Bill
S 2050
New Jersey: Creates a public online domestic violence registry and requires police to check it at arrest.
Below is a consolidated, objective summary of the materials supplied. The source documents contain conflicting and cross‑jurisdictional content (New Jersey and Massachusetts texts, duplicated actions and disparate sponsors). I have separated and summarized the two distinct bill texts that appear in the record and noted procedural/timeline details where available. Please verify with the official state legislative website for the relevant bill number in the appropriate jurisdiction before taking action.
Overview
- The supplied documents appear to include two distinct measures under the label “S 2050”:
1. A New Jersey bill titled “Stephanie’s Law” to create a publicly accessible domestic violence internet registry and require law enforcement to check domestic violence registries on arrest.
2. A Massachusetts bill that would exempt wages of Massachusetts residents on active duty in the U.S. military who are serving outside the Commonwealth from Massachusetts state income tax.
Summary — New Jersey: “Stephanie’s Law” (domestic violence internet registry)
- Purpose: Establish a publicly accessible internet registry of persons convicted of domestic violence, subject to final restraining orders, or found in contempt of those orders; require law enforcement to search domestic-violence registries when making arrests.
- Responsible agencies: Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) in conjunction with the Attorney General; AG may adopt implementing regulations.
- Key provisions:
- AOC/AG will build and maintain a public internet registry separate from the existing (non‑public) central domestic violence registry (N.J.S.A. 2C:25‑34).
- Individuals to be listed: persons convicted of domestic violence offenses, persons subject to final domestic violence restraining orders, and persons found in contempt of such orders.
- Required public registry content: name and aliases; brief description of offense/conviction, disposition dates/locations, and general modus operandi (if applicable); age, race, gender, DOB, physical descriptors (height, weight, hair/eye color), distinguishing scars/tattoos; photo (with date entered); any vehicle details (make/model/color/year/license); last known address.
- Removal process: persons erroneously listed may petition AOC; AOC must remove a name if the person has not had a final restraining order entered, has not been found guilty of contempt of such an order, and has not been found guilty of a domestic violence crime/offense.
- Notification requirement: listed persons must provide updated address to AOC within five days of a change.
- The registry website must explain how to petition for removal, criteria for granting removal, and how to update an address.
- Law enforcement: officers making an arrest must determine whether a domestic violence restraining order exists against the arrestee, including searching both the existing central registry and the new public internet registry.
- Effective date: the first day of the seventh month after enactment (per the text).
- Impact: increases public access to domestic violence history information; affects AOC operations (development/maintenance), law enforcement arrest procedures, and people who have domestic violence convictions or restraining orders. Raises potential privacy, safety, and administrative/resource considerations.
Summary — Massachusetts: exemption for active duty military serving outside the Commonwealth
- Purpose: Amend Massachusetts tax law (Chapter 62, Section 2(a)(2)) to exempt wages paid by the U.S. government to Massachusetts residents who are members of the U.S. military serving on active duty outside Massachusetts.
- Key provision:
- Adds a new subclause (R) excluding from Massachusetts taxable wages the federal wages of a Massachusetts resident on active duty when based outside the Commonwealth.
- Effect/impact:
- Direct tax relief for qualifying active-duty service members who remain Massachusetts residents but are stationed outside the state.
- Potential reduction in state income tax revenue to the extent wages are currently taxed; fiscal impact would depend on counts and wages of affected service members.
- Sponsors and procedural notes in the supplied document: sponsored by Senator Patrick M. O’Connor; filed as Senate Docket No. 339 in the 194th General Court (2025–2026). Verify current status with the Massachusetts legislature.
Procedural / Conflicts and Recommendations
- The metadata supplied is inconsistent (multiple sponsors from different states, numerous cross-listed legislative actions, and an unrelated header about “terms of office of commissioners of elections”). The two substantive bill texts apply to different states (New Jersey and Massachusetts).
- Action items: consult the official legislature website for the relevant jurisdiction and bill number to confirm the bill text, status, committee referrals, and fiscal notes before citing or acting on the measure.
- Questions I can help with: locate the official bill entry for a chosen jurisdiction; draft a short memo on legal/privacy or enforcement implications; summarize fiscal or constitutional issues for either measure.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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