worn by a law enforcement officer that electronically records audio and video while the officer acts in the performance of the officer's official duties. The 17-member task force under the bill would be comprised of the following members: (1) the Chair of the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee; (2) the Chair of the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee; (3) the Attorney General or a designee, who shall serve ex officio; (4) the New Jersey Public Defender or a designee, who shall serve ex officio; (5) a representative of the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, Inc.; (6) a representative of the New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police; (7) a representative of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police; (8) a representative of the of the County Prosecutors' Association of New Jersey; (9) the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey; (10) a representative of the Police Institute at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice; (11) a representative of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; (12) a public member appointed by the Governor who is a law enforcement officer in a municipality that currently utilizes police body cameras; (13) a public member appointed by the Governor who is a victims' rights advocate; (14) a member to be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; (15) a member to be appointed by the minority leader of the General Assembly; (16) a mayor representing an urban municipality as designated by the President of the New Jersey League of Municipalities; and (17) a mayor representing a suburban municipality as designated by the President of the New Jersey League of Municipalities. The bill requires the task force appointments to be made within 30 days of the bill's effective date. The Attorney General is to serve as the chair of the task force and is required to appoint a secretary. The chair is to call an initial meeting of the task force within seven days of the appointment of a majority of its members and hold hearings at the times and in the places it may deem appropriate and necessary to fulfill its charge. The task force may seek the advice of experts, such as persons specializing in the fields of criminology, psychology, education, criminal or family law, or other related fields. Under the bill, the task force is required to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature no later than December 30, 2021.

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Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*,  Michael Venezia (D)*,  Carol Murphy (D),  Anthony Verrelli (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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