New Jersey A 4315: Requires local units of government to provide access to "user-friendly" budget information through link included on home page Internet site.

Bill Text

A4315 

ASSEMBLY, No. 4315 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes Division on Marijuana and Cannabis 
Enforcement in DLPS.� 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning marijuana and cannabis and supplementing 
Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� (New section) a.� The 
Attorney General shall establish a Division on Marijuana and Cannabis 
Enforcement in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The purpose of the 
division shall be to compile information, raise public awareness, and act as a 
centralized resource for law enforcement agencies concerning crimes and 
offenses related to marijuana and cannabis. 

���� b.��� The division shall be 
responsible for establishing and maintaining a database of the following 
information: 

���� (1)�� the number of arrests 
made annually for driving while intoxicated in violation of R.S.39:4-50 or 
operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation of 
section 3 of P.L.1952, c.157 (C.12:7-46), in which alleged marijuana or 
cannabis possession or use was involved in the arrest; 

���� (2)�� the number of arrests, 
dismissals of charges, convictions, and adjudications of delinquency made 
annually related to marijuana and cannabis; and

���� (3)�� information concerning 
any marijuana or cannabis seized pursuant to N.J.S.2C:64-1 et seq.

���� c.���� The division shall 
establish a public awareness campaign concerning marijuana and cannabis use and 
driving a motor vehicle or operating a vessel. The public awareness campaign 
shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning the risk of motor 
vehicle and vessel crashes associated with driving under the influence of 
marijuana or cannabis and the risks of the combined use of marijuana or 
cannabis and alcohol.

���� d.��� The Division on 
Marijuana and Cannabis Enforcement annually shall submit to the Governor and, pursuant 
to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature a report 
that includes, but need not be limited to, the information required to be 
compiled and maintained pursuant to subsection b. of this section and its 
activities related to the public awareness campaign required pursuant to subsection 
c. of this section.� The report also shall include any recommendations for legislative 
changes or improvements deemed appropriate by the division.

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect on the first day of seventh month next following the date of enactment 
except the Attorney General may take any anticipatory action in advance as 
shall be necessary for the implementation of this act. 

STATEMENT

���� This bill establishes a Division 
on Marijuana and Cannabis Enforcement in the Department of Law and Public 
Safety.

���� Pursuant to the bill, the 
purpose of the division would be to compile information, raise public 
awareness, and act as a centralized resource for law enforcement agencies 
concerning crimes and offenses related to marijuana and cannabis. 

���� The bill provides that the 
division would be responsible for establishing and maintaining a database of 
the following information: 

���� (1)�� the number of arrests 
made annually for driving while intoxicated or operating a vessel under the 
influence of alcohol or drugs in which alleged marijuana or cannabis possession 
or use was involved in the arrest; 

���� (2)�� the number of arrests, 
dismissals of charges, convictions, and adjudications of delinquency made 
annually related to marijuana and cannabis; and

���� (3)�� information concerning 
any marijuana or cannabis seized pursuant to the State�s forfeiture law.���� 

���� The bill also requires the 
division to establish a public awareness campaign concerning marijuana and 
cannabis use and driving a motor vehicle or operating a vessel. The public 
awareness campaign would be required to include, but not be limited to, information 
concerning the risk of motor vehicle and vessel crashes associated with driving 
under the influence of marijuana or cannabis and the risks of the combined use 
of marijuana or cannabis and alcohol.

���� Under the bill, the division 
would be required to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature, 
which includes the information required to be compiled and maintained in the 
database and the division�s activities related to the public awareness 
campaign.� The report also would include any recommendations for legislative 
changes or improvements deemed appropriate by the division.