---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system."
description: "Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 715"
citation: "New Jersey S 715 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUB SAFETY", "SEX OFFEND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burgess, Renee C.", "Matsikoudis, Michele", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Quijano, Annette", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-01-23T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/028e64b4-487a-4bde-b691-258314c3077a"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "eb9e180610410423566afcc7188a8b007f95b25b15739f3f45cf96776e26991b"
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 715 (221) — Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system.

## 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/S1000/715_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burgess, Renee C. — primary (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Bailey, David — cosponsor (person)
- Donlon, Margie — cosponsor (person)
- Drulis, Mitchelle — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn, Victoria A. — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchison, Dan — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Katz, Andrea — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterpaul, Luanne M. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, Chris — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2024-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A908
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.1. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/028e64b4-487a-4bde-b691-258314c3077a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).