---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises definition of victim in \"Crime Victim's Bill of Rights.\""
description: "Revises definition of victim in \"Crime Victim's Bill of Rights.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 180"
citation: "New Jersey S 180 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "CRIME VICTIM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96353507-3b2d-4f9f-a8ef-93abae2dd674"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ef7f6a8b54b88b1750149ad69ccbd58c3e346988cee227494a6dd6ce435ce3fd"
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 180 (217) — Revises definition of victim in "Crime Victim's Bill of Rights."

## 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/S0500/180_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S0500/180_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-0) `passage`
- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1421 (1R)
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-2-1) `passage`
- **2016-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.15. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96353507-3b2d-4f9f-a8ef-93abae2dd674`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).