---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides that AOC shall administer program for municipal courts allowing defendents to engage in online plea negotiations, entry of guilty plea, and payment of fine or penalty.*"
description: "Provides that AOC shall administer program for municipal courts allowing defendents to engage in online plea negotiations, entry of guilty plea, and payment of fine or penalty.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4367"
citation: "New Jersey A 4367 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNICATIO", "JUDICIARY", "MV OFFENSES", "PROSECUTORS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mukherji, Raj", "Pou, Nellie", "Scutari, Nicholas P.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Taliaferro, Adam J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0586e2ab-4e79-4f82-8173-90a98dda7140"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c4d1c7c366bed40fd8bebfd62baf65359bd9c4d5b0454d40bf18e08de4b52c87"
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 4367 (219) — Provides that AOC shall administer program for municipal courts allowing defendents to engage in online plea negotiations, entry of guilty plea, and payment of fine or penalty.*

## 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/2020/Bills/A4500/4367_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4367_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-1) `passage`
- **2020-08-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2794 (1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.293. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0586e2ab-4e79-4f82-8173-90a98dda7140`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).