SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3071

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 4, 2025

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3071.

            As reported by the committee, Senate Bill No. 3071 changes the classification of State Investigators in civil service.  State Investigators employed with the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety are currently in the unclassified service of the civil service.  In New Jersey, employees serving in classified titles receive the full protections of the civil service system, while unclassified employees do not.  This bill allows all current and future State Investigators to receive those protections.

      As reported by the committee, Senate Bill No. 3071 is identical to Assembly Bill No. 3941, which was also reported by the committee on this date.