---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifies classification in this State of criminal offenses committed in other states or under federal law."
description: "Clarifies classification in this State of criminal offenses committed in other states or under federal law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4831"
citation: "New Jersey A 4831 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chaparro, Annette", "Kennedy, James J.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da83e937-9604-4dbc-b34f-6d38057504ba"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a188eea0717dcb0ada440382d64d26cc3faddbe2c50a91caeb9f1758821814b0"
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 4831 (219) — Clarifies classification in this State of criminal offenses committed in other states or under federal law.

## 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/A5000/4831_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3953
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.298. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da83e937-9604-4dbc-b34f-6d38057504ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).