2C:30-5

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CHECKLIST

Compiled by the NJ State Law Library

LAWS OF: 2003 CHAPTER: 31

NJSA: 2C:30-5 (Criminalizes racial profiling)

BILL NO: S429/1422 (Substituted for A1308/342/2140)

SPONSOR(S): Bryant

DATE INTRODUCED: January 8, 2003

COMMITTEE: ASSEMBLY: Law and Public Safety

SENATE: Judiciary

AMENDED DURING PASSAGE: Yes

DATE OF PASSAGE: ASSEMBLY: December 12, 2002

SENATE: June 24, 2002

FOLLOWING ARE ATTACHED IF AVAILABLE:

FINAL TEXT OF BILL (Assembly Substitute (1R) for Senate Committee Substitute)

S429/1422

SPONSORS STATEMENT (S429): (Begins on page 3 of original bill) Yes

SPONSORS STATEMENT (S1422): (Begins on page 2 of original bill) Yes

COMMITTEE STATEMENT: ASSEMBLY: Yes

SENATE: Yes

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS: Yes 10-17-02 (Assembly)

2-27-03 (Senate)

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE No

SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (3R): Yes

A1308/342/2140

SPONSORS STATEMENT (A1308): (Begins on page 2 of original bill) Yes

SPONSORS STATEMENT (A342): (Begins on page 2 of original bill) Yes

SPONSORS STATEMENT (A2140): (Begins on page 2 of original bill) Yes

COMMITTEE STATEMENT: ASSEMBLY: Yes

SENATE: No

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: No

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE: Yes

VETO MESSAGE: No

GOVERNOR’S PRESS RELEASE ON SIGNING: Yes

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE NEWS RELEASE, March 6, 2001 Yes

FOLLOWING WERE PRINTED:

To check for circulating copies, contact New Jersey State Government

Publications at the State Library (609) 633-2111 or mailto:refdesk@njstatelib.org

HEARINGS: Yes

974.90 New Jersey. Legislature. Senate. Judiciary Committee

P766 Public hearings, held March, April 2001, Trenton, 2001

2001 PDF copies of hearings:

March 19, 2001 March 20, 2001 March 27, 2001

March 28, 2001 April 2, 2001 April 3, 2001

April 9, 2001 April 10, 2001 April 18, 2001

MEDIA ARCHIVE OF HEARINGS available at:

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/archive_audio2.asp?KEY=SJU&SESSION=2000

REPORTS: Yes

974.90 Minority report supplementing the Report of the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee’s

P766 Investigation of Racial Profiling and the New Jersey State Police Minority report supplementing the Report

2001a of the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee’s Investigation of Racial Profiling and the New Jersey

State Police.

PDF copy of the report

974.90 New Jersey. Legislature. Senate. Judiciary Committee.

P766 Report of the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee’s Investigation of Racial Profiling and the New

2001c Jersey State Police. Trenton, June 11, 2001

PDF copy of the report

974.90 New Jersey. Legislature. Senate. Judiciary Committee.

P766 Investigation of racial profiling: overview and recommendations. May 31, 2001.

2001b Trenton, 2001

PDF copy of the report

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE DEPOSITIONS available at:

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/depositions.asp

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: Yes

“Racial profiling is now a crime,” 3-15-2003 Star Ledger, p11.

“Amid pomp, McGreevey signs racial-profiling bill,” 3-15-2003 New York Times, p.B5.

”Targeting of minority drivers is now against New Jersey law,” 3-15-2003 Home News Tribune, pA3.

“NJ law: racial profiling’s illegal,” 3-25-2003 Asbury Park Press, p.A3.

“Governor signs bill to outlaw profiling,” 3-15-2003 The Times, pA4.

“NJ law makes racial profiling illegal,” 3-15-2003 Philadelphia Inquirer, p.A1.

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