---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits a victim or witness of any age to testify by closed circuit television under certain circumstances in prosecutions for domestic violence, sexual assault, and certain other crimes.*"
description: "Permits a victim or witness of any age to testify by closed circuit television under certain circumstances in prosecutions for domestic violence, sexual assault, and certain other crimes.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1199"
citation: "New Jersey A 1199 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "DOMESTIC VIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c001deac-a91e-48ae-89d4-0c8410938e9d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a8af95a567ad105af17e32de7582e1e76599ce79c8f560720ac1264f9b7d3e67"
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 1199 (217) — Permits a victim or witness of any age to testify by closed circuit television under certain circumstances in prosecutions for domestic violence, sexual assault, and certain other crimes.*

## 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/2016/Bills/A1500/1199_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1500/1199_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (McKeon) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1326 (1R)
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.205. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c001deac-a91e-48ae-89d4-0c8410938e9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).