Bill Text: NJ A4533 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires DOT to publish live tracking feed of snowplows owned, operated, or contracted by DOT.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-03-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee [A4533 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2026-A4533-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANTHONY ANGELOZZI
District 8 (Atlantic and Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOT to publish live tracking feed of snowplows owned, operated, or contracted by DOT.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning snow removal and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section:
"Department" means the Department of Transportation.
"Live tracking feed" means an interactive digital map that utilizes global positioning system technology to track the location of each snowplow.
"Snowplow" means and includes any vehicle or equipment that is: (1) designed or configured to remove snow or ice or both snow and ice; and (2) owned, operated, or contracted by the department.
b. When one or more snowplows are deployed to remove ice, snow, or both, from public roads or highways in the State, the department shall publish on the department's Internet website a live tracking feed and information concerning the conditions of the public roads and highways. To ensure the safety of the snowplow operators, the live tracking feed shall:
(1) be configured to a 15-minute delay of the location tracking; and
(2) omit identifying information concerning the snowplow operators and snowplows, including the snowplow's license plate number.
c. The Commissioner of Transportation may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (department) to publish a live tracking feed and information concerning certain road conditions on the department's Internet website. This requirement applies when one or more snowplows owned, operated, or contracted by the department are deployed to remove ice, snow, or both, from public roads or highways in the State.
To ensure the safety of the snowplow operators, the bill requires the live tracking feed to: (1) be configured to a 15-minute delay of the location tracking; and (2) omit identifying information concerning the snowplow operators and snowplows, including the snowplows' license plate numbers.
Under the bill, "live tracking feed" means an interactive digital map that utilizes global positioning system technology to track the location of each snowplow.
