New Jersey S 2167: Upgrades assault on victims who are elderly or disabled.

Bill Text

S2167 

SENATE, No. 2167 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator ANDREW ZWICKER

District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)

SYNOPSIS

���� Removes certain property rights of State agencies in 
certain instances.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning State officers or employees and certain 
State contracts and amending P.L.1991, c.254.

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

���� 1.��� Section 1 of P.L.1991, 
c.254 (C.52:13D-19.1) is amended to read as follows:

���� 1.��� Notwithstanding the 
provisions of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-12 et seq.), a State officer or 
employee or a special State officer or employee or his or her partners 
or any corporation or firm in which he or she owns or controls more than 1% of the stock, assets 
or profits may enter into a contract or agreement with a State agency where the 
contract or agreement is for the development of scientific or technological 
discoveries or innovations [in 
which the State agency has a property right], 
if the State agency has a procedure in its code of ethics for authorizing these 
contracts or agreements which minimizes actual conflicts of interest and the 
code of ethics was approved in accordance with section 12 of P.L.1971, c.182 
(C.52:13D-23) and the contract or agreement complies with that code procedure.

(cf: P.L.1991, c.254, s.1)

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill amends provisions in 
the �New Jersey Conflicts of Interest� statutes (N.J.S.A.52:13D-12 et seq.) 
that allow a State officer or employee, or a special State officer or employee, 
to enter into a contract with a State agency for the development of scientific 
or technological discoveries or innovations if the State agency has a property 
right in the discovery or innovation.� This bill removes the condition that the 
State agency has a property right in the discovery or innovation.� It will 
allow for the use of this provision for contracts in which State agencies does 
not have a property right.