---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes right of victims to be notified of county prosecutor's charging decision in sexual assault cases."
description: "Establishes right of victims to be notified of county prosecutor's charging decision in sexual assault cases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 3073"
citation: "New Jersey S 3073 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIME VICTIM", "PROSECUTORS", "SEX OFFEND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corrado, Kristin M.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbf9b268-c34f-4058-b06c-de9569dc1df9"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0fec2bc616311f4cbfcdd47232649739607af4e020f76fe7f6a18b21d11bd255"
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 3073 (219) — Establishes right of victims to be notified of county prosecutor's charging decision in sexual assault cases.

## 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/2020/Bills/S3500/3073_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3500/3073_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Corrado, Kristin M. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Scharfenberger, Gerry — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4887 (1R)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.63. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cbf9b268-c34f-4058-b06c-de9569dc1df9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).