SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 460

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 13, 2022

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 460.

      As reported by the committee, this bill prohibits the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and other State entities from disclosing the personal information of New Jersey drivers to another state for the purpose of allowing the other state to impose or collect a fine resulting from an alleged violation committed in that state and captured by a speed control device or a traffic signal monitoring system, commonly referred to as a red light camera.

     The bill defines “personal information” to mean any information that identifies an individual, which information may include an individual's photograph, social security number, driver identification number, name, address, or telephone number.  The bill also provides definitions for the following terms: interstate motor vehicle information network, speed control device, and traffic control signal monitoring system.

      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.