Bill Text: NJ S975 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires Superintendent of State Police to publish cannabis-related fatal motor vehicle crash statistics.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee [S975 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S975-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)
Senator ANTHONY M. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Requires Superintendent of State Police to publish cannabis-related fatal motor vehicle crash statistics.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning motor vehicle crash statistics and supplementing Title 52 of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Superintendent of State Police shall collect and publish data concerning the number of cannabis-related motor vehicle crash fatalities that occur in the State annually. For the purposes of this section, "cannabis" shall have the same definition as set forth in section 3 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-33).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Superintendent of State Police to collect and publish data concerning the number of cannabis-related motor vehicle crash fatalities that occur in the State annually.
Under current practice, the State Police publish an annual Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Report that provides statistics on the prior year's fatal motor vehicle crashes. The report provides specific details concerning alcohol-related crashes. The provisions of this bill require the superintendent to collect and report similar information for cannabis-related crashes.
