Former New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed bipartisan legislation sponsored by state Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. (R-9) to strengthen protections for survivors of domestic violence in Ocean County. The measure calls for the development of a four-year pilot program that will use electronic monitoring to help safeguard domestic violence victims when restraining orders are violated.

Under the bill, S-1385/A-3713, a court could, with the consent of the victim, order electronic GPS monitoring of a…