---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises statutory terms pertaining to sexual exploitation or abuse of children."
description: "Revises statutory terms pertaining to sexual exploitation or abuse of children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 2652"
citation: "New Jersey S 2652 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE", "CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Park, Ellen J.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-11-18T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81f6ae3f-56d8-42d9-bc4d-6c9093176507"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "aff37071c7f5c75754358b46e521636b7dc3a9cd177709cd7d6260b0d0167219"
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 2652 (221) — Revises statutory terms pertaining to sexual exploitation or abuse of children.

## 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/S3000/2652_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Kanitra, Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- McCann Stamato, Barbara — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2024-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3539
- **2024-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2024, c.92. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81f6ae3f-56d8-42d9-bc4d-6c9093176507`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).