---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases strangulation assault to crime of second degree."
description: "Increases strangulation assault to crime of second degree."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2503"
citation: "New Jersey S 2503 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Dunn, Aura K.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3769c880-8e4b-4757-8ba8-722de2d20fbd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "940ce4acc42f0d5a83af81dff3af1f32be9cf5007093f993a345fe84a28bac7d"
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 2503 (219) — Increases strangulation assault to crime of second degree.

## 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/S3000/2503_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4588
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.172. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3769c880-8e4b-4757-8ba8-722de2d20fbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).