---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law."
description: "Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3686"
citation: "New Jersey A 3686 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "MV OFFENSES", "PERSONAL INJ"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Codey, Richard J.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKeon, John F.", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d11ea04-add9-40db-a395-e7b91a8e01a0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "2eb0aa0c670b396296b5a218b2eccab41a073f4367ec7a7706625ace8ede08ea"
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 3686 (217) — Establishes new crime of strict liability vehicular homicide; renames existing vehicular homicide as reckless vehicular homicide; designated as Ralph and David's Law.

## 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/A4000/3686_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3686_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported without recommendation — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Rumana, Scott T. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading (without recommendation) `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2423
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.165. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d11ea04-add9-40db-a395-e7b91a8e01a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).