ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION AND INDEPENDENT AUTHORITIES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 5686

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 12, 2021

      The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 5686.

      As amended and reported, this bill requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (commission) to establish and maintain a toll-free telephone hotline where commission employees, or persons under contract with the commission, are available in real-time, at a minimum, during weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., to assist individuals in navigating the commission’s website and processing online transactions.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

      The committee amended the bill to change the hotline hours from ending at 5:30 p.m. to ending at 4:30 p.m.