SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2811

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  FEBRUARY 14, 2019

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 2811.

      As amended and reported by the committee, this bill requires a motor vehicle’s inspection sticker to display the words “U Text U Drive U Pay” so as to be visible to the operator of the motor vehicle. Under the amended bill, the Motor Vehicle Commission may distribute all the existing windshield stickers before printing windshield stickers which display the words “U Text U Drive U Pay” as required by the bill.

      As amended, Senate Bill No. 2811 is identical to Assembly Bill No. 2601, which also was amended and reported by the committee on this date. 

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amended the bill to provide that the Motor Vehicle Commission may distribute all the existing windshield stickers before printing windshield stickers which display the words “U Text U Drive U Pay” as required by the bill.