---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires preservation of certain biological evidence."
description: "Requires preservation of certain biological evidence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1032"
citation: "New Jersey S 1032 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a64c099-c5c1-44b3-b923-446d4ac2edba"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "511af3f098a2d320e490f27388dc607145ac98c2151e8ec3fb2c4728f9422716"
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 1032 (217) — Requires preservation of certain biological evidence.

## 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/S1500/1032_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1032_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-2) `passage`
- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1400 (1R)
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-1) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.248. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a64c099-c5c1-44b3-b923-446d4ac2edba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).