SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 4401

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 29, 2025

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4401.

      As reported by the committee, this bill permanently codifies the ARRIVE Together Crisis Response Pilot Program established pursuant to P.L.2022, c.36.

     The bill establishes the Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together Program in the Department of Law and Public Safety (DLPS).  The bill requires the Attorney General (AG) to issue guidelines for a mental health services provider or mental health services agency to contract with a law enforcement agency to respond to a request for assistance involving a person alleged, reported, or suspected to be experiencing a mental health crisis or substance use crisis.