New Jersey 222nd Legislature Status: Introduced

S 4673 — Increases property damage threshold for driver to report motor vehicle accident to law enforcement.

Last action — INT 1RS REF SLP

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed General Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced October 01, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Not enough signal yet

Not enough signal yet to read this bill's trajectory — we surface a likelihood only once there's real movement (stage, sponsorship, committee, or votes) to point to.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill raises the property damage threshold for reporting car accidents to police.

This legislation increases the amount of property damage that must occur in a motor vehicle accident before drivers are legally required to report it to law enforcement. This change may reduce the number of minor accidents reported to police.

Summary

Motor vehicle accident-increase property damage threshold, report to law enforce

Bill Text

  • Introduced View text Current html October 02, 2026

Action History

  1. INT 1RS REF SLP

Sponsors

  • Patrick J. Diegnan · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Diegnan, Patrick J.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 119 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

public-safety transportation
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does S 4673 do?
Motor vehicle accident-increase property damage threshold, report to law enforce
Who sponsors S 4673?
S 4673 is sponsored by Diegnan, Patrick J..
What is the current status of S 4673?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced October 01, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track S 4673?
Track S 4673 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on S 4673

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of S 4673

Last checked for changes 6 days ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →