New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5040: Hope Card Prog-concerns victims of domestic violence with restraining order
Status: Passed one chamber, October 29, 2026
Establishes Hope Card Program to provide victims of domestic violence with restraining order quick reference wallet card; makes appropriation.
What the bill says
An Act concerning domestic violence central registry information, 2[and]2 amending and supplementing P.L.1999, c.421 2 [ADDED: , and making an appropriation] 2.
From the amended text, October 22, 2026:
An Act concerning domestic violence central registry information, 2[and]2 amending and supplementing P.L.1999, c.421 2 [ADDED: , and making an appropriation] 2. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 1 of P.L.1999, c.421 (C.2C:25-34) is amended to read as follows: 1. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall establish and maintain a central registry of all persons who have had domestic violence restraining orders entered against them, all persons who have been charged with a crime or offense involving domestic violence, and all persons who have been charged with a violation of a court order involving domestic violence. All records made pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and shall be released only to: a. A public agency authorized to investigate a report of domestic violence; b. A police or other law enforcement agency investigating a report of domestic violence, or conducting a purpose of issuing a Hope Card pursuant to the Hope Card Program established by section 2 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), or] upon its finding that access to such records may be necessary for determination of an issue before the court; d. A surrogate, in that persons official capacity as deputy clerk of the Superior Court, in order …
Sponsors
- Katie Brennan (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Maureen Rowan (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Margie Donlon, M.D. (D, 11)
- Luanne M. Peterpaul, Esq. (D, 11)
- Roy Freiman (D, 16)
- David Bailey, Jr. (D, 3)
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15)
- Shanique Speight (D, 29)
- Sterley S. Stanley (D, 18)
- Michael Venezia (D, 34)
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : PA (79-0-0)
- : REP/ACA 2RA
- : REP/ACA REF AAP
- : TRANS ACW
- : INT 1RA REF APS
Votes
- PA (78-0-0) (October 29, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Hope Card Prog-concerns victims of domestic violence with restraining order (October 29, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (October 22, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Aca) (September 10, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: CRIME VICTIMS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Common questions
- What is A5040?
- A5040 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Hope Card Prog-concerns victims of domestic violence with restraining order.
- What does A5040 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning domestic violence central registry information, 2[and]2 amending and supplementing P.L.1999, c.421 2 [ADDED: , and making an appropriation] 2.
- What is the status of A5040?
- Passed one chamber as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: PA (79-0-0) (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5040?
- Katie Brennan (D, 32), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5040?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5040
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