---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes additional penalties related to child pornography and expands crime to include portrayal of child in sexual manner; establishes crime of leader of child pornography network."
description: "Establishes additional penalties related to child pornography and expands crime to include portrayal of child in sexual manner; establishes crime of leader of child pornography network."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 3219"
citation: "New Jersey S 3219 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE", "CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Holzapfel, James W.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Prieto, Vincent", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43c3d64f-cf01-4434-ac28-c2a5db09725b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c0b23428ea1d15adf9b9bf9de45b1f296820575e75e133f725735aa2e4b044e9"
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 3219 (217) — Establishes additional penalties related to child pornography and expands crime to include portrayal of child in sexual manner; establishes crime of leader of child pornography network.

## 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/S3500/3219_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S3500/3219_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Prieto, Vincent — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4859 (1R)
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.141. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43c3d64f-cf01-4434-ac28-c2a5db09725b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).