---
type: "Bill"
title: "Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities."
description: "Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 314"
citation: "New Jersey A 314 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Gusciora, Reed", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Pou, Nellie", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc0f5f13-e817-4d4c-b438-4467bd4ccb8d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c4be6e22bae1af0f16046260d7838189c5a65dd0b2ee3f867e241383e500782d"
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 314 (218) — Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities.

## 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/A0500/314_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A0500/314_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **49–24** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **27–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Barclay, Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — 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 Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (49-24-5) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3261 (2R)
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (27-4) `passage`
- **2019-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.160. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc0f5f13-e817-4d4c-b438-4467bd4ccb8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).