---
type: "Bill"
title: "Upgrades penalty for failing to report act of sexual abuse against child.*"
description: "Upgrades penalty for failing to report act of sexual abuse against child.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 641"
citation: "New Jersey S 641 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE", "SEX OFFEND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Beach, James", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Thomson, Edward H."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95248a40-d55c-4a8f-8016-e422e253eb6a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4e995709567561bf583a014a7d212b7f251e7bc8c73a1cf54a42d394c05be9e1"
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 641 (218) — Upgrades penalty for failing to report act of sexual abuse against child.*

## 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/S1000/641_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/641_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-0) (Beach) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A850 (1R)
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.40. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95248a40-d55c-4a8f-8016-e422e253eb6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).