STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JOHN F. MCKEON
District 27 (Essex and Passaic)
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Singleton, Johnson and Diegnan
SYNOPSIS
Makes supplemental appropriation of $3,000,000 to Division on Civil Rights.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
A Supplement to the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, P.L.2024, c.22.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2024, c.22, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund the following amount for the purpose specified:
66 DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
80 Special Government Services
82 Protection of Citizens Rights
1350 Division on Civil Rights
DIRECT STATE SERVICES
16-1350 Division on Civil Rights ...................................... $3,000,000
Total Direct State Services: Appropriation,
Protection of Civil Rights ................................ $3,000,000
Direct State Services:
16 Special Purpose,.................................... ($3,000,000)
New Jersey Bias Investigation Access System (NJ BIAS)
The amount hereinabove appropriated for the New Jersey Bias Investigation Access System (NJ BIAS) shall be utilized to update system upgrades. Any unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year is to be carried forward and appropriated for the same purpose.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill appropriates $3 million to the Division on Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
This appropriation is intended to specifically fund the New Jersey Bias Investigation Access System (NJ BIAS) updates needed to ensure State, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies properly and uniformly track all bias crimes.
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) is the State agency charged with enforcing New Jersey’s civil rights laws, including the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, and the Fair Chance in Housing Act. The mission of DCR is to protect the people of New Jersey from discrimination and bias-based harassment in employment, housing, and public accommodations.