Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee to Host Hearing on Auto Theft in New Jersey and Consider Legislation Increasing Penalties for Perpetrators

Legislation Supporting Small Business Resiliency on Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee Agenda

 (TRENTON) – Assembly committees will meet on Monday, December 5 to consider bills aiming to uplift New Jersey’s small business community and increase penalties for carjacking and theft of motor vehicles, among other legislation.

The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee will meet at 2:00 PM in Committee Room 11 of the State House Annex to receive testimony from invited guests regarding possible reasons for the increase in vehicle thefts over the past two years along with measures being taken to address the issue. The committee will also consider legislation to deter thefts, establish theft of a motor vehicle as a stand-alone offense, and increase penalties for such crimes.

The Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee will meet at 10:00 AM in Committee Room 14 to consider a legislative package focused on growing jobs, streamlining state programs, and reducing barriers to entry for entrepreneurs seeking to start a new business or grow an existing business. The legislative package aims to bolster the pandemic recovery of New Jersey’s more than 950,000 small businesses.

Full agendas can be found at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. Audio from the meetings will be livestreamed on the New Jersey Legislature’s website at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/live-proceedings.

Monday’s highlights include: