SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 356

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  FEBRUARY 3, 2022

      The Senate Transportation Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 356.

       As reported, this bill establishes a lifetime disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle or transportation network company vehicle for any individual convicted of human trafficking under New Jersey law, any crime involving an act or practice of one or more of the severe forms of trafficking in persons under the federal “Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000”, or any comparable crime in another jurisdiction.

This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2022-2023 session pending technical review.  As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.