ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

ASSEMBLY, Nos. 2133 and 4945

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

ADOPTED MARCH 17, 2021

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  P. CHRISTOPHER TULLY

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

Assemblywoman  LISA SWAIN

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

     Requires NJ Office of Homeland Security and State Preparedness to conduct study regarding rental companies reporting suspicious behavior to law enforcement.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Substitute as adopted by the Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee.

An Act requiring the Office of Homeland Security and State Preparedness to conduct a study regarding the reporting of certain information by rental companies.

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

      1.   a.  The Director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and State Preparedness shall conduct a study and make recommendations regarding:

     (1)   the type of information currently collected by rental companies in this State;

     (2)   the development of uniform standards for the type of information to be collected by rental companies and the type of information to be used in submitting suspicious activity reports to State and federal law enforcement agencies; and

     (3)   the best practices for rental companies to report suspicious behavior to State and federal law enforcement agencies.

      b.   A report of the study's findings and recommendations shall be submitted to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C:52:14-19.1), to the Legislature no later than six months after the effective date of this act.

      c.    As used in this section, “rental company” means a company engaged in the business of renting trucks, tractors, trailers, buses, semitrailers, or vans which are able to transport more than 15 passengers.

      2.   This act shall take effect immediately.