A5154: Requires jury, rather than court, to determine whether certain defendants are persistent offenders.
New Jersey General Assembly, June 30, 2026. CONCUR IN SA, roll call 228: 78 yes, 0 no, 0 abstained, 2 not voting.
Signed into law: P.L.2026, c.53 (July 22, 2026).
Prime sponsors: Ellen J. Park, Maureen Rowan, Robert J. Karabinchak, Brian P. Stack, Shirley K. Turner.
Bill documents
- Amended bill text (reprint 2) (Assembly Appropriations Committee, Jun 8, 2026)
- Amended bill text (reprint 3) (Assembly Appropriations Committee, Jun 8, 2026)
- Amended bill text (reprint 1) (Assembly Judiciary Committee, Jun 1, 2026)
- Bill text as introduced
- Floor amendment statement (Senate floor, Jun 18, 2026)
- Committee statement (Assembly Appropriations Committee, Jun 8, 2026)
- Committee statement (Assembly Judiciary Committee, Jun 1, 2026)
- Fiscal estimate (6/15/26; 2R)
- Fiscal estimate (7/2/26; 3R)
How they voted
Yes (78)
- Abdelaziz, Al
- Angelozzi, Anthony
- Auth, Robert
- Azzariti Jr., John V.
- Bagolie, Rosaura
- Bailey, David
- Barlas, Al
- Bergen, Brian
- Bhalla, Ravi S.
- Brennan, Katie
- Calabrese, Clinton
- Carter, Linda S.
- Clifton, Robert D.
- Collazos-Gill, Alixon
- Coughlin, Craig J.
- Danielsen, Joe
- DeAngelo, Wayne P.
- DePhillips, Christopher P.
- DiMaio, John
- Donlon, Margie
- Drulis, Mitchelle
- Dunn, Aura K.
- Egan, Kevin P.
- Flynn, Victoria A.
- Freiman, Roy
- Greenwald, Louis D.
- Guardian, Donald A.
- Haider, Shama A.
- Hutchison, Dan
- Inganamort, Michael
- Kane, Melinda
- Kanitra, Paul
- Karabinchak, Robert J.
- Katz, Andrea
- Kean, Sean T.
- Kearney, Vincent M.
- Kennedy, James J.
- Lopez, Yvonne
- Macurdy, Andrew
- McClellan, Antwan L.
- McCoy, Tennille R.
- McGuckin, Gregory P.
- Miller, Cody D.
- Moen, William F.
- Morales, Carmen Theresa
- Murphy, Carol A.
- Myhre, Gregory E.
- Onyema, Chigozie U.
- Park, Ellen J.
- Peterpaul, Luanne M.
- Peterson, Erik
- Pintor Marin, Eliana
- Quijano, Annette
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina
- Rodriguez, Ed
- Rodriguez, Gabriel
- Rowan, Maureen
- Rumpf, Brian E.
- Sampson, William B.
- Schaer, Gary S.
- Scharfenberger, Gerry
- Schnall, Alexander
- Simmons, Heather
- Simonsen, Erik K.
- Singh, Balvir
- Spearman, William W.
- Speight, Shanique
- Stanley, Sterley S.
- Stewart, Kenyatta
- Swain, Lisa
- Sweeney, Marisa
- Tucker, Cleopatra G.
- Tully, Chris
- Venezia, Michael
- Verrelli, Anthony S.
- Wainstein, Larry
- Walker, Jerry
- Webber, Jay
Not voting (2)
- Fantasia, Dawn
- Sauickie, Alex
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