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NJ A1057

NJ A1057
Provides cancer and cardiovascular screenings to law enforcement officers; establishes fund; appropriates $20 million.


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Introduced
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026-2027 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill provides cancer and cardiovascular disease screenings to law enforcement officers. The screenings will be conducted by a physician not less than three years after the start of the law enforcement officer's employment as a law enforcement officer and every three years thereafter during the course of the law enforcement officer's employment. The screenings will be for colon, lung, bladder, oral, thyroid, skin, blood, breast, cervical, testicular, and prostate cancers. The bill also provides reimbursement to public employers of up to $2,500 for law enforcement officers who are enrolled in a healthcare plan other than SHBP through their public employer. The bill establishes a dedicated, non-lapsing fund called the "SHBP Law Enforcement Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Screenings Fund" to offset the costs of the cancer and cardiovascular screenings for law enforcement officers provided for in the bill. The bill establishes a $10 motor vehicle summons surcharge to be applied to each motor vehicle fine and penalty imposed and collected through a court under authority of any motor vehicle or traffic violation in the State. The $10 surcharge will be deposited in the law enforcement fund. The bill also appropriates $20 million to be deposited into the law enforcement fund.

AI Summary

This bill mandates that law enforcement officers receive cancer and cardiovascular disease screenings conducted by a physician, starting three years after their employment begins and every three years thereafter, covering a range of cancers including colon, lung, bladder, oral, thyroid, skin, blood, breast, cervical, testicular, and prostate. It also establishes a reimbursement program for public employers not participating in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP), covering up to $2,500 per officer for these screenings if the officer is enrolled in a different healthcare plan through their employer. To fund these screenings, the bill creates a dedicated, non-lapsing fund called the "SHBP Law Enforcement Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Screenings Fund," which will be replenished by a new $10 surcharge added to every motor vehicle fine and penalty collected in the state, and also appropriates $20 million to this fund.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

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

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