New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A759: Facial recognition technology-study law enforcement use and issue report
Status: Introduced, October 19, 2026
Requires AG to study law enforcement use of facial recognition technology and issue report with recommendations for Statewide policy.
What the bill says
An Act concerning facial recognition technology and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act concerning facial recognition technology and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. The Attorney General shall study the use facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies and shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), concerning the use of the technology. The report shall be issued within six months of the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill). b. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) an assessment of the facial recognition technology available for use by law enforcement agencies and the feasibility of its use, including accuracy; (2) a Statewide summary of any current use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of generating police reports; and (3) recommendations for implementing a Statewide policy applicable to State and local law enforcement agencies that governs the use of facial recognition technology. c. As used in this section, facial recognition technology means a computer application which uses facial recognition algorithms to identify or verify a person from a digital image or a video frame from a video source. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This …
Sponsors
- Al Abdelaziz (D, 35) · primary sponsor
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Ellen J. Park (D, 37) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REP 2RA
- : INT 1RA REF APS
Votes
- Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee: Reported favorably (October 19, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PUBLIC SAFETY - POLICE
Common questions
- What is A759?
- A759 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Facial recognition technology-study law enforcement use and issue report.
- What does A759 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning facial recognition technology and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A759?
- Introduced as of October 19, 2026. Latest action: REP 2RA (October 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored A759?
- Al Abdelaziz (D, 35), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A759?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A759
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