---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes the \"Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights.\""
description: "Establishes the \"Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 875"
citation: "New Jersey S 875 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "CRIME VICTIM", "SEX OFFEND", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a9c5ee6-d97a-42db-960f-59657d417a22"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5bfa6ef460d611769b4ff86c7350a083b53fe3b4537648bda8f9aa4d27dee97a"
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 875 (218) — Establishes the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights."

## 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/S1000/875_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1000/875_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — 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`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1711 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.103. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a9c5ee6-d97a-42db-960f-59657d417a22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).