---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Persons with Developmental Disabilities\" in DHS.*"
description: "Establishes \"Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Persons with Developmental Disabilities\" in DHS.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4482"
citation: "New Jersey A 4482 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABLED", "SEX OFFEND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e43267a-4b5e-4d09-8b22-ba5bcb67b5f4"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "7706799a9b076b7f2eb605f6ec5674a7d30662ce75629a6a17edb247b8e4d341"
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 4482 (218) — Establishes "Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Persons with Developmental Disabilities" in DHS.*

## 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/A4500/4482_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4500/4482_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3021 (1R)
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.262. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e43267a-4b5e-4d09-8b22-ba5bcb67b5f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).