---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands purposes for which civil asset forfeiture funds may be used by law enforcement agency."
description: "Expands purposes for which civil asset forfeiture funds may be used by law enforcement agency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 649"
citation: "New Jersey A 649 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McClellan, Antwan L.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Singleton, Troy", "Testa, Michael L."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/417d619f-a588-462d-a81e-faf347017ff5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8389a460561b970e120d76d55e57c3ea7bdc5c178bd321980abd96c7b8337b96"
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 649 (220) — Expands purposes for which civil asset forfeiture funds may be used by law enforcement agency.

## 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/A1000/649_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McClellan, Antwan L. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — primary (person)
- Sawyer, Beth — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)
- Swift, Claire S. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — 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 Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-7-1) `passage`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S587
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.228. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/417d619f-a588-462d-a81e-faf347017ff5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).