A package of 10 bills moving in the Assembly resulted from months of oversight hearings into rape allegations mishandled by Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration.
Expungement of criminal records advanced easily. But vote on switching to civil fine for possession was shelved, revived, then advanced without discussion.
Assemblyman Roy Freiman, D-Somerset, said his bill serves as a "circuit breaker" that presses pause on escalating increases should employment or revenues take a plunge.
A half-dozen gun bills were passed Monday by the Assembly, including ones that would require firearms to be seized from people deemed to pose a threat.
Gov. Chris Christie will nominate Labor Commissioner Harold Wirths to the State Parole Board, prompting questions about his qualifications from a state senator.