---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands criminal penalties related to illegal use of motor vehicle master key."
description: "Expands criminal penalties related to illegal use of motor vehicle master key."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 4930"
citation: "New Jersey A 4930 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "MOTOR VEHICL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Gopal, Vin", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, Chris"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-11-21T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1688b50c-ab64-4d78-b3c7-a99d5b619f64"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d300f89be31574229a4f7b6b3fbe8550df74958cbfa627f41b216541398b1321"
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 4930 (220) — Expands criminal penalties related to illegal use of motor vehicle master key.

## 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/A5000/4930_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 3/23/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4930_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint ALP 12/5/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4930_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, Chris — primary (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3390 (2R)
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.100. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1688b50c-ab64-4d78-b3c7-a99d5b619f64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).