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Assembly approves follow‑up calls from suicide hotlines to minors after motion to require parental notice is tabled
Summary
The Assembly passed Assembly Bill 30‑16, allowing follow‑up calls from suicide‑hotline operators to minors at risk. A floor motion to return the bill for an amendment requiring parental notice within 24 hours was tabled by a 41‑26 vote before final passage 55‑18‑1.
The New Jersey General Assembly passed Assembly Bill 30‑16 on third reading after a contentious floor exchange over parental notification. The bill permits operators of the state suicide hotline and COPE line to make follow‑up calls to minors identified as at‑risk.
A floor motion to return the bill to second reading so the body could add an amendment requiring parental notice…
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