SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 4905

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 4, 2025

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 4905.

      As amended and reported by the committee, Senate Bill No. 4905 revises the statutory definition of certain waterfront workers consistent with the requirements of federal P.L.92-544. 

      Under federal P.L.92-544, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is authorized to exchange criminal history record information with officials of State and local governments only if authorized by state statute and approved by the Attorney General of the United States.  The FBI, with the assistance of the United States Department of Justice, has determined that federal P.L.92-544 requires that state statutes meet certain criteria, which include, among other things, that the statute specifically identify the category of persons required to be fingerprinted for purposes of obtaining criminal history record information. 

      Accordingly, to retain access to the FBI Criminal Justice Information Service, the bill revises certain statutory definitions to more specifically identify the category of water front workers required to be fingerprinted. 

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amendments clarify the definition of “telecommunications system controller.”