---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes Victims of Crime Compensation Office to make payment for relocation expenses of certain witnesses of crimes."
description: "Authorizes Victims of Crime Compensation Office to make payment for relocation expenses of certain witnesses of crimes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1424"
citation: "New Jersey A 1424 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIME VICTIM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson, Gordon M.", "Stack, Brian P.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Weinberg, Loretta", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba840825-f98f-4f0d-b627-ecae4b658f81"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "71ef803f6d27c3079b794f958df4350a40468d19390154d39243e3ffc845c1a3"
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 1424 (217) — Authorizes Victims of Crime Compensation Office to make payment for relocation expenses of certain witnesses of crimes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1500/1424_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1050
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.97. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba840825-f98f-4f0d-b627-ecae4b658f81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).