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S 2240

New Jersey Senate bill in Session 2026-2027.

Status: introduced. Latest action: January 13, 2026.

Strangling victim, domestic violence-concerns pretrial detention.

Bill ID NJ-2026-2027-S-2240
Session 2026-2027
Status introduced
Committee Judiciary
Senate introduced 2026-01-13
Family / Children
Summary

Establishes rebuttable presumption that person who commits domestic violence by strangling victim be detained prior to trial.

Sponsor
Ruiz, M. Teresa
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-13 Status introduced
2026-01-13 Latest Action INT 1RS REF SJU
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