---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"Commission to Review Constructive Sentences of Life Imprisonment on Juvenile Offenders.\""
description: "Establishes \"Commission to Review Constructive Sentences of Life Imprisonment on Juvenile Offenders.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "SJR 18"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 18 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "JUVENILE JUS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Pou, Nellie", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76c33039-78a0-42cc-bd58-c71203a6b351"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9d0b43ee6ac6128c224d192456fbfb90b4ca8271e3c2eed805da764820651975"
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 SJR 18 (218) — Establishes "Commission to Review Constructive Sentences of Life Imprisonment on Juvenile Offenders."

## 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/2018/Bills/SJR/18_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR81
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, JR-13. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76c33039-78a0-42cc-bd58-c71203a6b351`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).