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S 2327

Requires 10% of the penalties imposed by the superintendent of financial services to be deposited in the community development financial institution fund

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Leroy Comrie and 1 co-sponsor

Requires NJ MVC to monthly cross-check SSA death records and mark deceased in its database, improving record accuracy and reducing identity fraud, with potential IT costs.

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Bill Summary · S 2327

Summary — S 2327

Status: Reported favorably by Senate Transportation Committee (6/3/2024); Fiscal estimate issued (1/7/2025); Reported and committed to Finance (2/4/2025). Introduced: January 25, 2024. Sponsor: Sen. James Beach (D‑6).

Note on source material: The supplied documents include unrelated items (a Massachusetts resolve and an alternate bill title about penalty deposits). This summary addresses the operative New Jersey bill text and related fiscal/committee documents that require the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to perform monthly death‑record checks.

Purpose and intent

To improve the accuracy of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s driver/owner records by ensuring the MVC monthly checks federal Social Security Administration (SSA) death records and updates its database to mark individuals listed by SSA as deceased.

Key provisions

  • Requires the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to:
    • Compare the commission’s database records with the death records produced by the Social Security Administration not less than once per month; and
    • Mark as deceased in the MVC database any individual who appears as deceased in SSA death records.
  • Effective immediately upon enactment (per bill text).

Who would be affected

  • Primary: New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (administration, IT/data management staff).
  • Secondary: State agencies and programs that rely on MVC data (law enforcement, licensing processes, identity‑verification checks); potential indirect benefits for fraud detection/prevention.
  • Individuals: Deceased persons’ records would be flagged in MVC systems (affecting record accuracy and downstream uses).

Fiscal and operational impact

  • Office of Legislative Services (OLS) fiscal estimate (dated 1/7/2025) finds an indeterminate annual increase in MVC expenditures.
    • Magnitude depends on MVC’s existing data‑management capabilities and whether the monthly comparison can be implemented within current systems.
    • A 2015 State Auditor report noted MVC already cross‑checks SSA data at the time of issuance; the bill would mandate periodic (monthly) rechecks.
    • Costs would be substantially lower if the change requires only more frequent use of existing automated processes; higher if new databases, software development, or system rearchitecting are necessary.

Anticipated effects

  • Improves accuracy of MVC records and may reduce identity fraud or inadvertent issuance of credentials tied to deceased persons.
  • May require one‑time IT changes and ongoing processing costs for monthly cross‑matching and database updates.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Introduced Jan 25, 2024; reported out of the Senate Transportation Committee (6/3/2024).
  • OLS fiscal note issued Jan 7, 2025.
  • Reported and committed to Finance (2/4/2025).
  • Further committee hearings and final legislative actions would determine enactment and implementation timing.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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