---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires AG to conduct survey of untested sexual assault examination kits."
description: "Requires AG to conduct survey of untested sexual assault examination kits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1216"
citation: "New Jersey S 1216 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "POLICE", "SEX OFFEND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Munoz, Nancy F.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00a81d9d-76bb-44af-ab5d-81327d779f4a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c96fddfb77f30517557dde17b1d6f850b2011666fc1f6083ca24a1c9735353b8"
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 1216 (218) — Requires AG to conduct survey of untested sexual assault examination kits.

## 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/2018/Bills/S1500/1216_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Howarth, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2370
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.168. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00a81d9d-76bb-44af-ab5d-81327d779f4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).