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New Jersey · 2026-2027 Regular Session · Bill

S 2679: Requires responding law enforcement officer to stay with dead body until medical examiner takes charge of body.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 2679 is a bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires responding law enforcement officer to stay with dead body until medical examiner takes charge of body. Primary sponsor: Britnee Timberlake (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Britnee TimberlakePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source