---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires AG and county prosecutor to provide notification on website concerning persons indicted or prosecuted for crimes under certain circumstances.*"
description: "Requires AG and county prosecutor to provide notification on website concerning persons indicted or prosecuted for crimes under certain circumstances.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1945"
citation: "New Jersey A 1945 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE GOVT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin, Craig J.", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Spencer, L. Grace", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vitale, Joseph F.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec85397a-821b-456c-ba7a-e660afc97921"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c225a2d8f92f39323adf1616e770a6348862020d7c125f63d4cc8e850df0a205"
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 1945 (217) — Requires AG and county prosecutor to provide notification on website concerning persons indicted or prosecuted for crimes under certain circumstances.*

## 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/A2000/1945_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1945_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **26–9** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR IN SA — **73–2** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **60–11** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **28–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Coughlin, Craig J. — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — 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 Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (60-11-1) `passage`
- **2016-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (28-0) (Vitale) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1243 (2R)
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (26-9) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-2-2) `passage`
- **2017-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.18. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec85397a-821b-456c-ba7a-e660afc97921`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).