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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.*"
+description: "Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "218"
+identifier: "S 477"
+citation: "New Jersey S 477 (218)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION", "SEX OFFEND"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jasey, Mila M.", "Quijano, Annette", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 7
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ec8c02b-1c0f-4d74-b83b-a65575f5017f"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "76e0deb748be82f46786cc3f1212cc9e2288dfe9a93a6193056ba522b5f95c26"
+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 S 477 (218) — Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.*
+
+## 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/S0500/477_I1.HTM)
+2. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S0500/477_U1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **8–1** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
+- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
+- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
+- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
+- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
+- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
+- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
+- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
+- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
+- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
+- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
+- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Kennedy, James J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
+- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
+- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
+- Rice, Ronald L. — cosponsor (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
+- Smith, Bob — cosponsor (person)
+- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
+- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
+- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
+- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-1) `passage`
+- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3648 (ACS)
+- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-5) `passage`
+- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.120. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ec8c02b-1c0f-4d74-b83b-a65575f5017f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+