---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides that AG handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving person's death by law enforcement officer while acting in officer's official capacity or while in custody; requires trial in venue outside county where incident occurred."
description: "Provides that AG handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving person's death by law enforcement officer while acting in officer's official capacity or while in custody; requires trial in venue outside county where incident occurred."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1036"
citation: "New Jersey S 1036 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "PERSONAL INJ", "POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Quijano, Annette", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7fac3f9-f275-4650-816e-b6ad78419b32"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c33fb10abb0c969848c2b472d94a0129a27f37df16bff995753d1fce6e244f28"
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 1036 (218) — Provides that AG handle investigation and prosecution of crime involving person's death by law enforcement officer while acting in officer's official capacity or while in custody; requires trial in venue outside county where incident occurred.

## 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/S1500/1036_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **26–11** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **41–34** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (26-11) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3115
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (41-34-1) `passage`
- **2019-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.1. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7fac3f9-f275-4650-816e-b6ad78419b32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).