---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removes certain limitations on recovery for victims of certain sexual offenses."
description: "Removes certain limitations on recovery for victims of certain sexual offenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4684"
citation: "New Jersey A 4684 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIME VICTIM", "JUDICIARY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Park, Ellen J.", "Quijano, Annette", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d83df6e-99a4-47cf-862b-5165228bfe8f"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "eccbc2c660cec1e20072d8312a54d70b39b02b12fcdbeab3dd39c7a09c03b7b8"
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 4684 (221) — Removes certain limitations on recovery for victims of certain sexual offenses.

## 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/2024/A5000/4684_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AAP 10/24/24 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4684_R2.HTM)
3. **Reprint AJU 10/21/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4684_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Park, Ellen J. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3564 (1R)
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.29. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d83df6e-99a4-47cf-862b-5165228bfe8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).