Legislative Corner

Legislative Corner

  • Appellate Division upholds Daniel’s Law!

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAppellate Division upholds Daniel’s Law protections for Law Enforcement! Trenton, NJ – The Fraternal Order of Police-New Jersey State Lodge, representing over 14,000 law enforcement officers throughout all facets of law enforcement in the state of New Jersey, is pleased to announce the appellate decision upholding the Daniel’s Law1 protections for our members.…

  • The New Jersey State Fraternal Order of Police announces a revision to IAPP Section 4.2.5

    As many of you know, several months ago the NJ Attorney General’s Office issued a revision to IAPP Section 4.2.5, which severely undermined the ability of employees and their representatives to exercise what is commonly referred to as the Weingarten right during investigatory and disciplinary interviews. The FOP, along with partner law enforcement associations, opposed…

  • The New Jersey State Fraternal Order of Police announces the following legislative priorities

    The New Jersey State Fraternal Order of Police recognizes the legislative needs of our members and continues to work tirelessly to address those issues. President Robert W. Fox, the NJFOP Legislative Committee and our lobbyist, Dr. Peter Guzzo, in collaboration with our legislative partners, are working to address the below listed bills in the upcoming…

  • Does collective bargaining improve police salaries?

    Simply stated, collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and a recognized majority representative for a specific group of employees.

  • New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police endorse legislative candidates in 2021 General Election

    After much deliberation, the Board voted to make no endorsement for…

  • The following bills had action recently

    S2201 – Establishes criminal penalties for unlawful control over weapons of any law enforcement officer and interference with equipment or duties of law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel. 03/08/2018 Introduced and referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S2245 – Prohibits possession of ammunition capable of penetrating body armor. 03/08/2018 Introduced and referred…

  • Summer, 2017 Legislative Report

    FOP LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR JULY3, 2017 FOP LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR JULY 3, 2017: EYE ON TRENTON The New Jersey State Legislature broke for the Summer at the end of June (other than remaining in Trenton to deal with the unresolved State Budget) with several accomplishments for the New Jersey State FOP, but also with several…

  • Assemblyman Benson continues to work for fair compensation for public employees injured by inmates or detainees

    TRENTON) -Last month, we reported that an FOP-initiated piece of legislation (S596/A3422) that would allow certain public employees continue to receive fair compensation after being forced out of work because of injuries resulting from being attacked while supervising inmates or detainees had advanced to the Governor’s desk. This week Governor Christie conditionally vetoed the bill.…

  • FOP Legislative Report

    NEW JERSEY STATE FOP 2016 – 2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES January 2017 *FOP INITIATIVES IN BOLD Click Here to Read the Complete FOP LegislativeReport January 2017

  • FOP DECEMBER 23, 2016 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

    By Peter Guzzo PHD The New Jersey State Legislature ended the year 2016 with several accomplishments for the New Jersey State FOP but also with several pieces of FOP priority legislation still pending. In 2017 the FOP will be working to move its priorities before the Legislature adjourns at the end of the year which…