---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises criteria for determining whether dog is vicious or potentially dangerous."
description: "Revises criteria for determining whether dog is vicious or potentially dangerous."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1923"
citation: "New Jersey S 1923 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMAL CRUEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Gopal, Vin", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Singleton, Troy", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75fbcc1d-e3ce-4f31-90fe-b3d2a4d1fce4"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c6e75e7af4ff7199086bb0c1b6547bd9bea40829032e22cd3718c35f5f0e7ee3"
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 1923 (218) — Revises criteria for determining whether dog is vicious or potentially dangerous.

## 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/S2000/1923_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1923_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-07-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (24-0) (Singleton) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1822 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.82. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75fbcc1d-e3ce-4f31-90fe-b3d2a4d1fce4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).