---
type: "Bill"
title: "Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.*"
description: "Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 3587"
citation: "New Jersey S 3587 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Sauickie, Alex", "Schepisi, Holly T.", "Simmons, Heather"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87654449-3a05-46d1-adaa-50dd121c6451"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "0994b336f73677327e3bf8da25c707c3a0ae51c6a8ccb8bc8d2c0d0b3ee4819d"
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 3587 (221) — Upgrades, and in some circumstances provides for extended terms of imprisonment for, certain retail theft crimes, addresses gift card fraud, and authorizes new Attorney General initiatives to address organized retail theft.*

## 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/S4000/3587_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SJU 2/20/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3587_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Sauickie, Alex — primary (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — primary (person)
- Simmons, Heather — primary (person)
- Amato, Carmen F. — cosponsor (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Azzariti Jr., John V. — cosponsor (person)
- Bailey, David — cosponsor (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- Collazos-Gill, Alixon — cosponsor (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Fantasia, Dawn — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Henry, Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchison, Dan — cosponsor (person)
- Inganamort, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Kanitra, Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Marenco, Julio — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- McCann Stamato, Barbara — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Muñoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4755 (2R)
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.39. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87654449-3a05-46d1-adaa-50dd121c6451`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).