l9n/ New Jersey

2026–2027 Session

Senate Bill 197

Permits pretrial detention for contempt violation of protective order issued under "Victim's Assistance and Survivor Protection Act."

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on October 22, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

4 co-sponsors

Angela V. McKnight, Brian P. Stack, Anthony M. Bucco, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr.

Its course

January 13 to October 22, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Oct 22 · stopped282 days

JudiciaryJan 13 to Oct 15275 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 15

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 13 – Oct 22

  1. Introduced in the Senate and sent to Judiciary
  2. Judiciary recommended it as amended
  3. Read a second time
  4. Carried on in A4835
All 3 actions, as published