---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes crime of \"sexual extortion\": using explicit sexual images to extort victims."
description: "Establishes crime of \"sexual extortion\": using explicit sexual images to extort victims."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 343"
citation: "New Jersey A 343 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "SEX OFFEND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dunn, Aura K.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Madden, Fred H.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Oroho, Steven V."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f71f26c-6cf7-48c2-be25-cd2fe148c52f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1972f8172034124bdf61fb7461dba78cd77e7f43476dcab99bad20b18696ad0d"
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 343 (220) — Establishes crime of "sexual extortion": using explicit sexual images to extort victims.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A0500/343_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint Senate 2/2/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A0500/343_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Dunn, Aura K. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Durr, Edward — cosponsor (person)
- Eulner, Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Piperno, Marilyn — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — cosponsor (person)
- Sauickie, Alex — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Stanfield, Jean — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, Chris — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (38-0) (Oroho) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S653 (1R)
- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2023-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.45. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f71f26c-6cf7-48c2-be25-cd2fe148c52f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).