---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerns investigation of missing persons cases. *"
description: "Concerns investigation of missing persons cases. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 2081"
citation: "New Jersey S 2081 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Sacco, Nicholas J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b7aed18-943d-460f-b796-6bf7d909a306"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "13391dc36ea8a8bb3aca7963385cabf9ceb42bd3d92b48d7721fa4c73c7e4d46"
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 2081 (220) — Concerns investigation of missing persons cases. *

## 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/S2500/2081_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S2500/2081_R1.HTM)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3147 (1R)
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.59. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b7aed18-943d-460f-b796-6bf7d909a306`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).