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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establishes new liability standards in sexual abuse lawsuits filed against public entities and public employees."
+description: "Establishes new liability standards in sexual abuse lawsuits filed against public entities and public employees."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "A 5392"
+citation: "New Jersey A 5392 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION", "JUDICIARY", "PUB EMPLOYEE", "SEX OFFEND"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Murphy, Carol A.", "Quijano, Annette", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 9
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7796f45-7025-4ad9-9963-690d23f9330c"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "90ffbe3786e5e7c9adf85224e9525d5321ab38926cb577fca9d12c42dd53fc24"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey A 5392 (218) — Establishes new liability standards in sexual abuse lawsuits filed against public entities and public employees.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5392_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A9999/5392_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–1** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
+- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
+- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
+- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Budget Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-1-1) `passage`
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3739 (1R)
+- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
+- **2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.239. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7796f45-7025-4ad9-9963-690d23f9330c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+