---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides that strangulation of victim resulting in bodily injury during commission of act of domestic violence constitutes aggravated assault."
description: "Provides that strangulation of victim resulting in bodily injury during commission of act of domestic violence constitutes aggravated assault."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2061"
citation: "New Jersey A 2061 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "DOMESTIC VIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caride, Marlene", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Gusciora, Reed", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Singleton, Troy", "Spencer, L. Grace", "Tucker, Cleopatra G."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dd9fc8e-6f6d-411c-b20c-88f410bad866"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "28d1adee8d532b6b1b6f26ab256a48be5a8ad5616d740e8677a8d940541f9ae1"
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 2061 (217) — Provides that strangulation of victim resulting in bodily injury during commission of act of domestic violence constitutes aggravated assault.

## 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/2016/Bills/A2500/2061_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2500/2061_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Allen, Diane B. — cosponsor (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3209
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
- **2017-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.240. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dd9fc8e-6f6d-411c-b20c-88f410bad866`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).