---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns use of force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances and requires certain reporting of use of force incidents.*"
description: "Concerns use of force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances and requires certain reporting of use of force incidents.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4175"
citation: "New Jersey A 4175 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB SAFETY", "STATE OFFICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKnight, Angela V.", "Park, Ellen J.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Singleton, Troy", "Venezia, Michael"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c666293-1fa4-4cbf-886c-15368b38be94"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "db2d5e0caa360cbc7a8e1abcba7112ec17fdf90715436f2b34c46e2bdda98bad"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 4175 (221) — Concerns use of force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances and requires certain reporting of use of force incidents.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4175_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 02/20/25 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4175_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint AJU 10/21/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4175_R1.HTM)
4. **Reprint SBA 12/15/25 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4500/4175_R3.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–14** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SA — **50–24** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–26** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–4** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Venezia, Michael — primary (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-26-1) `passage`
- **2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2348 (1R)
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-14) `passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (50-24-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.243. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c666293-1fa4-4cbf-886c-15368b38be94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).